TWD (Molasses Spice Cookies) and More

Life has been a flurry of activity lately.  We had a dear friend visiting; someone whose presence I started to miss the minute we dropped him back off at the airport after a couple of days together.  I baked this apple pie for him, and felt for the first time that I got my all-butter [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Sweet Potato Biscuits

I absolutely love sweet potatoes, so I was excited about this week’s TWD project!  I made these as part of our Sunday morning brunch spread (along with an apple crisp and bacon – a strange brunch, to say the least!).  I halved the recipe and found it to be a very easy dough to work [...]

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Cornmeal Waffles

Someone gave me a subscription to Gourmet magazine as a gift, and I am always delighted to open my mailbox and find a new issue inside.  Before I read any of the articles, I always look at the recipes first, eager to find something new to try out.  One of the recipes that stood out [...]

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Homemade English Muffins

After success with last week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, the brioche tart, I felt empowered to start baking with yeast more often.  On a whim, I decided to make fresh English muffins for breakfast this morning.  With two 1-hour rising times, these aren’t a treat that you can just whip up and have ready in [...]

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Quiche

It’s been a rainy week here in Washington, DC, and I’m craving a bit of sunshine.  This quiche helps; with his bright colors and lovely buttery crust and creamy filling.  This was the first real quiche I ever made – I’ve made crust-less quiche, mini quiches, etc. but not a proper quiche with an all-butter [...]

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Eggs Benedict

The first time I made Eggs Benedict, I was so frazzled that it came out a bit lackluster.  I did not know how to poach eggs, so I was doing that at the same time I was trying to make the hollandaise sauce, whisking constantly in a bowl over a pot of simmering water, and [...]

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French Toast

Life gets a bit too fussy sometimes, doesn’t it?  I take the train to and from work every day.  The other day on my way home, it had rained, which left a slippery platform.  That plus old shoes that don’t have any treads on the soles anymore meant that I slipped and fell.  Nobody stopped [...]

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Yeasted Waffles

When my husband and I got married, we registered for a waffle iron.  If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you would know that we are true breakfast lovers.  I’d never owned a waffle iron before, and had dreams of whipping up delicious fresh waffles any time we wanted them.

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Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

The first time I heard of a dish called “biscuits & gravy” – I have to admit, I was a bit perplexed.  Biscuits . . . with gravy?  The only kind of gravy I’ve ever had or made is gravy from chicken or turkey drippings.  And people eat this for breakfast???  I gave this a [...]

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Pecan Pancakes

Have there ever been certain foods that you just can’t get enough of, even if you didn’t particularly like them before?  I’m going through this phase with pancakes.  I’ve always been able to take or leave pancakes – maybe b/c the only kinds of pancakes I grew up with were ones made with Bisquick and served [...]

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