Courses

Banana Lime Coconut (Awesome) Bread

At first glance, I know this recipe sounds overwhelming.  Because you have banana and lime and then coconut?  But dudes, it is le awesomeness.  Seriously.  It’s one of my and my husband’s favorites.  And it’s pretty darn easy too.  I found this from Cooking Light and have made very few changes because frankly, this recipe [...]

We Interrupt Berries For Basil

Last week, while Katie valiantly survived both a mega-headache & her first week of grad school (I can just smell the freshly sharpened pencils & notebooks) B purchased the largest bundle of basil known to mankind (along with copious amounts of cilantro & chives.)  (My cruddy photo of said herbs taking over my fridge.)

The lucky duck [...]

Berry Week part #1, Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins!

Alright kids. Daisy has given me free reign this week and I’m going to make the best of it. It’s summer and I don’t know about your grocery store, but mine has berries on sale for great prices. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, oh my. They are DELIGHTFUL. So I’m dubbing [...]

Boiling Eggs

It would seem that perfect hardboiled eggs should be as simple as boiling water. That said, it also seems that boiling a perfect hardboiled egg- for a salad topping, a base for egg salad, deviled eggs, or a simple breakfast item isn’t such a simple task. Under-boiled and you have runny or orange-tinged yolks that [...]

Perfect Omlettes For A Crowd

If you’ve ever found yourself contemplating breakfast at home for a big group you know how overwhelming it can be. People can be downright picky about their eggs, their waffles, their pancakes and a lot of hot breakfast items are typically made one at a time- not conducive to a table of ten. Perhaps you [...]

Fruity Coffeecake

In the comments to the first post a couple of you asked for some seasonal/fruity baked goods and I won’t lie, that was music to my ears because  I was so hoping to introduce you to my latest baking/eating obsession.  This coffeecake I’m showing you today makes the 5th one of this recipe I’ve baked [...]