Breakfast

Hey y’all it’s National Pancake Day! My radar is resounding “Pancakes for Dinner”. These tender stacks spread with butter and drizzled or drowned in syrup are referred to by many names. Pancakes, hotcakes, flapjacks, griddle cakes, and crepes – depending on where you hail from. When will you eat pancakes today? Where will you put away a […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LoveDoveFruits #CollectiveBias Chocolate for breakfast? Why, yes please! Wouldn’t you want to eat chocolate for breakfast if you could have it in this dark chocolate breakfast bar? I mean, dark chocolate, fruit, nuts, oats, it makes breakfast on the go […]

Oh man – I am so excited about this pudding recipe. Not only is it rich and creamy but it’s made in the blender and then chilled! Super easy with a decadent chocolate flavor. At the spice shop where I log in a few hours a week we sell a type of cocoa called Black […]

I’ve started a new project. Collecting family recipes. My family is super small. I am an only child, my Dad, also an only child and my Mom, one sibling. Not an abundance of aunts, uncles or cousins. When I was a little girl we didn’t see much of my Mom’s side of the family. It required […]

When it comes to the holidays I want the picture perfect setting. Visions of sugarplums dance in my head and I dream of scrumptious meals abundantly spread on a well appointed, gorgeously decorated table, friends and family gaily gathered near a crackling fire, a giant, twinkling tree, and snow flakes gently falling. Wouldn’t it be fantastic […]

I couldn’t help myself – making smoothies with my new Nutri Ninja is appreciably effortless. I had to try this Cranberry & Honey Smoothie! I love cranberries and lets face it they are in abundance in the stores right this minute, canned whole, jellied, fresh and frozen. Oh and you know I love honey too! Cranberry […]

Disclosure: Ninja provided a Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ in exchange for my post and the subsequent giveaway. As always, all opinions are mine alone. Smoothies are one of the quickest, easiest and most delicious ways to enjoy a good breakfast, a mid-afternoon snack or even a healthy lunch or dinner. I love a smoothie full of nutritious […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PalmoliveMultiSurface #CollectiveBias See that mess in the photo above? That is anything but a clean kitchen. One of the challenges of being a food blogger is keeping the kitchen clean. When I am cooking for my family I […]

I don’t know about you but I love a cake that is quick and easy to make, but packs a punch of flavor too. Easy Almond Cake is just that – quick, easy and oh so delicious. I have a friend who is superb at throwing together the most simple and yummy desserts; never complicated but always […]

Pumpkin Loaves. This recipe is from the first cookbook I obtained as an adult, well if you consider 19 adulthood. I did way back then, but of course that was before I had kids of my own. The book needs to go to a book binder and be put back together. It is so well used it’s […]

Eggs, toast, and roasted asparagus all in one pan and perfect for a freezing-cold morning breakfast. The snow is back and it was unpredicted. Weather forecasters often get a bad rap for not predicting our weather correctly and today is a classic example of why! On last nights weather report, on two different channels, snow […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Quaker. All opinions are mine alone. #MyOatsCreation #CollectiveBias Steel Cut Oats are not as well known as regular Quaker Oatmeal or even quick cook Oatmeal. The first time I tasted Steel Cut Oats was back in the 70’s while staying with a friend in L.A. She had discovered […]

Today I am diverting from posting a “honey” recipe to share my overnight Blueberry-Pecan French Toast recipe. Blueberries are abundant this time of year and what better way to use them than in an easy crowd pleasing breakfast dish? What you need to know about this recipe is; the proportions are perfect for a crowd, […]

Having just returned from the BlogHerFood’14 conference in Miami Beach and having eaten way more food than any one person should in a few short days I’m trying to get back to the norm. This is not a recipe per-se but a concoction that I eat often for breakfast, lunch or a mid-day snack.

Are you looking for a healthy breakfast or snack food? This is it! These Chewy Nutty Honey Bars are exactly that. Healthy and perfect for a mid-day snack or on the go breakfast. The best feature of this recipe is it’s very versatile. These bars deliver chewy texture and a bit of crunch from the […]

One of the vendors that supplies Enjoy!, the store I manage is a Texas company called “Wimberly Valley Gourmet. Of the products they make we carry their avocado oil, pecan oil, Mexican vanilla, and balsamic vinegar. A few weeks ago we were throwing a party and invited the owners to join us and educate our […]

Well 2013 is flying past me – I must have blinked one too many times. I enjoy participating in Cecilia’s “In My Kitchen” posts at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. Somehow I let February, and March slip through my buttered fingers and here we are way into April. Before it’s too late I wanted to […]

I mentioned in my last post that I was in the mood for some bread baking. I’d spied this recipe for low-cal Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns in this month’s issue of Southern Living. Feeling a bit adventurous I tackled this recipe before church on Sunday morning.

I love the artsiness of this photo. It is how the fading sunlight streams through my kitchen window this time of year. The soft orange glow sets the mood heading into evening. It speaks to me. It beckons me to peek out the window as the sun begins its descent past the horizon. It reminds […]

Back in the day, BK, (before kids) I could be found wiling away my time during the summer months preserving fruits and veggies. Such a simple procedure for such a delicious and worthy outcome. What is more wonderful than popping the sealed lid from a jar of home canned preserves, tomatoes, okra or green beans […]