Breakfast

Did you know that February 23rd (last Thursday) was National Banana Bread Day? I didn’t either. Since we moved, Dustin has been asking me to make some banana bread. So, once I found out about National Banana Bread Day, I knew what I had to do. Funny thing is — I didn’t really know when [...]

I said in my recent post on How To Make Pumpkin Puree that I’d share my Pumpkin Spice Muffin recipe, so here it is! Especially this time of year, I love a good pumpkin muffin. For me, there’s something very special about the combination of pumpkin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.  (Um…and a latte at [...]

I know, I know… I said I’d lay off the Breakfast posts for a while.  After the Crepes and the Hash Browns and the Corned Beef Hash.  Jeez. But, for whatever reason, I just can’t. I love breakfast.  Apparently. The sad thing is I didn’t even realize this was going to be a breakfast post [...]

I remember the first time I had corned beef hash… I was probably 10 or 11.  We (my parents and brother) were camping in our RV on vacation. My dad cooked us all breakfast one morning while we sat around the table.  He made corned beef hash and eggs. Not from scratch, however, but out [...]

I’m recognizing a very clear pattern in my last several recipes on this blog. Apparently, I’m craving a very large and hearty breakfast. I’ve posted about crepes, biscuits and gravy and now hash browns. And my next post will be on my Homemade Corned Beef Hash!  Jeez. And, well, yum! I love Breakfast. I’d say [...]

It really amuses me just how easy some things are. Well…once I realize how easy they are, that is. For some reason, I’ve always thought making crepes would be super difficult. But, then I started looking into their ingredients. How could something be difficult that was made up of such simple ingredients? If you’re anything [...]

You didn’t think I’d leave you without a tasty gravy recipe after my last post on Easy Buttermilk Biscuits, did you? As you can probably imagine, there’s no shortage of Biscuits and Gravy out here in Texas. Sadly, though, there seems to be a shortage of good Biscuits and Gravy. Too often, it seems, Dustin [...]

Being able to perfectly fry an egg is an invaluable skill in the kitchen. Whether you like it sunny side up, over-medium or cooked all the way through — you can add that special touch to a simple salad or have the perfect eggs and toast for breakfast. I like my fried eggs over-medium — [...]

When I was a kid, we spent a lot of time down in Baja, California. We would visit during long weekend trips and holiday vacations. Looking back, it seems my parents packed my brother and me up and drove us down to Mexico every possible chance they could get. Though I have many fond memories [...]

Would you believe I’ve never made “homemade” blueberry muffins?  Isn’t that so ridiculous? I mean…I’ve made the boxed stuff with the “real blueberries” a dozen or so times over the years, but have never actually made real blueberry muffins. So, as I’ve been trying to embrace the new, better, baking A Sweet Pea Chef, I [...]