Apple Cinnamon Baked French Toast Serves 6 Ingredients: 1 loaf of stale bread (I use Challah or a baguette) – $2.49 8 large eggs, lightly beaten – stock 2 cups of buttermilk (click here for buttermilk substitute) – stock ½-cup applesauce – $2.19 ½-cup sugar – stock 2 Tablespoons pure vanilla extract – stock Streusel[…]
Oatmeal-Blackberry Pancakes with Orange Zest and Greek Yogurt
Anyone who assumes the role of “head chef” in their home kitchen knows how difficult it can be to please the whole table. And my table, always includes a temperamental toddler who’s prone to wild deviations in taste. One day a food is in, the next it’s out. But when all else fails and everything[…]
Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel
Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Makes 12 Ingredients for Muffins: 1½ cups old fashioned rolled oats – stock 1¼ cups whole wheat flour – stock ½-cup packed light brown sugar – stock 1 teaspoon baking powder – stock ¾-teaspoon baking soda – stock ¾-teaspoon ground cinnamon – stock ½-teaspoon salt – stock 2 Tablespoons[…]
Cheesy Zucchini Pie with Prosciutto and Sweet Onions ala Alyssa
Zucchini Pie ala Alyssa Serves 12 Ingredients: ½ lb. zucchini, scrubbed and chopped diced – $1.75 2 Tablespoons olive oil – stock 1 medium-large Vidalia onion, diced – $1.16 3 cloves garlic, minced – stock 3 oz. Prosciutto – $3.99 ½ cup shredded Fontina cheese – $2.99 ½ cup diced fresh mozzarella – $2.69 ½[…]
Pear, Pancetta & Gorgonzola Quiche with Toasted Walnuts
Pear & Gorgonzola Quiche with Toasted Walnuts Serves 8-10 Ingredients: 4 oz. diced pancetta (or bacon) – $3.69 1 extra-large shallot, diced – $0.79 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter – stock 1 Tablespoon brown sugar – stock 2 large ripe pears; 1 pear cut into chunks, 1 sliced thinly – $1.99 4 eggs, lightly beaten –[…]
Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Drizzle
Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Drizzle Serves 6-8 Adapted from Cooking Done Light Ingredients for Baked Oatmeal: 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats, uncooked – stock ¼-cup flax seeds – $2.69 ½-teaspoon baking powder – stock 1 cup chopped pineapple – $2.99 1 cup grated carrots – $1.50 ¼-cup chopped walnuts – stock[…]
A Christmas Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake
Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake Serves 8 Ingredients: Dough: 1 package (2 ¼ tsp) active dry yeast – $1.99 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 cup lukewarm milk – stock 1/3 cup sugar – stock 1/3 cup butter, softened – stock 1 teaspoon salt – stock 1 egg – stock 3 ½ -4 cups flour – stock[…]
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple-Glazed Pecans
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple-Glazed Pecans Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour – stock 1 cup all-purpose flour – stock 2 teaspoons baking powder – stock ½-teaspoon baking soda – stock 1½ teaspoons cinnamon – stock ½ teaspoon nutmeg – stock ½ teaspoon ground ginger – stock 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves – stock[…]
Quiche with Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, and Ham
Quiche with Caramelized Onion, Mushrooms, and Ham Serves 6 as an Entrée Note: I cut back the amount of mushrooms and onion for the specifics of this recipe, but we highly recommend that you make a much larger batch of the duxelle of shrooms and onion for other dinners. I freeze single serving sizes and[…]
Guest Post: Fluffy Yeast-Raised Pancakes
Cheap Recipe Blog‘s Yeast Pancakes (Flappers) Recipe Makes about 2 dozen Adapted from MarthaStewart.com Ingredients: 1 ½ cups milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 package active dry yeast 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons melted butter 3 large egg yolks Oil, for cooking Topping options: Fresh berries Chopped pecans[…]
Spring Frittata with Asparagus, Caramelized Onions and Sharp Cheddar
Mariel here. While my son has been snoozing steadily through the night for months now, I’ve been struggling with insomnia pretty much since the day he was born. So that evens out to about 9 months of desperately seeking zzz’s. I’ve tried everything in the book from meditation to melatonin, cutting chocolate to sound machines.[…]
Cranberry-Almond Coffee Cake
Christmas Cranberry-Almond Crumble Coffee Cake Serves 12 Note: This cake doesn’t just have to be for a holiday breakfast. We think it would be a gorgeous addition to the sweets tray at an afternoon tea party. And if you plan to prepare it for a holiday meal, it can be frozen ahead of time. Simply[…]
Four-Cheese Southwestern Breakfast Strata with Chorizo
Mary Anne here. Last week an old high school friend wrote to me on Facebook and waxed eloquent about her family reunions where apple-laced stratas were frequent features and she got me thinking about this versatile, old fashioned favorite. This rustic breakfast staple also used to be a staple in my catering repertoire when I[…]
Orange-Mango Upside-Down Cake
Mariel here. While my family isn’t particularly religious, we’ve always celebrated every holiday with a certain degree of religious zeal. When I was little, there were nearly as many decorations and preparations for Easter as there were for Christmas. We had an Easter tree flaunting hand-blown eggs that we painted on our front porch (my[…]
Rich Chocolate Black Bean Cake
Rich Chocolate Black Bean Cake Serves 6 Inspired by Serious Eats Ingredients: Butter, flour and cocoa for prepping the loaf pan – stock 5-oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted – $3.00 19-oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed – $2.39 2 large eggs – stock 1/3 cup of peanut butter – stock ½ teaspoon[…]
Spiced Apple Cider Bundt Cake with a Cinnamon-Cider Glaze
Mariel here. I spent part of the weekend upstate, lapping up the peace and quiet that only the countryside can provide. Living in the city is like living under constant attack – honking horns make my hair stand on end, a scary neighbor ensures I break into a cold sweat when I leave the apartment,[…]
Crispy Chicken Sandwich Topped with a Fried Egg, Prosciutto and Spinach-Garlic Aioli
Crispy Chicken Sandwich Topped with a Fried Egg, Prosciutto and Spinach-Garlic Aioli Serves 2 Ingredients for the Aioli (makes about 2/3-cup worth, which is more than you need for this): 3 cloves of garlic – stock Pinch of salt – stock Handful of fresh spinach – $2.50 1 egg yolk at room temp – stock[…]
Apple Pie Pancakes a la Mode
Mariel here. This, my friends, is what happens when you start reminiscing on an empty stomach. After waxing geriatric for Father’s Day and drumming up old memories of Bakery Sundays filled with Apple Turnovers, sugared Elephant Ears and crotchety Bran Muffins for the fiber-philes, I couldn’t stop thinking about all the delicious breakfast treats of[…]
The Best Damn Bran Muffins
Mariel here. Sorry for cursing, but these muffins are truly expletive-worthy. My father, a bonafide bran-aholic, has gotten his muffin on for as long as I can remember. When we were wee tots, there were many a Sunday morning when the old man padded down to the local bakery to pick us up a box[…]
Butternut Bread with Quick Ginger-Apple Butter
Mariel here. Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me, the calendar change came and went with little fanfare: I ate an entire cheese plate, my husband and I belatedly cut into our wedding day cake topper (and didn’t get sick from eating it!), and then I lay on the couch struggling to keep my[…]