Breakfast

Lemon Pancakes with Blackberry Basil Sauce

July 14, 2013
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Oh summer berries how we love thee! Have you ever spent a lazy summer day pondering berries? Sure, you have. Even as a kid with your fingers stained from berry juice, you couldn’t help but wonder how something so delicate, sweet and intricate could come from a bush so as my boys put it…angry.

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Sunny Side Up Spinach Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Pancetta Crisps & Creamy Creole Dressing {Dole~EatingWell Giveaway}

February 28, 2013
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Eating well to me is more than simply tossing together a bowl of greens it is a state of mind, of emotional and mental well being. It is gentle walks down the path of my Granny’s garden, in spirit once again picking fresh vegetables and snapping beans with her.

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Surprise Breakfast Cake

September 9, 2012
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Is your home wrapped in an embrace of quiet this morning with the soft snores of your loved ones drifting down the halls? Better yet, is everyone slightly awake and holding on to the last vestiges of sleep with their comforters draped around them as they come into the living room? Either way tell them […]

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Connecticut Beginnings & A Breakfast Recipe {Pizza Treat}

July 10, 2012
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Mom sitting by the dock circa 1980’s Mom is in the throes of renovating the beach house that we grew up in this of course has had me reminiscing about when we first moved from the mountains to the beach. You see my mom was the catalyst behind our trek from one end of North […]

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Coconut Dutch Baby with Kahlua Bananas

March 23, 2012
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You guys didn’t think that I had forgotten about you this week did you? You know how it is typically you need a vacation from your vacation. Between the boys lacrosse teams kicking into full swing and getting my groove back from our whirlwind trip, this week simply flew by in a blur. However, I […]

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Breakfast Gathering’s {Home With IHOP} & Giveaway

March 1, 2012
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As you all know breakfast time for us is not simply a morning affair. I suppose you could say it is more like a ritual-one that reflects family, togetherness and gathering, no matter the time of day. With our crazy schedules we tend to save the more extravagant breakfast for evening meals or the weekends. […]

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Heirloom Tomato & Leek {Egg White} Frittata

January 30, 2012
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Whenever I bake certain desserts I’m left with some lonely little egg whites with nowhere to go. Do you ever run into this dilemma? Left over egg whites need some love as well don’t you think? Not tossed to the side or simply scrambled. They need to shine beautifully and bask in their own rays […]

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English Muffin Almond French Toast

December 12, 2011
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Busy days are looming ahead of us. Holiday break is fast approaching, which means the boys are trying to get through double the amount of work. Papers and science projects need to be completed, along with the rest of our Christmas shopping. Thursday is our deadline to have everything all wrapped up. After that school […]

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Cannoli Stuffed French Toast

January 22, 2011
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I don’t know about y’all but here in the south Sunday Brunch is huge. Whether it is the anticipation of sweet and savory delights after church, a lovely gathering of friends across a well set table or the weekend ritual of cooking favorite family recipes on a slow lazy morning, Sunday Brunch is a beloved […]

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What’s for breakfast y’all?

September 19, 2010

Good Morning y’all! I hope that you’re having a fabulous weekend and enjoying a nice lazy morning. It’s Sunday kick your heels up for a few. Sundays for us mean a big fun breakfast. Something other than granola or oatmeal. Don’t get me wrong we love both of those but on Sunday mornings we are […]

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