Tag Archives: Breakfast

what we’re eating

Anyone surprised that this is another pinterest recipe? I had been looking for an excuse to make a 5 pound chocolate bundt cake because well, I don’t know that it’s a good idea to have so much chocolate sitting in your house staring at you. But it is a good idea to bring 5 pounds [...]

smoothies

Oh pinterest – you keep me trying new things! Lately it has put me on a smoothie kick. In the interest of finding quick breakfasts that are hearty, healthy and homemade, I decided to try out this oatmeal smoothie that I found here. I figured the oatmeal would make it a bit more hearty that a [...]

Pumpkin Muffins

I will tentatively say that it is fall in Austin. Hopefully because I just typed that out loud, it won’t be 100 tomorrow. Ah, just looked at the forecast. It looks like I may have jinxed myself. Sigh. Well, we will pretend that it really is fall somewhere in the world and that makes it [...]

Shakshuka

A couple weeks ago, I hosted a ladies breakfast at my house. Several of the ladies can’t eat gluten, several can’t eat dairy. . . which left me considering my options for breakfast. If a breakfast isn’t cheesy, it’s bready, am I right? Then I remembered that Deb, from Smitten Kitchen (once more saving the [...]

Homemade Thick, Chewy Granola Bars

It took me long enough to post about these! I made these quite some time ago and really enjoyed them! I love how versatile the recipe is, as you can sub whatever nuts and dried fruits you have on hand or are your favorites. Next time, I am adding dark chocolate chips! This time I [...]

Vanilla Bean Scones

I don’t frequent Starbucks very often. Mainly because it’s expensive and I can make coffee at home. Better coffee. But, it is a very good place to meet people for hanging out and chatting. That being said, I succumbed to their petite vanilla scones awhile back, mainly because: I was hungry, I like scones, they [...]

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

You may have noticed that a lot of the recipes I’ve been posting are from cooking light lately. There’s a reason for that. I’m trying to stop indulging my decadent side as much. I mean, I’m all for a stick of butter and a cup of cream, but in moderation and celebration. So I’m trying [...]