Breakfast & Brunch

Rice Pudding Pancakes with Whiskey Soaked Cranberries

What do you do with leftover rice? I make these quick and easy

Lasagna Chilaquiles

It's fun when I'm challenged at work to create great tasting dishes with a very minimal amount of ingredients. This dish came about because I had a box of no-cook...

Peach and Blueberry Grits

You know that feeling you get when you're happily minding your own business and suddenly realize you are the sole focus of everyone in the room and not in a good way? ...

Tender, Flaky Biscuits

I learned many things in the six years I spent at Southern Living magazine. Making tender, flaky biscuits has to be one of the tastiest. They're easy to prepare and who...

Banana Bread

Light, airy with a rich banana flavor, this Banana Bread recipe is based on the Joy of Cooking version and is still my favorite. Over the last 20+ years I've played...

Lemon Poppy Seed Rolls

Working in the Southern Living Test Kitchen, I was extremely fortunate to work with some very talented people.  Of the 35,000+ recipes we tested in those 6 years, a...

Spotted Cow Beer Pancakes

Didn't you learn in college that you shouldn't let good beer go to waste? So this morning I turned a half-full bottle of Spotted Cow beer I hadn't finished last night...

Cinnamon Spaetzle with Apples and Cranberries

I love taking traditional recipes and giving them a little twist. In this case, I've taken a Bavarian spaetzle, typically served as a side dish for dinner, and turned it...

Cornbread Pancakes

This is a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs pancake that's for sure. Cooked rice may seem like an odd ingredient but it's a trick I learned from my mother. I had no clue she...

Santa Fe Green Chile and Ham Frittata

Frittatas are what I usually make when I have a bunch of leftovers. For example, today I was cleaning out the fridge found a half bag of hash brown potatoes, some...

Banana Muffins with Peanut Butter Filling

Okay, old bananas may not look the best but what's underneath that ugly, black banana peel is just what you need for this recipe.  As bananas age they convert the...

Blueberry Muffins with Maple Streusel Topping

It's funny what memories stick with you.  For instance, every summer my family would drive from Wisconsin to Massachusetts to visit my grandparents. There were trips to...

Vanilla Bean Crepes with Orange Marmalade Sauce

How do you celebrate your birthday?  Today, I celebrated mine with CREPES!  Keep reading to learn how easy they are to

"Smoked" Shrimp, Tomato and Avocado Omelet

Don't you love it when you find something so good you keep trying to find new ways to use it? Right now that is smoked olive oil from The Smoked Olive company. I'm not...

Aebleskivers

The other day when I was out walking the dogs I came across a yard sale. Not one to get suckered into buying someone's junk, I typically glance quickly around from the...

Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie

Lemon Blueberry Pancakes

If you want to make me happy, serve me pancakes.  It doesn't matter what time of day it is, I'm always in the mood for a plate piled high and dripping with syrup. One of...

Gingerbread Apple Butter Pancakes

I always looked forward to the first cold day of fall.  Not because of the leaves turning because that always meant hours of raking them after they fell. It was because...