Tag Archives: Breakfast

4 Dishes for an Autumn Brunch

By Alexa | Published: November 23, 2009
Inspiration comes easy when you get the kinds of vegetables that were in this week’s box from Golden Earthworm’s CSA.  We put together a beautiful and simple brunch to highlight the fresh flavors, (and unexpected colors) of this season’s root vegetables. Sliced Watermelon Radish Salad: This was my first time working with watermelon radishes, and how thrilled [...]
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Cornmeal Biscuits

By Alexa | Published: November 16, 2008
I woke up wanting biscuits. Biscuits are very easy and quick to make with pantry ingredients and they are DELICIOUS out of the oven. I started with Martha Stewart’s recipe for Cornmeal Drop Biscuits (From Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook), and made a few changes. Cornmeal Biscuits 1.5 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup cornmeal 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking [...]
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Hearty, Healthy Cold-Weather Breaky

By Matthew | Published: October 29, 2008
Once the cold weather starts creeping in, we like to change breakfast gears and head for the nice comfort of steel-cut oats.  Steel-cut oats in the morning?  Who has time for that (you may be thinking)?  Well we don’t, which is why we make a nice vat of the stuff on Sunday night, and heat [...]
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Crepes for Breakfast

By Alexa | Published: August 30, 2008
I opened my eyes wanting crepes. With the Cuisinart Griddler, which we got from our wedding registry, crepes are very easy and quick to make. Crepe Batter 1 cup all-purpose flour 1.5 c milk 3 T melted butter 2 eggs 1 t salt Mix all ingredients until smooth. The batter will be very runny. Heat up the Griddler. Drop a small amount of [...]
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Oat-y Goji Granola

By Alexa | Published: August 10, 2008
Granola can be so expensive! However, believe it or not, it is pretty easy to make yourself. I took the basic recipe from Marc Bittman, who has a few variations in his new cookbook: How To Cook Everything Vegetarian. I created my own variation with ground flax seed, goji berries and agave nectar. Agave nectar [...]
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