Category: Breakfast items
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Funnel Cakes And The Fourth Of July
The Fourth of July holiday officially kicks off the summer season each year, and after prepping all of the food, my mind always goes to what we will be eating for dessert or while watching the fireworks. I realized that I had not shared my recipe for funnel cakes, so I wanted to show you…
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Easter Morning Milk Tea Honey Buns
Enjoying a soft, warm hot cross bun from the local bakery along with a cup of milk tea was an annual tradition we enjoyed every Easter. Honestly, there really isn’t anything better. In those days in Australia, drinking coffee was almost an unknown past time. The sweet rolls I remember just melted in your mouth.…
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Double Baked Almond Croissants
When I was in France last year, I enjoyed one of the truest guilty pleasures that anyone could ever enjoy—almond croissants filled with a frangipane cream. They were always on our table for breakfast every morning along with other fresh pastries, yogurts, thinly sliced meats and fresh fruit. Some of the croissants had the almond…
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Oatmeal Nirvana
I bet you never imagined those two words would ever be in the same sentence together…but it’s true…a well cooked oatmeal is not only good for you but something that you will come to crave at any hour of the day or night. If you’ve got any of that instant oatmeal in your cupboards, throw…
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Sweet, Moist & Delicious Cornbread with Jalapeño Pepper Jelly
I love a good cornbread. I prefer mine on the sweet side, so don’t even bother to give me anything that’s bland, dry or crumbly. I know, I know the traditional southern cornbread is just that – especially when it’s served with a hearty chili…but really, don’t bother because it will most definitely be placed…
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Apple Cobbler Crumb Cake
The cooler weather and falling leaves bring to mind warm and comforting desserts like cobblers, crumbles, crisps, pandowdy’s and buckles which are all pretty much the same type of dessert which includes fruit (or compote) and some kind of crumb topping. I love to eat pies of all kinds, but I’ve never been much of…
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Cranberry Orange Scones
I’ve had a great scone recipe that I’ve used for years. I have used it to make blueberry scones and bacon cheddar scones, but I’m still always tweaking it here and there with the belief that I can always make something better…well, not always but in this case I did. The recipe I originally created…
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What To Do With A Bounty Of Blueberries
Summer’s bounty of delicious fruits offers cooks and bakers plenty of reasons to turn on their ovens during some of the hottest months of the year. As I visit my favorite grocery stores and farmers markets, my eyes marvel at the beautiful produce. I find my mind wandering to a few tried and true…
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Double Duty Banana Bread
I have many recipes for delicious banana bread but many of them use buttermilk, yogurt or sour cream as a moistening and tenderizing agent in addition to eggs. Many people have told me that they would love to have a recipe that doesn’t use any dairy at all. As I was developing this recipe,…
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Really Sticky, Sticky Buns
A few weeks ago I made my infamous cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. If you’re not much for the cream cheese topping, then I know you will love my caramel topping that turns the same rolls into the stickiest pecan rolls you’ve ever had. The procedure is essentially the same in producing the rolls,…
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A Healthier Waffle
My friend Jen and I go back about 20 years. When we met, she was an inside sales rep at Albert Uster Imports, and I was just starting out as a Pastry Chef working in a large hotel. Jen knew the daily demands of the food industry, and she always made sure that I had…