Category Archives: breakfast
Homemade Greek Yogurt
I’ve been experimenting with yogurt making again. This time, I wanted to make greek yogurt. I found out it was pretty easy. The hardest part for me in yogurt making is incubating it. My oven doesn’t have a pilot light that … Continue reading
Flour-free biscuit experiment
I came home from work wanting a biscuit. Why? Who knows. But it’s what I wanted. But I didn’t really want a carby biscuit. Here’s what I came up with, an amalgam of a few different recipes. It was really, … Continue reading
Huevos rancheros with sweet potatoes and avocado
These aren’t your typical huevos rancheros. This is part of my is pantry/fridge challenge–use up ingredients you have. The ingredients: a sad looking avocado. A sweet potato needing to be used up. Some taco shells that happened to be out. … Continue reading
Ricotta Coconut pancakes (pantry-fridge challenge #1)
I woke up last Saturday to a note from my husband requesting pancakes for breakfast (for a friend who was visiting). Um ok, I thought…what do we have to make that happen? (not any kind of “pancake mix” (we rarely … Continue reading
Neyyappam Muffins (brown butter coconut & cardamom muffins)
The other day, when my aunt asked me if I was planning to make Neyyappam this weekend, she sparked a new recipe–reinventing tradition, as I like to call it. Neyyappam is a dessert that Tamilian/Keralan families make for a festival … Continue reading
Cherry Almond Dutch Baby Pancakes
I’ve made “dutch baby” pancakes (Pannenkoeken) before—something I had to try after trips to the Netherlands—but this time, I decided to try making them a little healthier. I used less butter than the original recipes called for, no sugar (just … Continue reading
Birthday Breakfast Doughnuts
For Neefu’s birthday, I decided to make something a little special–birthday doughnuts. I didn’t really have much time, and not that much by way of ingredients, but I wanted her to wake up to something special, since she’s been helping … Continue reading
Homemade Granola
I never realized it was so easy. I guess I never thought about it. But it is simple. With one wee little caution–don’t let it burn. Mine was just about golden, I thought “i’ll leave it a minute or two”…and … Continue reading
Oat-Rye bread
So how did last week’s recipes turn out? Overall, I’d give it a B. Some were really good (this one, for example). And my version of the daal and veggie stew were pretty good. The sweet potato pizza could have … Continue reading
Waffles that can keep a secret
We were visiting Tampa, where my sister in law and her family live and where we coincidentally had a wedding to attend. Bonus! This am I decided to entertain my cutie pettutie niece, Chipmunk, by having her be my sous … Continue reading
Wholegrain Cranberry Fig Muffins
I saw a tasty recipe for fig cornmeal muffins in the New York Times and I tinkered with it. 1 cup figs 1/2 cup cranberries (mine happen to be frozen–bought too many fresh cranberries at thanksgiving, but they are coming … Continue reading
Wholegrain berry pancakes with Bananas Foster toping
I love brunch and so I try new recipes each Saturday (or sometimes go back to old standards). Last Saturday, I tried out a new recipe on my husband, one that appears successful! Ingredients for the pancakes 1/3 c oat … Continue reading
New Years Day Wholegrain Biscuits
It’s been a long fallow period, but starting now , I will begin posting more regularly 🙂 We returned from a 3 week trip to India on New Years Eve. So when we woke up on New Years Day hungry … Continue reading
Roasted Corn Benedict
I was inspired by huevos rancheros…or at least the flavors of that dish. I didn’t really know what I was making when I started out–we had corn, peppers, and onions in the fridge…as well as some eggies… out came this … Continue reading
Apple Zucchini Muffins
The rationale: I had a tart granny smith apple and a zucchini laying around, but no carrots–so I decided to play with my previous recipe. I know, it sounds a little weird, but I promise you it’s delish. The zucchini … Continue reading
Zucchini Carrot Muffins (whole grain & gluten free!)
I had carrots & zucchini handy. (Sense a theme?) And I’d just seen a cooking show where Giada made healthy carrot zucchini muffins. Here’s her recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/carrot-and-zucchini-mini-muffins-recipe/index.html. I’ve modified it some –including changing the ingredients and proportions up a little … Continue reading
A Happy Veggie Foodie 