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Italian Sausage and Vegetable Frittata

February 25, 2020

Italian sausage and vegetable frittata in a cast-iron pan with a gray napkin.

Velvety, cheesy frittata packed with potatoes, tomatoes, scallions, greens and Italian sausage. Make it for brunch with friends, or refrigerate for breakfasts all week—and trust me, you’ll want to have this on repeat.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Italian, Make-ahead, Meal Prep, Recipe

Banana Nut Steel-Cut Oatmeal

January 13, 2020

Banana nut steel-cut oats on a gray napkin

Steel-cut oats, overripe bananas and walnuts come together for a healthy, hearty breakfast that tastes like it just came out of grandma’s oven.

You know what I get really mad at myself for doing? Wasting bananas. There are so many things you can do with them, there’s basically no reason they should hit the trash… except bananas are one of those foods that you either want all the time or not at all.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Meal Prep, Recipe, Slow Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian

Brambleberry Lavender Dutch Baby

August 3, 2018

Brambleberry Lavender Dutch Baby in a cast iron pan next to a bowl of lavender whipped cream

A puffy-centered, crisp-edged oven-baked pancake flavored with soft lavender and filled with bright berry compote. Top with lavender whipped cream for ultimate brunch-master status. I don’t know if you’ve been getting the days-long downpour I’ve been working with this week, but either way, I’ve got a recipe that never fails to brighten my day: I give you the Brambleberry Lavender Dutch Baby…

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Blackberry Blood Orange Breakfast Cake

June 19, 2018

Blackberry Blood Orange Breakfast Cake with Blood Orange Whipped Cream and Fruit

This Blackberry Blood Orange Breakfast Cake is a summery twist on an Italian classic. Juicy blackberries and hints of tangy blood orange give this lightly sweet yogurt cake plenty of personality to accompany your morning coffee. I’m so excited about this recipe for so many reasons. In 2016, I traveled…

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Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Italian, Recipe, Summer

Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oatmeal

January 25, 2018

A white bowl of pumpkin spice steel cut oatmeal with milk, butter, cinnamon and pepitas beside a milk cup on a white cloth napkin.

Hearty steel-cut oats toasted in browned butter get the full pumpkin spice treatment with real pumpkin puree, serious spice and less sugar than your average PS treat. A batch can feed a brunch bunch, or be stored in the refrigerator for a week of healthy breakfasts.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Fall, Make-ahead, Meal Prep, Recipe, Slow Food, Vegetarian, Winter

High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits Supreme

December 20, 2017

High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits Supreme

Flaky, buttery biscuits in a golden crust that rise like champs. They’re perfect solo with some butter and jam, or with my personal favorite comfort food—creamed turkey. I’m not quite sure how we got to December, but here we are. It’s probably a little tired to talk about how the years whir by faster the older you get, but it always seems to surprise me regardless.

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Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, Method, Recipe, Slow Food

Southwest-Style Sweet Potato Frittata

November 7, 2017

Southwest-Style Sweet Potato Frittata

A silky blend of eggs, ricotta and gruyere top hearty sweet potatoes, black beans and smoky vegetables. Flavorful and filling, this frittata can feed your brunch crowd or be stored in the refrigerator for days of healthy breakfasts. I’ve always thought frittatas were so-so…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipe, Slow Food

Game-Changing Buttermilk Drop Scones

August 20, 2017

Buttermilk Drop Scones with preserves and butter

A lightly sweet griddle cake perfect for butter and jam. Buttermilk and sour cream add tangy flavor and a tender, fluffy middle to this cousin of pancakes. A few months ago I learned about a griddle cake, and it’s changed my life. Okay, maybe that’s hyperbolic—but only a little…

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Apple Cinnamon Porridge

February 14, 2017

Apple Cinnamon Porridge with berries, milk and coffee

This breakfast is just sweet enough to feel like a decadent treat, but nutritious enough to give you lasting energy to conquer your day. Warming and filling, a single batch can be portioned out to make breakfast for the whole week.
Total cook time: 45 minutes

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Fall, Make-ahead, Recipe, Vegetarian

Breakfast Before Bed: Cherry Almond Chia Seed Pudding

May 7, 2015

Cherry Almond Chia Seed Pudding graphic

Not eating breakfast is the worst. Don’t do that.

Instead, check out this video for serial breakfast-skippers—a little breakfast before bed, if you will.

Fresh, fruity and filling, this super-easy way to get breakfast ready before you even hit the pillow is a tangy energy-booster.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Vegetarian

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