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Elevated Weeknight Sandwiches
I have a problem. Just like Oprah, I LOVE bread. I love freshly baked loaves of sourdough, French baguettes, nutty 12-grain loaves and even crumpets. I cannot resist sweet breakfast bread loaves like cinnamon swirl or cranberry nut. If I enter a grocery store and that freshly-baked-bread smell hits my nose, I am a goner. I set myself up for a failure of self-control last week. I had to give blood for a routine doctor visit, and it was a fasting blood draw. Since I was in the neighborhood, I thought I would swing by Trader Joe’s. Having not had proper breakfast, I fell hard for the bread isle. It…
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Fresh & Fast Frittatas
Last week, I found myself at 4 p.m. with no plans for dinner and a pop-in dinner guest. The guest was my oldest daughter’s boyfriend and not a complicated person to feed, but still, I had no dinner ideas. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Coincidentally, this same evening, my mother found herself with an abundance of produce, due to an online grocery order mishap. She knocked on my door with a head of broccoli and a package of zucchini. I had been to the farmers market earlier in the week, and had purchased some lovely new potatoes that also needed to be used. Now my brain started to kick in and I…
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Breakfast Burritos
Recently, I was looking for a freezable meal to take to a friend, and I didn’t want the standard casserole or pasta dish. I happened upon a blog that featured breakfast burritos that can be individually wrapped and frozen for future use. Bingo! Everyone loves breakfast and you can eat breakfast any time of the day. The concept is perfectly simple, but it takes a little time to prepare. You can easily customize them to suit your tastes and they are very easy to reheat later. First things first, you want to prepare all of your ingredients before assembling your burritos. I chose bacon and sausage, but you could easily…
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Easy Weeknight Dinners
I love to cook, as you have learned from following this blog. I love trying new things and building our repertoire of favorite recipes. But I am also a busy mom and sometimes we just need a speedy delicious dinner on those nights we are running here and there. Huevos Rancheros suits the bill quite nicely. Huevos Rancheros means Rancher’s eggs, and this dish originated on Mexican farms, served as a hearty breakfast or a substantial mid-morning meal. It is packed with protein and flavor and comes together quickly. I have had Huevos Rancheros in restaurants and discovered that they can take many forms. But the basic recipe is a…
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To Cheese, or Not to Cheese?
I have made eggs in many forms, in casseroles, frittatas, egg cups, etc. But I realized I had never actually made a quiche. I like quiche, and it seems to be a fairly simple dish, so why hadn’t I made it? It was clearly time to rectify that. Quiche actually originated in Germany, though it is often considered a French dish. There are many varieties of quiche, but one of the classic recipes is Quiche Lorraine. It is named after the Lorraine region of France. Traditionally, this particular quiche is an eggy custard with bacon and onions baked in a pastry crust. It’s possible that it’s the English who later…
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Grab-and-Go Omelette Cups
Our youngest daughter is taking her EOG (End of Grade) tests this week at school, and a good breakfast is essential to get the brain up and running. While I would love to make her a full breakfast every morning, that would mean waking up at 5 a.m. I love her, but not THAT much. (Kidding, of course.) An easy solution to this problem is to make something ahead of time that can be heated quickly and eaten when needed. Eggs are an excellent source or protein and when turned into breakfast muffins, they make the perfect grab-and-go solution. If you look on Pinterest or Google, you will find a…
