Celebrate strawberry season with these buttery, moist strawberry muffins with an irresistible vanilla crumb topping. June is strawberry season and I am buying berries by the quart! Last Saturday, at the Oak Park Farmers' Market, I bought 4 (!) quarts of berries for jam, baking, and just eating out of hand. No one in my family can resist ...
Cranberry Pecan Baked Oatmeal Cups
Baked oatmeal cups are a healthy, make-ahead breakfast that your family can grab and eat on the go - even if they are just going to another room. My version is studded with Cape Cod Select Premium Frozen cranberries and buttery pecans for extra nutrition and tons of flavor. Back when my kids left the house to go to school - remember those ...
Matzo Brei with Cheddar & Avocado
Thanks to Cabot Cheese for sponsoring this Passover post. All opinions stated herein are entirely my own. Enjoy this recipe for Matzo Brei with Cabot Cheddar and Avocado. A fresh take on a classic Jewish dish! Is it even Passover if you don't have matzo brei at least once? Matzo brei is more than just something you put up with during ...
Tortilla Espanola with Cheddar for Passover
Thanks to Cabot Cheese for sponsoring this Passover post. All opinions stated herein are entirely my own. Enjoy this recipe for a gluten-free Tortilla Espanola with Cheddar - perfect for Passover or any time of year! Passover will be here in just a few weeks. This eight-day festival, which commemorates the Jews’ exodus from Egypt in the time ...
Mango Yogurt Smoothie Bowl
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreshCutSavings #CollectiveBias When the weather heats up, you are going to want to cool down with this super-easy Mango Yogurt smoothie bowl made with Odwalla 100% Juice Smoothies, ZICO Coconut water, plain Greek yogurt and fresh-cut ...
Strawberry Papaya Smoothie
A healthy tropical fruit smoothie with sweet, nutritious papaya. Perfect for breakfast, a post-workout energy booster or an anytime healthy snack! January is typically a time to focus on healthy eating. Whether it is one of your new year's resolutions or you are simply trying to reset after a holiday season filled with indulgence, the start ...
Best Buttermilk Pancakes
My kids and my kids' friends love my fluffy buttermilk pancakes. They are a staple of weekend mornings and sleepovers at my house. Who needs pancake mix when they are so easy to make from scratch! At my daughter's high school, every few weeks, they have what they call a Late Arrival Wednesday. The teachers have professional development in ...
Apple Cranberry Cheese Blintzes
For autumn Jewish holidays like Sukkot and Simchat Torah, a festive and seasonal meal of traditional cheese blintzes smothered in sautéed apples and dried cranberries. This week marks the end of the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot and also the holiday of Simchat Torah, a celebration of ending one and beginning another annual cycle of ...
Blintzes for Mother’s Day
What does Mom want for Mother's Day brunch? I'm pretty sure it's cheese blintzes: paper-thin crêpes filled with lightly sweetened ricotta cheese and topped with a strawberry-rhubarb compote. Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 14, and everyone wants to surprise Mom with a special breakfast. In my mind, no breakfast is more special than cheese ...
Tropical Smoothie Bowl for Breakfast
Today, I am resetting your expectations about what breakfast can be with a quick and easy recipe that is packed with nutrition but tastes like a trip to a tropical island. This tropical smoothie bowl will fit right into your busy morning routine while making you feel full and energized until lunch. What’s a smoothie bowl you say? So glad you ...
Holiday Breakfast: Radicchio and Squash Quiche
The holidays mean houseguests. While we all plan ahead for the traditional holiday dinners and festive New Year's Eve parties, no one remembers to plan for breakfast. But if you have houseguests, you have to feed them lunch, dinner and breakfast. So what do you make for the day after the big party? You know, when everyone wakes up and wants yet ...
Banana Split Smoothie
Today's post is sponsored by Stonyfield Organics and Healthy Skoop. As always, all opinions are my own. Banana splits for breakfast? Have I completely abdicated my responsibilities as a mother? Is this what happens when there are two weeks of school left and I am done? I mean, done. Nah! My kids aren't really having banana splits for ...
Butternut Squash & Kale Quiche
At this time of year, many people are looking for satisfying meatless meals. Perhaps your family is observing Lent. Perhaps you are simply trying to eat healthier or in a more environmentally-friendly manner as part of your New Year's resolutions. My family are not vegetarians but we do eat several meatless meals a week in part for health ...
Three C’s Granola (Coconut, Cherry, Cacao)
I curdled a Hollandaise sauce tonight. Looking at that oily, grainy mess was like a dagger to the heart. The stakes might have seemed low to an outside observer. It was only a family dinner. No one in my family cared about the split Hollandaise. Hell, no one in my family was even planning to eat the Hollandaise except for me. My husband and ...