Breakfast & Brunch

Grillades

Grillades, a Creole brunch tradition in New Orleans that is NOT about grilled meat. The local debate over grillades usually...

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Froyo Fruit and Nut Bars

These high powered frozen yogurt bars are full of antioxidants; strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pecans, pistachios and dark chocolate. My one...

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Lemon Curd

My friend Marguerite has a Meyer lemon tree that produces literally hundreds of lemons each winter. Meyer lemons have such...

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Roasted Vegetables

Cooking without a recipe? Roasted vegetables qualify for this approach. Oven roasting vegetables is more of a technique than a...

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Mushroom Toast

This is not avocado toast which appears to be on every menu and is so ubiquitous these days. I was...

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Curried Egg Salad

Keep it simple. I love egg salad. I love it for breakfast, lunch or anytime. I eat it on crackers,...

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Apple Cinnamon Raisin and Walnut Baked Oatmeal

We eat grits in the south. Lots of grits prepared in lots of creative ways. So it has taken me...

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Scones

If I had to estimate how many scones I have baked in my lifetime, I would guess that it would...

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Helen’s Fruity Homemade Granola

My friend Helen says she doesn’t cook. For Christmas this year she delivered a beautiful container of toasted granola to...

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Almost Nearly Perfect Biscuits

I discovered these incredible biscuits in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Ocean Springs is probably best known and associated with Walter Anderson,...

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Maggie’s Sweet Cornbread

My sweet daughter Maggie introduced us to this recipe and it quickly became part of the family repertoire.  Cornbread always...

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Green Shakshuka

Are we tired of shakshuka yet? Shakshuka is a versatile breakfast dish that allows you creativity with ingredients once you...

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