Sour Cream Pecan Waffles
When my mother made pancakes or waffles on the weekend, I always thought it was a special occasion. I love pancakes but I really love waffles. My sister still has the waffle iron she used! I am sure my mother …
Breakfast
Eggs Benedict
When I go out to brunch, my eye often seeks out Eggs Benedict on the menu. It is an American dish I really enjoy. But I was always intimidated to make it at home because of the poached eggs and …
Blueberry Coffee Cake
Growing up, my Mother almost always had a frozen pecan coffee cake in the freezer – the one that boasts “everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like …”. And when I would wander into the kitchen Sunday morning and …
French Press Coffee
This is less a recipe and more about encouraging you to use French Press Coffee if you are not already. Although Europeans have been using the French press to make coffee for about a century, I became a fan when …
Italian Fritatta
I was staying with my sister-in-law Jeannette and she was preparing a dish for her granddaughter’s wedding shower. So, between snacking on grapes that she kept in in a colander in the refrigerator – which by the way is a …
Quiche Lorraine
The first party I gave was a brunch in the 80s. My Mother suggested I make a quiche and sent me her recipe on an index card. Remember when everyone put recipes on index cards? Quiche is French in origin …