Easy Spinach Frittata
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under breakfasts, cheese, eggs | 2 Comments
For a few years now, I’ve had this fascination with frittatas. Convinced that they would be too thick, too dense, too eggy and so on, I swore I would never make one. Yet, I coveted every photo that my fellow food bloggers snapped of the interesting egg dish.
Finally, in search of an easy breakfast recently, [...]
Go-To Recipes: Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins
Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under bread, breakfasts, muffins | 2 Comments
The longer I cook, the more I find that I have certain go-to recipes that are as ingrained in my repertoire as number 2 pencils in a school child’s pencil bag. They are my tried and trues, my favorites, my without-thinking creations. My tried and trues can be made without fuss or muss, because they’ve [...]
Read More..>>You Gotta Try This: Ina Garten’s Maple Roasted Bacon
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under breakfasts | Leave a Comment
The first time I made this bacon, we liked it. But it wasn’t an all out, geez we have to do THIS again recipe. So, I didn’t make it again . . . until recently. I had some extra bacon to use up and didn’t want to make a holy mess.
The thing is, my pastry [...]
Breakfast on the Go: Asparagus Swiss Mini Frittatas
Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under breakfasts, eggs | 3 Comments
Today is my first day back to work after maternity leave. I had to drop my two cute little kids off to daycare and drive an hour to work. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my job. But I don’t think it’s ever easy for a parent to leave their children. Well, at least [...]
Read More..>>Don’t Knock It Till You’ve Tried It: Quick Ham and Cheese Quiche
Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under breakfasts, eggs, pork | Leave a Comment
Me: I’m thinking of making a quiche with the leftover ham for breakfast tomorrow.
Shawn: A quiche? (crinkles nose) Am I even going to like that?
Me: I don’t see why you wouldn’t. It’s just eggs, ham and cheese.
Shawn: That’s all?
Me: Yes, that’s it. I can’t believe you’ve never had one before
My husband had never had quiche [...]
Read More..>>Oatmeal, Soluble Fiber and a Recipe
Posted on November 11, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local, breakfasts | 1 Comment
After two years of blogging (yes! Cucina Bella turned 2 yesterday! YIPPEEEE! Who knew this on-a-whim experiment with food writing would last this long?!?), it should be no surprise that I am finding the need to return to subjects I’ve touched on before. Specifically, oatmeal.
I originally wrote about oatmeal for Fit Fare (before I was [...]
A Comedy of Errors: Making Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
Posted on October 16, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts | 3 Comments
I’ve had my eye on the chocolate chip coffee cake that Madeline wrote about a few weeks back. It sounded so good. And although I HATE sour cream with a passion, I decided to give it a try on Sunday. The few recipes that have caught my eye on Everything Rachael Ray have been really [...]
Read More..>>Recipe: Blueberry Oatmeal Cake
Posted on September 12, 2007 - Filed Under breakfasts, fruit | Leave a Comment
This might be cake, but this isn’t your dessert cake. This is a cake that is most appropriate for breakfast. And boy, is it yummy. Use either fresh or frozen berries, season permitting. Refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze leftovers.
Blueberry Oatmeal Cakeserves 8-10
1 1/3 cup flour3/4 cup quick cooking oats1/2 cup sugar2 tsp [...]
Strawberry Sauce
Posted on June 28, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, breakfasts, fruit | 1 Comment
In the dead of winter, a favorite breakfast around my house are Belgium waffles with strawberry sauce and fresh whipped cream. Once upon a time, my husband would purchase frozen strawberries in syrup in the grocery store’s freezer.
But when I started cooking more and started shrugging off premade foods, I started making our strawberry sauce [...]
Strawberry Sauce
Posted on June 28, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, breakfasts, fruit | 1 Comment
In the dead of winter, a favorite breakfast around my house are Belgium waffles with strawberry sauce and fresh whipped cream. Once upon a time, my husband would purchase frozen strawberries in syrup in the grocery store’s freezer.
But when I started cooking more and started shrugging off premade foods, I started making our strawberry sauce [...]
