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Dutch Baby

One of our favorite things to order at a nearby pancake joint is the made-to-order Dutch Baby. It’s this eggy, souffle-ish thing that puffs way up in the oven and then deflates. The original is my favorite, served with powdered sugar sprinkled on top and lemon wedges squeezed over the surface. It seems really fancy, but is actually simple to make. Much simpler than even scones or muffins or pancakes. Of course,...

Scones that will keep you home

One of my all time favorite breakfast items (right now) are delicious fresh-baked scones. I first came across the recipe in Edible Seattle in an interview with the chef at Boat Street Cafe. The interviewer even suggested that these are really the only scones worth eating. That may be a little bit of a stretch having tasted good scones here and there (sorry, Starbucks, but I’m not talking about yours). Many factors...

Saturday Morning is Health-Food Morning

During our vacation to Sun River in July, I whipped up a full batch of my favorite pancakes. They were a huge hit…especially to the little birthday girl. We celebrated my niece’s first birthday at breakfast with pancakes instead of birthday cake–a perfect time of day for early-to-bed babies. Today is Saturday and, usually, Saturday morning family breakfasts are full-tilt carb fests. However, with the...

Senorita Huevos

Yes, this was once (briefly) my nickname. Nine years ago I decided to be industrious and take a science course during the January break of Interterm at my university. Natural History via a three week camping trip in Baja California (Mexico) seemed like just the thing to appease those credits…especially for a fine arts major! The group was divided into daily chores, rotating every day. A few days into the trip, I was...