Swedish Visiting Cake

This is cake is so wonderful and SO easy to make, I actually made it twice this week.  It’s light and thin with a golden sugar crust and the interior is soft, chewy, and moist.  It perfectly compliments a morning cup of coffee and only takes a few minutes to whip together. This cake is […]

Potato, Sausage, and Spinach Breakfast Casserole

This year, my mom and I were actually in the same area of the country during Mother’s Day.  To celebrate the day, I woke up early to make breakfast for her and my dad while they were visiting me in Pittsburgh. This was what resulted. It’s basically a one course baked egg dish that has […]

Chocolate Chunk Pancakes

OK.  Here we go. First real blog post since March…. I apologize for the delay, but life has been a little crazy these days.  Hoping that the recipes will start coming on a pseudo-regular basis again.  In the meantime, please bear with me while I try to get my groove back… Pancakes.  Who doesn’t like […]

Make-Ahead Breakfast Strata

Christmas was a little chaotic this year.  Very rarely are we able to organize the entire family so that my brother and I can actually go home to Michigan at the same time, but this year we pulled it off, somehow….  Between 2 toddlers, 1 infant, a 6-yr old Golden Retriever and a 6-month old […]

French Toast Casserole

Things have been chaotic lately.  Holiday events, out-of-town visitors, puppy classes, XMAS shopping.  You know what I’m talking about… Either way, I’m still here.  Bear with me!  I will be back to posting regularly in no time! This year, due to family planning complications, we weren’t able to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.  That’s right.  […]

Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins

I think muffins are some of the greatest breakfast food around.  Honestly, how could you NOT like muffins?  You can grab them on the run.  They are sweet, but not too sweet.  They are easily transportable.   Waaaay cuter than bagels. I like muffins. I do NOT like “muffin tops.” If you like bananas and chocolate, […]

Toffee Bar Coffee Cake

Two coffee cakes in one day?!  WHAT is going on in my kitchen??  What is this madness?! Every day at work, Jeff participates in a little team event called “Banana Time.”  I swear, it’s not dirty. Actually, it’s really exactly what it sounds like.  Basically, Jeff and all his co-workers get together and they all […]

‘You Won’t Get Fired’ Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

For all you How I Met Your Mother fans out there (a wonderfully hilarious show, if you don’t watch it), you may remember an episode from Season 4 entitled “Mosbius Designs.”  In this episode, Ted and Marshall are facing job security issues.  To ensure that he is not one of those laid off, Barney feels […]