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breakfast and brunch

Dutch Babies and New Years Day Brunch Ideas

December 31, 2008

December 31 is upon us! I’m expecting thousands of drunken belligerent psychos to descend on my neighborhood tonight, and if you think I’m excited, I’m actually going elsewhere. Nothing I hate more than Adams Morgan on New Years Eve. Tomorrow morning, however, is another story entirely. The streets will be dead, [...]

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Apricot-Stuffed French Toast

December 19, 2008

The third installment of “what’s for [catered] brunch?” begins with a tip on cooking for a crowd. When cooking for a crowd — especially if it’s folks you don’t know personally — I always try to size up the guests during the menu-planning stage, so that I can be sure I’m cooking dishes that’ll [...]

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Homemade Granola — I’ve warned you.

December 13, 2008

Remember that time I catered a breakfast?
For a starter, we served greek yogurt and granola parfaits with a drizzle of honey and some fresh berries. This course took some time to plate up — what with all the layers, and making sure no smudges of yogurt got on any of the beautiful parfait glasses [...]

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Steelcut Oatmeal with Peach Compote

October 25, 2008

Is it obvious I love breakfast? Between french toast casserole, cinnamon buns, vintage breakfast biscuits, shakshuka, and even simple bites like this one, I seem to have found my obsession. In keeping with my breakfast trend, here’s another maddeningly simple morning meal option: steelcut oats.

What are steelcut oats? They’re oats, really — [...]

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lazy boozy french toast casserole

October 12, 2008

Since having surgery on my foot, my time in the kitchen has been severely limited. It pretty much hurts to stand still for more than a few minutes, and I can’t put much pressure on the foot yet. My left foot is taking a serious hit, what with all the hopping and limping, [...]

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Cherry Almond Tea Cakes

October 3, 2008

Just peek out the window and you’ll know it’s officially fall. The sky in Washington is a crisp blue today, and the air is breezy and cool. Knowing DC as well as I do, I was sure that the cool front would pass quickly, making way for just a little more of that [...]

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Shana Tova!

September 29, 2008

To all those celebrating the Jewish New Year (and to all of you, regardless of whether or not this happens to be the start of a New Year for you)…
May this be a year of happiness,
a year in which we take time out to enjoy the small pleasures,
a year in which we do not [...]

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Sticky, Gooey Cinnamon Buns

September 24, 2008

If you’ve gone this long without making cinnamon buns (which, shockingly, I have), it’s likely not because you’re skeptical that they’ll be worth it. What other foods smell ridiculously appetizing, even when what you smell is usually a corporate chain version loaded with high fructose corn syrup and other delicacies? No doubt they [...]

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