breakfast skillet with sausage, peppers, eggs, and hashbrowns

breakfast skillet with sausage, peppers, eggs, and hashbrowns

This recipe is inspired by a breakfast dish at a local diner.  Breakfast diners (aka “greasy spoons”) are as valuable to have in your neighborhood as a local dive bar, tavern or pub that serves food.  I’ve noticed both have become more and more difficult 

everything bagels

everything bagels

A freshly made everything bagel toasted and topped with plain Philadelphia cream cheese, alongside a cup of coffee.  It’s a satisfying thing.  Any Starbucks CHONGA (acronym for cheese, onion, garlic) bagel lovers out there?  The catalyst for making bagels at home was two-fold.  We were 

chorizo breakfast burritos

chorizo breakfast burritos

I associate breakfast burritos with being on the go – heading to some sort of adventure.  I love road trips, I love camping, and I love weekend adventures.  And sometimes those things call for early mornings on the road where you just need someone else 

whole wheat & oat waffles

whole wheat & oat waffles

We definitely prefer a protein-based breakfast.  It just feels like it sticks with you longer than carbohydrates.  But every once in a while, it’s fun to have waffles or pancakes.  While a bit healthier, this is actually our “go-to” waffle recipe because it’s so good!  

blueberry muffins

blueberry muffins

Nothing says Saturday morning like a blueberry muffin with a cup of coffee.  If you’re in need of a blueberry muffin recipe, look no further.  Honestly, this is the best blueberry muffin I’ve ever had.  Serve alongside some scrambled eggs and it makes a breakfast.  

granola

granola

Granola is one of those staples that can save you considerable money to make versus buy and it always tastes better when you do.  I should do a future post focusing on make vs. buy.  This would obviously be unique to everyone because we all 

SERIES: eggs and frittatas

SERIES: eggs and frittatas

Week 4 of this 4-week series on eggs, brings us to the frittata.  The frittata is the low-calorie version of a quiche.  It’s crustless and typically there is nothing mixed into the egg other than salt, pepper, herbs, and maybe a little milk, but this 

SERIES: eggs and omeletes or omelettes

SERIES: eggs and omeletes or omelettes

Week 3 of this 4-week egg series continues with omelets.  What comes to mind when you think about omelets?  I think of the classic Denver omelet that you can find at just about any breakfast diner in the US.  This is typically prepared with a 

SERIES: eggs and quiches

SERIES: eggs and quiches

Week 2 of this 4-week series on eggs, brings us to the quiche.  Breakfast, I think, more than any other meal has so many different styles in the sense of on-the-go (things that you can get at a coffee shop or bakery like breakfast burritos 

SERIES: eggs and egg bites

SERIES: eggs and egg bites

Eggs are such an incredible food.  Full of protein, vitamin A, folate, Omega-3’s, and other high-quality nutrients.  And nutrient density increases dramatically with pastured eggs.  Remember when we thought eggs (and butter) were bad because of their cholesterol (and saturated fat)?  And in response, replaced