Banana Chocolate Chip Walnut Artisanal Bread

Not too sweet and definitely not too savory. Here we go pleasing Goldilocks again with this artisanal version of a traditional chocolate chip walnut banana bread. Go for it! Banana Chocolate Chip Walnut Artisanal Bread 1 cup warm water 2 Tbs. raw sugar 1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast 3 2/3 cup all purpose flour…

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Avocado Dinosaur Eggs

Remember when you used to fry up some Dinosaur Eggs for breakfast after a Girl Scouts sleepover? Of course you don’t, but I do! Hollow out the bread, melt some butter, crack and egg ~ wham, bam ~ Dinosaur Eggs! For breakfast today I present a bit of a heartier form of the dino toast….

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Carrot Raisin Walnut Muffins

As a guest at Valerie’s one afternoon last week, my very favorite part of the day was her comment, “I accidentally bought this gold lined muffin tin at Williams Sonoma.” I laughed and laughed and laughed. That’s my new motto, “I accidentally bought this today…”

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Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Poached Egg

Sometimes you just need a freshly poached egg – straight from your best friend’s hen house. And then, you also need to live on the edge…treat yourself to some sautéed wild mushrooms, steamed asparagus, a touch of rosemary, sesame oil, and honey…and just savor EVERY. SINGLE. BITE. Yes, do you. Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Poached…

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Blood Orange Oatmeal

Overnight oats are a “thing.” They are an internet sensation, in fact. Take up a quick Google search or a gander at Pinterest and you may be shocked and overwhelmed. If you’re not on the overnight oats bandwagon, it’s okay. Neither am I. A steamy bowl of steel cut oats, just slightly sweetened with the…

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Coconut Cream and Spicy Snip Chips

I recently started my day with this little snack. It was amazing, I tell you. Amazing. Not too sweet. Just a little zip. And a whole lotta crunch. Coconut Cream and Spicy Snip Chips Coconut Cream: 1 cup coconut cream (or the super thick goodness on the top of a can of full fat coconut…

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Baby Breakfast Cakes

Start your morning off right. With “cake” right? “Baby cake!” “Good morn’, Daddy.” And I said, “What do you want for breakfast!?” The four-year-old has the ability to see through and find the wrong thing. The child saw through my body what was behind me. She saw the chocolate cake. She said, “Can I have…

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Simple Sausage Stack

Simple Sausage Stack Breakfast can be simple. Breakfast can be amazing. Why not make it both? No recipe required for this simple and amazing breakfast! Muffin tin poached eggs and a little Applegate breakfast sausage, topped with some leftover Scent of Cilantro Dressing, and you’re all set! Stack it up. And enjoy!

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Good Morning Grub

I’ve grown to enjoy a super hearty breakfast.  Never before a savory breakfast eater, over the past few years I’ve shied away from fruits and nuts (my previous go-to morning meal) and drifted, migrated, and evolved into a warm and savory breakfast kind of girl.  Excuse me, kind of WOMAN. Now that I utter the…

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