Category: Breakfast
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End of Summer Plum Crumble
It’s a bit of a melancholy weekend, the Labour Day weekend – knowing that summer is coming to an end. However, fall is another season to look forward to, with apple and pumpkin pies, going for walks on crisp sunny days, red and gold leaves replacing the green, and a wisp of woodsmoke in the
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Poached Eggs with Mushroom Cream Sauce
We have a farmers market about a block away from us that runs all summer long every Thursday. On my visit today I found some perfect little green beans; I wish I could remember the variety, they are slim and tender, like baby beans. I couldn’t think what to have with them (with limited fridge
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Oat Flour Pancakes {gluten-free}
I found this recipe about 15 years ago in a magazine called “American Health”, and it’s been a favourite ever since. This was before the gluten-free diet became well-known, but it was listed as a superfoods recipe in the magazine because it was made with oats, and had an accompanying blueberry sauce recipe, which I’ll
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Apple Dutch Baby {gluten-free}
I’ve made regular wheat flour versions of Apple Dutch Baby recipes many times, but now I like to try to use gluten-free flours whenever I can. Experimenting with different gluten-free flours, adding different starches, etc. has led me to the conclusion that with this recipe, almost anything goes.
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Chocolate Hazelnut Sauce
I’ve made this sauce so many times, it doesn’t really even seem like a recipe…but it’s convenient to know how to make an easy chocolate hazelnut sauce. I came up with this recipe while trying to recreate my favourite bistro crêpe (strawberries with chocolate-hazelnut sauce). I had started out using a store-bought chocolate-hazelnut spread, but
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English Muffins
English muffins, toasted crispy with lots of butter… Besides just being delicious, another thing I like about muffins is their versatility of being an anytime food: for breakfast with jam, for brunch, lunch or supper as Eggs Benedict, and also as a night-time snack. Definitely a handy thing to have ready in the freezer.
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Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is one of the easiest milks to make, is very inexpensive, and best of all, tastes like the tropics. The coconut meat does not have to be soaked overnight, so making coconut milk doesn’t take as much planning as the other nut milks, which is nice if you’ve forgotten you need milk.
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Montreal-style Bagels
Montreal bagels are one of my favourite treats, one that I miss since leaving Canada. And as it’s been over a year since I had a real Montreal bagel, I decided it was time to try making my own version. Although I don’t have a wood-fired oven in my kitchen, I think these turned out
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Coconut Almond Granola {gluten-free, refined sugar-free}
Just now while I was washing the dishes, dancing around with Emmy to “Surrender” by Electric Light Orchestra, I remembered reading recently that nuts and seeds, like almonds and pumpkin seeds, are good to eat when exercising. So I thought this would be a great time to whip up a batch of this nutty, crunchy