When there’s a chill in the air, sometimes the same ol’ eggs and bacon breakfast just won’t cut it. I want something warm and cozy. This Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal fits the bill. It’s done in the Instant Pot to “set it and forget it” while you get ready, making it perfect for busy fall mornings loaded with work, school, or whatever is on your plate. Choosing Oatmeal When I was a kid, there were two kinds of oatmeal on the market. Good old Quaker Oats in the big cylindrical barrel or in the instant flavored packets. But now there seems to be a million kinds. Let’s take a…
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Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
If I had to choose my favorite breakfast sweet, it would be coffee cake. Allegedly, even though it contains zero coffee, it is named this because it is the perfect compliment to a cup of coffee. While I can’t attest to that because I don’t drink coffee, I can tell you that this Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is one of the best I have ever had. This recipe was inspired by King Arthur Flour‘s recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Coffeecake, but I couldn’t help but tamper with it. What Makes A Coffee Cake, A Coffee Cake Then? All coffee cakes start with a poundcake base. A high amount of…
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Our Favorite Weekend French Toast
Ever since I was a kid, French Toast has been way up there on my list of favorite breakfast foods. My mom used to take me to Burger King for french toast sticks on Sundays. It was the fancy middle-class Sunday Brunch of the 90’s. When I had French Toast made at home, it never really did it for me. That was until I created this recipe for Weekend French Toast. It is inspired by the infamous Joanna Gaines, and her recipe in The Magnolia Table Cookbook. I know it will quickly become a family favorite of yours, like it’s become mine. This recipe calls for Challah bread. You can…
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The Best Gluten Free Ricotta Pancakes
The first time I ever had a ricotta pancake, I was dining at Parks & Rec diner in Downtown Detroit while it was under the culinary genius of Chef Allie Lyttle. Chef Allie made pancakes that were hands down the best I had ever had in my life. The pancakes came dressed in lemon curd and raspberry jam, and they quickly became my favorite thing in the world. Unfortunately, Allie is no longer at P&R, and I can no longer eat gluten. So I improvised with these Gluten Free Ricotta Pancakes, and I think you’ll agree, they are THE BEST! You might be thinking, Ricotta CHEESE and PANCAKES? What is…
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Tangy and Delicious: Lemon Curd
Lemon curd might just be my favorite condiment of all time. The combination of tangy lemon, smooth egg yolks, and sweet sugar is a nectar of the Gods. I put that sh*t on everything. Lemon curd has really picked up in use in the United States, but curds of all flavors are most often used during tea service. So where will you most often find it? You guessed it. Around the UK and proximal parts of Europe. (Find out about the difference between afternoon tea and high tea here.) But lemon curd doesn’t have to be reserved just for tea time. There are a ton of different ways to use…
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Cheddar and Chive Cornmeal Waffles
So there’s this whole new fasting trend, where people aren’t eating breakfast. In my opinion, breakfast is the best meal of the day. It has all the best foods, pancakes, crepes, french toast, cereal, eggs and bacon, or perhaps even sausage and WAFFLES. It’s all the good stuff. Brunch is great too, it’s an excuse to eat breakfast for lunch–and pair it with booze. And then there’s brinner. Breakfast for dinner, which happens all the time at my house. No matter what meal of the day, I like sweet breakfast food, but when it takes a savory turn, I am here for it. These cheddar and chive cornmeal waffles make…
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Gluten Free Cinnamon Aebelskiver
Aebelskiver. (e-bel-ski-ver). It’s Danish for delicious balls of yum. Kidding. But these gluten free cinnamon aebelskiver really are delish balls of yum. Eat them plain or fill them with a small dollop of jam for an extra special addition to your weekend brunch. When I first saw these tiny pancake balls during a technical challenge on The Great British Baking Show, I was fascinated. Everyone on the show was having a meltdown over how hard these little dough balls were to create. I had exactly two thoughts: There’s no way these can possibly be this hard. There so cute, I should make some. And an aebelskiver pan hopped right into…
