'Breakfast/Brunch'

Thank you to the SpiceHunter for these delicious recipes. The spiced candied walnuts make great hostess gifts and the poppy seed orange bread is a nice treat for guests who spent the night and wake up to steaming mugs of coffee or hot chocolate and a bit of breakfast bread nosh. Or invite some friends over for [more...]

The word gluten has recently exploded into the culinary glossary. There has always been gluten (wheat) free products which were hard by or in specialty stores but in the past few years, gluten and celiac disease are practically household words.
I stumbled on a delicious blog called Glutenagogo. What I liked about it is how personable it is. [more...]

The days are getting shorter but still summer envelopes us until the season changes. Cold soups and chilled wines fill the hunger of our souls.
Splashes of verdant olive oil. Glorious summer tomatoes and crisp, fresh vegetables. Robust garlic and coarse Mediterranean Sea salt. Joined together, this rainbow of bold flavors becomes the classic Andalusian fare [more...]

Want a hearty gourmet breakfast with a twist?  This is a great idea from Food Network chef Alton Brown for the college student or office worker who has limited time or can’t cook oatmeal the traditional way but wants to satisfy the gourmet chef in them — try cooking oatmeal in a Mr. Coffee pot.
You have to [more...]

According to the TV chef, Gordon Ramsey, the sign of a great cook is their skill in making  scrambled eggs. 
Do you scramble the eggs in a bowl before cooking in the pan?  You fail. 
Do you put your salt in before you start cooking?  You fail.
I failed his test too.  I didn’t know there were so [more...]