Light in texture and sweet and tangy in flavor — with added indulgence from gooey chocolate — these Chocolate Chip Pancakes are a simple, fast breakfast treat.
I had every intention of making apple pancakes for breakfast. My parents had delivered bags full of Golden Delicious Apples from their tree, which are perfect for baking, and I’d been looking for ways to use them. Tessa and her friend Finn had other plans, though….
These light, tender Muffin Tin Popovers are quick and easy to prepare, and they don’t require a popover pan, so you can make them without investing in specialty equipment.
My daughters have been making Muffin Tin Popovers since before they could read. This simple recipe with just five ingredients (including the butter for greasing the muffin tin) comes from Pretend Soup, a pictographic cookbook created for young children by Mollie Katzen of Moosewood fame. These popovers are fun to prepare and a great way to introduce kids to cooking and baking….
Topped with Lime-Cilantro Sour Cream and sprinkled with chopped bacon, these Savory Corn Pancakes taste like little bites of summer.
While my kids love to make sweet pancakes, like these little chocolate-chocolate chip numbers that are really more dessert than breakfast, I managed to talk Tessa into helping me make some Savory Corn Pancakes the other day….
Cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips make Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Pancakes super indulgent. Serve as a special breakfast treat or a surprising dessert.
On Saturday mornings, my husband lets me sleep in while he entertains our daughters. My girls know he’s a sucker for dessert, and they’ve worked hard to parley his sweet tooth into a weekend tradition involving a trip to the doughnut shop or the preparation of an extravagantly sweet breakfast….
Full of aromatic rosemary, salty prosciutto, and mozzarella cheese, these savory Prosciutto & Rosemary Muffins are great for snacking on or for nibbling alongside a warm bowl of soup.
Have I mentioned that my kids refuse to eat sandwiches in their lunches? Their elementary school doesn’t allow peanuts on campus, and this means the beloved peanut butter & jelly sandwich is totally off limits. …
With their subtle hint of cinnamon and the bitter, chocolaty crunch from the cocoa nibs, these cinnamon waffles taste amazing with maple syrup.
My daughter Eliza may be a picky eater, but this frustratingly finicky trait has a definite upside. She feels passionate about the foods does like, and she can prepare and cook a few of these herself. Since she loves to experiment, this sometimes leads to culinary genius, like pizza omelets or cinnamon chocolate brownies….
Warm, tender pull-apart bread oozing with caramelized cardamom-clove brown sugar makes Cardamom-Clove Monkey Bread pure comfort food.
Years ago, my daughter Eliza admitted that she and her friend Tarn had tried to eat the lemon verbena soap by the sink at our friends’ house. It was hard to keep a straight face while she explained their resulting disappointment. The girls just didn’t understand how something that smelled so good could taste so awful….
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