Breakfast

Light and fluffy banana pancakes have the taste of banana bread baked inside to make an easy breakfast treat your whole family will love. Oy, I’ve been stuck in flood central. In fact, my city has had the worst floods this year since 1993. My town is basically an island right now, with all the major highways to and from the city shut down. Luckily we haven’t had any flooding at my house, but it’s still caused issues that have…

Malibu Muffins are full of pineapple, coconut, maraschino cherries, and a hint of rum flavor for a breakfast treat that packs the flavor of summer days sitting beach side. It might seem wrong to make breakfast with the flavors of a cocktail, but one bite of these Malibu muffins and I think you’ll change your mind. These fun muffins are loaded with pineapple, coconut, maraschino cherries, and hints of rum, just like a Malibu Sunset cocktail, hence the name Malibu…

30+ Recipes for Mother’s Day Brunch Mother’s day is fast approaching! If you’re anything like me, your May is absolutely packed with end of the school year activities, programs, tests, field trips, graduations, etc. The list is endless.  May sets such a fast pace that it’s hard to keep up with everything. So today I’ve gathered 30+ of the best brunch recipes for Mother’s Day. These are easy, tried and true brunch recipes that are gorgeous to look at and…

Raspberry coffee cake has tender vanilla cake surrounding juicy fresh raspberries and is topped with a bright lemon glaze. No mixer required and ready in about 45 minutes. I know I just made Raspberry White Chocolate Shortbread Bars not that long ago, but raspberries were on sale the other day and I just couldn’t pass them up. $1.50/pkg is crazy cheap for around here. My kids love them. (They were really mad to hear that I gave away all of…

Creamy eggs, tender asparagus, ham, potatoes and cheese make a hearty breakfast dish that comes together in less than 30 minutes. This ham, asparagus, and potato frittata might sound fancy, but really I just had some odds and ends in my fridge that needed used up! And that, my friends, is the beauty of the frittata. You can have a few odds and ends and actually come up with something delicious that will feed your whole family.  Sidenote: We’ll call…

Banoffee Scones have a tender banana scone base with chocolate and toffee bits added for a flavor combination you’ll love. These aren’t the prettiest scone in the book, but they rank high for how easy they are to make and how great they taste.  I adore baking scones. I also adore lazy shortcut recipes that use pantry staples and/or mixes. Do you love those too? If so you need to check out my top recipe on AHB. Today’s banoffee scones…

    These sweet and tender instant oatmeal scones are baked with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping and made versatile by using instant oatmeal packets! I love a good baking hack, don’t you? I love taking something simple and easy that I already have on hand in the pantry and making it just bit better. I know you all love doing this too, because the most popular recipe on AHB is how to make jiffy cornbread mix better. Well, today…

I’ve partnered with Dole Packaged Foods to bring you this recipe. #SharetheSunshine #DoleDetox #ad Smoothie parfaits are light and fresh, with layers of strawberry, peach, and banana smoothie, chia pudding, granola, and topped with fresh fruit. It’s basically every healthy breakfast you could crave rolled up into one pretty package with only a few minutes prep. Every year there is one thing that I add to my New Year’s resolution list, eat a healthy breakfast! This simple task is just…

Easy make ahead meets elegant when it comes to this ham and asparagus strata. Layers of English muffins, ham, asparagus and cheese are drenched in eggs, Hollandaise sauce mix, and half and half for a hearty breakfast casserole that works great anytime of year.  Excellent for using up leftover ham! I meant to get this ham and asparagus strata posted last week. As I mentioned in my eggnog scones post, it would be a great make ahead breakfast for Christmas…

Eggnog plays the star in these eggnog scones. Its rich egginess, sweet vanilla edge and splash of  nutmeg spice makes the perfect addition to scones. Topped with a creamy eggnog glaze these scones are a fun and festive treat to enjoy with your cuppa this winter. Last week I shared cranberry crumb muffins, this week I’m bringing you a recipe for eggnog scones and next I’ll have a recipe for an easy and elegant make ahead ham and asparagus strata.…