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Southern Egg Burrito

June 21, 2024

I recently went on a trip with my best friends to Savannah, Georgia. While we were there, we toured many of the local establishments. At this one place in particular, I had one of the best southern egg burritos. It was so good that I wanted to make it the minute I got home. The egg wrap I made a few months ago, was the best. And then I had…

June 21, 2024 By Fatima

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Bacon, Hash Brown, Egg and Cheese Wrap

March 20, 2024

I don’t know about you, but I’m still recovering from daylight savings. Before kids, my days would start anywhere between eight and ten in the morning. Now, our days start anywhere between five and seven in the morning. When we’re up that early in the winter, it’s total darkness. This hour of light in the morning is so welcome, but why am I feeling more tired!? Along with my caffeine,…

March 20, 2024 By Brian

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New York Style Crumb Cake

December 6, 2023

Crumb cake, coffee cake; what’s the difference? The crumbs. A thicker layer of crumbs is a crumb cake. So what’s a New York style crumb cake? It has even bigger crumbs. There’s a bagel shop in our town that sells crumb cake. It’s one of the best crumb cakes I’ve ever had. A thick layer of crumb sits on top of a moist sponge. It’s just perfect. I’ve been trying…

December 6, 2023 By Brian

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Farmhouse Buttermilk Cake

September 20, 2023

Once again, I found myself trying to get rid of extra buttermilk. I went back to my list of buttermilk recipes, but I didn’t feel inspired. I wanted to try something new. I perused Pinterest and stumbled on this farmhouse buttermilk cake recipe and knew I needed to try it! Just stop reading and click the previous link to look at the recipe! I was stressing about something and this…

September 20, 2023 By Brian

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Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Brioche French Toast

September 13, 2023

September 5, 2023 has arrived! Trader Joe’s around the country have released all of their pumpkin products. Using one of those pumpkin products, we made this delicious pumpkin brioche french toast. Last year, we used our go-to french toast recipe (thanks Martha!) with Trader Joe’s brioche bread. It was fantastic. By the time we made that, we missed the opportunity to try their pumpkin brioche bread with this recipe. Once…

September 13, 2023 By Brian

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Authentic French Toast

December 7, 2022

A previous version of this post for Authentic French Toast was published in May 2013. We updated the recipe with new photos. For Mother’s Day Fatima and I made a delicious breakfast for my mom. She only had a few requests for the menu, one of them being french toast. I love french toast. Rather than making the same egg mixture for her, I wanted to try something new. Enter Martha…

December 7, 2022 By Brian

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Lemon Poppyseed Muffins

November 2, 2022

A few weeks ago, I was in the mood for some lemon poppyseed muffins. I am not the baker, that’s all Brian. When Brian took a bite out of one of the muffins, he said, “Oh my god, these are fantastic.” Then had a second one. When you get a compliment on your baking from Brian, you know you’ve made something really good. I can spend a whole day making…

November 2, 2022 By Fatima

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Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes

March 9, 2022

A previous version of this post for Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes was published in August 2012. We took new photos and added the directions in the recipe format. Next time you make pancakes (boxed or from scratch) try adding in some oatmeal (and chocolate chips). Some people’s faces cringe when I tell them I put oatmeal in pancakes or waffles, like my family. One time at the lake house, I added…

March 9, 2022 By Brian

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Red Velvet Waffles

February 14, 2022

A previous version of this post for red velvet waffles was published in November 2012. We overhauled the post with new photos, formatting, and text. If you don’t eat something red velvet on Valentine’s Day, is it even Valentine’s Day? We love our red velvet desserts (truffles, whoopie pies, icebox cake), and the perfect thing to wake up to on February 14th, besides cinnamon rolls, is red velvet waffles. This…

February 14, 2022 By Brian

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English Muffins

October 20, 2021

My go-to breakfast post-Peloton class is an egg sandwich on an English muffin. It’s usually something I make right before I log on for work, so I go for quick and simple: an over-easy egg with a drizzle of sriracha. Up until now, I’ve been buying so many English muffins. I might be keeping Thomas’ afloat. To try to save a little money, I decided to try and make these.…

October 20, 2021 By Brian

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Blueberry Muffins

September 29, 2021

Nothing says, ‘hello fall’, more than a fresh baked muffin on a Saturday morning. Well, maybe a hot apple cider donut being eaten at a pumpkin patch in your flannel shirt would say it more? But why was it so difficult to find a delicious recipe for blueberry muffins? It took me three tries. THREE. The first two recipes looked good. However, they turned out crumbly, dry, and bland. That…

September 29, 2021 By Brian

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Pumpkin Pop Tarts

October 14, 2020

Another October, another pumpkin recipe in the books. You know we love pop tarts. Last month, we walked you through how we made brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. This time, I tackled pumpkin pop tarts. If you have a pie dough recipe you love, go for it. Otherwise, already-made pie dough is completely OK. We used that for the brown sugar pop tarts and these pumpkin ones. I don’t want…

October 14, 2020 By Brian

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Homemade Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts

September 30, 2020

Pop tarts bring me back to my school days. Strawberry pop tarts were my jam (pun intended). However, brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts were my #2 favorite. I loved toasting them long enough so the non-frosted parts were just about to turn golden brown. I’d pick the sides off, eat them first, let the pop tart cool, and then eat the rest. I know, I’m a weirdo. When Fatima was…

September 30, 2020 By Brian

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Breakfast Pizza for Brunch

January 1, 2020

When ‘breakfast for dinner’ gets boring try making a savory breakfast pizza for brunch. You can make this with homemade, bagged, or the stuff in the can. We prefer the bagged pizza dough for a more authentic experience, however, we made this pizza (three times) with Pillsbury pizza dough in the can. It was the easiest option since we were busy making other sides. If you’re coming from an old…

January 1, 2020 By Brian

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Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Smash Browns

November 24, 2019

When we were in Vegas for Céline Dion last spring, we had breakfast at a really cute place in the Mirage called Pantry. This place was so good, we ate there twice. I had chicken and waffles, Fatima had French toast, and we shared a side of smash browns. The smash browns were exactly what we needed at breakfast. Our flight the night before had been delayed and we landed…

November 24, 2019 By Brian

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Apple Cider Donuts

October 30, 2019

I love apple cider donuts. Usually, by now I’ve had at least a dozen however, I’ve had zero. I haven’t been able to get up to some of our favorite spots in Westchester and I haven’t found a local spot that sells quality apple cider donuts. When I saw BonAppetit tweet about their ‘best’ apple cider donuts, I knew I had to make them myself. They were delicious. However, I…

October 30, 2019 By Brian

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