Basil & Tomato Baked Eggs

Forget about rubbery scrambled eggs or slaving over a hot stove while frying eggs one at a time. A simple and creative way to add elegance to a Sunday brunch is to bake your eggs in gratin dishes. You can even add a splash of summer freshness with a sprinkling of snipped herbs or farm [...]

Broccoli & Cheese Quiche

Nearly 8 months ago, Brent decided to make the major career decision to leave corporate life and leap into the fabulous world of hairstyling. That’s right, soon he will graduate school and embark on making a full fledged living off of clipping, coloring and curling. And he couldn’t be more ready to do great hair. [...]

Sausage Gravy & Pittsburgh Snow Storm Pt. 2

This is the second part to my Pittsburgh Snow Storm series. You can read the first part here. With over 20” of snow in one night, how could anyone pass up the opportunity to make fresh buttermilk biscuits and meaty sausage gravy? Ironically, I happened to be saving a log of sausage in my freezer [...]

Buttermilk Biscuits & Pittsburgh Storm Pt. 1

This is the first part to my Pittsburgh Snow Storm series. You can read the second part here. After growing up in northern Michigan, then living in Chicago for over five years and even in my current residence of Pittsburgh; I’m very accustomed to the glories of snow. But this weekend was ridiculous! Starting mid-Friday [...]

Steak & Eggs with Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise seems like the kind of sauce that everyone wants to order but nobody wants to make. In fact, I have really rarely seen this other than served over poached eggs at hipster brunch spots and fancy restaurants where the servers call me “sir”. I have to admit I have been intimidated to make such [...]

Chocolate Pancakes

Are these pancakes for breakfast or for dessert?  How about both?  Hard to decide isn’t it? The idea of making chocolate pancakes was actually inspired by an outlet shopping trip just outside of the Pittsburgh area.  I was sifting through a kitchen gadget store looking for anything I haven’t purchased yet when Brent found a [...]

Grilled Pancakes with Balsamic Strawberries

One of my classic tricks for looking impressive, while entertaining, is to incorporate a little showmanship into the preparation of the food.  No one will notice the pancake batter came from a mix.  What they will talk about in the end is how creative it was to use the grill to prepare such a fabulous [...]

Cinnamon Swirl French Toast with Maple Mix Berry Sauce

Since I work in a windowless office, my IPhone has become a digital portal to the world beyond my four boring beige walls.  A quick check of the phone showed a staggering 66 degrees with not a single cloud in the sky.  It was a perfect excuse to go out for lunch. I decided to [...]

Waffles with Fruity Berry Ice Cream

If someone tells you to only have ice cream for dessert, after a bad day, or just before bed.  Then you need to send them to my house where any time is a good time for a heaping bowl of creamy goodness.  Even breakfast is no exception. Ever since I got a new ice cream [...]

Huevos Rancheros: My Way

Weekend brunch in Chicago was a perfect opportunity to people watch over a steamy cup of hot coffee and a batch of freshly fried piles of goodness.  I can’t tell you the number of times I would be sitting on a sidewalk patio watching the world go by when a tragic mess would get seated [...]

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