Spanish Tortilla

One of the best things I had to eat in Spain was tortilla for breakfast.  Spanish tortilla is not like Mexican tortillas, it’s more like a frittata and typically made with potatoes and onions.  Just like a frittata, it’s cooked in a skillet then finished under the broiler.  In Spain, I ate it with mushrooms [...]

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Tofu Vegetable Scramble

So I’m king of doing the South Beach Diet to lose my grandma arms and generally get  in better form.  That means I can’t have my usual breakfast of yogurt and granola- at least for a few weeks.  I made this tofu vegetable scramble last night as a quick breakfast and loved the results.  I [...]

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Whole Grain Butterhorns with a Salty-Sweet Glaze

I got my first piece of blog swag!  I feel like I’ve really arrived.  When I mentioned in my post on Brunswick Stew to be sure not to forget the cornbread, a cookbook author Cresent Dragonwagon offered to send me a copy of her cookbook, The Cornbread Gospels.  When I first flipped through it, I [...]

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Cinnamon Apples

I love apple pie and apple crisp, but what I really love about it is the filling…cinnamony, sweet, slightly tart apple slices that still have a little firmness to them.  Making cinnamon apples is a really quick way to get that taste, and with fewer calories than in a pie.  You can eat these plain [...]

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Pumpkin Bread

We have another guest post today!  Sharon made the best quick bread I’ve ever had for the election party last night.  It was really moist and tender with a crispy edge that even stayed crispy overnight.  And it was perfectly spiced.  I already know I’m planning on making this into muffins or loaves closer to [...]

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