• Artichoke and goat cheese strata

    Toby really likes to have lots of food for breakfast or brunch, whereas I usually can only eat about a serving of cereal or two pancakes before I’m full. So, while Toby loves strata, I often can only eat a few bites. This one is different. I tried it because I like artichokes and goat […]

  • Lemon ricotta pancakes

    Yes, we are apparently on a pancake kick around here. Don’t judge. And actually, I made these partly because I had a lot of ricotta cheese in the fridge that I didn’t want to go bad. But I do think they might be the best pancakes yet. The combination of the ricotta and whipped egg […]

  • Cheesy quesadilla pie

    So, remember the brunch situation for which I baked 9,000 gooey cinnamon rolls? I figured that wasn’t going to be enough for the four of us. Especially since two are burly men. They need protein! Anyway, I attempted to make some pigs-in-a-blanket… and most of the blankets rejected the pigs. It was really quite pitiful. […]

  • Cinnamon rolls

    Let’s pretend that you are sick, it’s 10 p.m., you have already baked two kinds of cookies and you need to make something brunch-y for one of your best friends and her husband. Do you: A. Look in the fridge, note the presence of eggs, cheese and bacon, and go to sleep B. Go to […]

  • Ham and cheese pinwheels

    These are known in my family as “ham and cheese things.” I figured “ham and cheese pinwheels” sounded a bit more legit. Either way, they are super easy, fast and yummy. And you probably have some (if not all) of the ingredients in your fridge already. My mom used to (and actually still does) make […]