Archive for the 'Brunch' Category

Quick Corned Beef Hash

Published by Rachel January 9th, 2010 in Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation, Brunch and Breakfast. Closed

The country club in the town where I grew up served an awesome brunch.  Every time I went there I would get corned beef hash.  The corned beef hash was not that minced mush looking stuff you get at some restaurants or out of a can.  They used big roasted potatoes, fresh corned beef, and […]

Curry Rice Salad

Published by Rachel August 15th, 2009 in Poultry, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Brunch and Leftover chicken or Turkey. Closed

This is a go to dish (albeit I haven’t made in a long time).  This recipe comes from my grandma Clark.  She makes it for brunches, baby showers, wedding showers, and all sorts of events.  This salad is a great way to use up leftover chicken or Turkey from Thanksgiving.  It’s also a great crowd […]

Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake

Published by Rachel August 1st, 2009 in Dessert, 5 Stars and Brunch. Closed

I found this recipe at A Year in the Kitchen, and the recipe is adapted from a recipe by Dorie Greenspan.  This blueberry crumb coffee cake is really delicious, and even has enough crumb topping for -s!
Ingredients:
For the Crumbs:

5 TBSP unsalted butter at room temp
1/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. light brown sugar (packed)
1/3 c. all purpose […]

Campfire Buttermilk Biscuits

Published by Rachel May 21st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Bread, Sides and Brunch. Closed

These biscuits are sinfully delicious.  The recipe comes from Stephan Pyles’ New Tables From Texas cookbook.
Ingredients:

8 TBSP unsalted butter
10 TBSP shortening
3 c. self-rising flour
1 1/3 c. buttermilk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F  Place the butter in a 9 1/2 skillet and warm in the oven for 5 mintues to heat the pan and melt the butter.
Using your […]

Buttery Cinnabun Cake

Published by Rachel June 22nd, 2008 in Dessert, 5 Stars, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation and Brunch. 0 Comments

This picture doesn’t do this cake justice. I found this recipe at Picky Palate’s site, and to say everyone enjoyed this cake would be an understatement! It was delicious, and would be perfect for a dessert or brunch. It’s super easy to make, and it’s just delicious. If you like coffee […]

Blue Cornmeal Pancakes

Published by Rachel May 5th, 2008 in Vegetarian, Quick and Easy, 4 Stars, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation, Brunch and Breakfast. 0 Comments

We have the great luxury of living near the War Eagle Mill. They have a fabulous selection of organic whole grains. This past weekend we took the kids there to see the operating water powered grist mill, which they were fascinated by. We bought a whole bunch of the grains. We […]

Crumb Cake

Published by Rachel February 27th, 2008 in Dessert, 5 Stars, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation and Brunch. 0 Comments

I found this recipe over at the Picky Palate food blog, and this afternoon my kiddos and I made it, and it was delicious. Not surprisingly it is grown up and kid approved! It’s really easy to make, but mine took a lot longer to bake than the directions indicate.
Ingredients:

1 Box Yellow Cake […]

Challah: Take 2

Published by Rachel February 1st, 2008 in 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Entertaining, Bread, Brunch and Breakfast. 0 Comments

Yes, I’ve made challah before, and now I’ve finally come to a recipe and process that is to all of our liking.
Ingredients:

1 c. lukewarm water
3 envelopes yeast (totaling 2 TBSP + 3/4 tsp. yeast)
3/4 c. sugar
1 1/4 c. lukewarm water
3/4 c. vegetable oil
1 TBSP salt
3 large eggs
8-10 c. bread flour
1 egg for egg wash

Directions:

In […]

Cardamom-Lime Sweet Rolls

Published by Rachel January 8th, 2008 in 3 Stars, Bread, Brunch and Breakfast. 0 Comments

This recipe is from the Jan/Feb issue of Cooking Light. I was very intrigued by the flavors, so I made them this afternoon. First off, the last few times of made breads, I’ve been having trouble getting the dough to rise, and this time was no exception. The dough rises twice in this recipe, and […]

Hashbrowns: Smothered and Peppered

Published by Rachel December 18th, 2007 in Vegetarian, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Sides, Brunch and Breakfast. 0 Comments

We love our hashbrowns smothered (with onions) and peppered (with jalapenos).  Last night we had breakfast for dinner, and I made my smothered and peppered hashbrowns, and they were delicious!
Ingredients:

Olive oil
1 onion, sliced thinly
1/4 c. sliced pickled jalapenos (you can chop them up if you like)
Frozen hashbrown potatoes (the kind that have not been fried […]

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