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April Fools and Breakfast Casserole

Yes, April Fools Day was on Monday.  And it’s now Thursday.  I think.  (It is Thursday, right?)  I’m not really sure, it’s been a strange couple of weeks.  Which makes this title fit just fine.  I’ve been exhausted all week.  … Continue reading

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A Strawberry-Banana Quick Bread to bid Farewell to D.C. Summer

Goodbye D.C. summer.  I know, I’m jumping the gun.  It’s still early August, summer isn’t over yet.  But D.C. summer is, for me at least.  After this weekend, I will be in the city all of three nights and two … Continue reading

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My Least Favorite Thing About D.C. (and it’s not the heat!)

Since moving to Washington D.C. three and a half years ago, I have slowly but surely fallen in love.  I can definitely say I have come to consider it “my city,” and one day I could see going as far … Continue reading

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My First Take on Savory Oats

I’ve been intrigued for some time by the idea of savory oats, but a woman set in her ways I had yet to give it a whirl.  Until yesterday that is, when the need to use up a quite unusual … Continue reading

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Quinoa Pudding Breakfast Parfait

Another delicious, quick and healthy breakfast option! 1/3 cup cook quinoa 1 container (5.3 oz) vanilla or honey flavored Greek yogurt 2 tbsp light coconut milk 1/2 cup fresh berries 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp cinnamon sweetener of choice … Continue reading

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Coconut Quinoa Porridge

You’ll be proud to know that since confessing to you my inability to break out of my breakfast routine,I’ve tried a good number of new breakfast dishes.  I’ve even found a few worthy of being added to my regular weekly line … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Jelly Time

More people visited my page yesterday than ever before.  It turns out that perhaps pit bull discrimination is more interesting than my latest use for quinoa.  I talked to Lila about it.  I told her that she was more popular … Continue reading

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Hot Banana Quinoa Breakfast Cake

I’ve explained before how set in my ways I am about my breakfast.  Little is good enough to make it in the lineup alongside my morning oatmeal.  This is. It kind of goes like this: Bread Pudding meets Banana Bread … Continue reading

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Maple Quinoa Breakfast Pudding

The Morning Glory muffins were scrumptious and it was true that they got better with time.  That was until day four, when I got a nasty surprise when I bit into my last one.  These muffins have to much fresh … Continue reading

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How do you pronounce Ebelskiver?

Whenever we make Ebelskivers, the debate over how to pronounce their name goes head-to-head with the debate over which kind we should make.  Mike and Winifred introduced me to these traditional Danish pancakes when they gave me the William-Sonoma gift … Continue reading

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