Breakfast Recipes

My sister claimed she hated oatmeal for twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven years of wrinkled noses at breakfast tables, of pushing bowls away with a dramatic sigh, … Read more

This was supposed to be a loaf of chocolate chip banana bread. I had the bananas, perfectly speckled and soft on the counter. I had … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last October, looking for a dusty can of pumpkin puree I swore I bought the year … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible pumpkin muffins. … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a massive pile of laundry last Tuesday—honestly, the kind of chore you just want to disappear from—when my neighbor, a retired … Read more

I used to think banana bread required a production. A mixer to haul out, bowls to wash, a counter to completely destroy. Honestly, I avoided … Read more

The office potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate quiches, homemade sourdough, and those fancy charcuterie boards … Read more

A neighbor asked why I couldn’t just toss the sourdough discard straight into pumpkin bread instead of fussing with a preferment. I started to explain … Read more

My neighbor Jen asked why I couldn’t just shred the zucchini straight into the sugar mixture instead of squeezing it dry first. I started to … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of healthy-ish zucchini muffins. I had the zucchini shredded, the whole wheat flour measured, and a very clear … Read more