Can you believe that Memorial Day is just a week away? The official start of summer is just around the corner, so what are you going to do with this nice, long weekend? Sometimes the best holiday weekends are the ones that require no travel or extra effort, just some lazy mornings to sleep in and a little extra time to cook something special. I used to make blueberry pancakes with vanilla ice cream for my girls on weekends like […]
Looking for a weekend breakfast treat? I’m long on rhubarb right now, so I decided to add rhubarb and raspberries to this baked doughnut recipe, for both the flavor and the added fiber. I originally bought the rhubarb to make a rhubarb trifle, and I will get to that in a few days, but this is a really easy recipe. All you need is the pan for baking doughnuts, which has been a good investment for me because I make […]
There’s an open air farmer’s market in Dupont Circle in Washington every Sunday morning, and my husband and I love to walk down there to take photos and load up on the fresh produce glowing in rude good health. After fighting our way through the crowds, we sometimes stop at a small café nearby that serves a fresh veggie farmer’s scramble that is the gustatory equivalent of what we’ve just seen at the market. Packed with almost as many vegetables […]
It’s a well-established fact that I’m a big fan of Parks and Recreation, and I’ve watched this last (really good) season with a sense of impending loss. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a small Midwestern town myself and recognize an uncomfortably large number of the characters as people I know, or maybe it’s Ron Swanson’s libertarian instincts that appeal to me more than I can say, even while I’m laughing at them, but either way, I already miss […]
Here’s an update on my husband’s diet progress: he’s lost 17 pounds since my daughter imposed a strict “no bagels for breakfast” rule. One of the things I’ve changed most dramatically for his diet has been his breakfast eating, and he loves this breakfast quinoa bake. The quinoa provides a long energy burn from relatively small amounts of grain, and the sweetness of the fruit makes him feel like he’s eating dessert for breakfast. We all need to feel satisfied […]
