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Bacon Blue Cheese Quiche

August 9, 2011 By Julie 23 Comments

Imagine that you’re driving through the Northern Vermont countryside, soaking in the peaceful views that surround you. On all sides are idyllic small family farms with row upon row of vibrant organic vegetables poking up from the fertile soil, cows gently gnawing on dewy blades of grass, chickens cooing and pecking at the random insect that happens upon the ground as they meander within their outdoor pen, and quaint little homes, some of which are over 100 years old. You come around a bend and your friend notices a series of well maintained red barns, one of which says Blue Cheese in big swirling letters on the front.

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Cheddary Cheesy Grits

July 19, 2011 By Julie 20 Comments

Remember the banana’s foster french toast recipe from a few months back? If you recall, I ended the post with a challenge to recreate the most delightful cheese grits I’d ever put my fork to. Here we are four months later and I’m finally ready to put my grits where my mouth is.

And you thought I forgot.

Aside from the months old challenge, the other inspiration pushing this recipe to the front page is my brother Matt. This guy has some mad talent in the kitchen. He doesn’t visit often enough, but when does, man do we whip up some seriously fabulous fodder. Long before the french toast was even a bite of inspiration in my brain, my brother and I set to work attempting to create an award winning cheese grit for one culinary inspired Christmas morning breakfast. While our results were good, they weren’t “knock out” “drag out” “you two really should start your own restaurant” fabulous. We enjoyed our spoils but knew there was further work to be done.

Matt holding my youngest, Andrew

Fast forward to today and I believe that I may have finally conquered the almighty grit. Loosen your belts and grab your whisk cuz I’m about to take you on a creamy cheesy ride you won’t soon forget. This one’s for you Matt.

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Cafe Style Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

July 15, 2011 By Julie 28 Comments

Summer break as an adult with a handful of children is difficult work. Just this week alone we’ve had playdates at friends house’s, gone swimming (4 times), bounced a morning away at Monkey Joes, ventured to the movies, treated ourselves to frozen yogurt, treated ourselves to dinner, and motored our way downtown for a morning at the Discovery Place (our resident science museum). The kids are having a summer break they won’t soon forget. I, on the other hand, need a well earned time out from all the fun.

Thank goodness for hot coffee and a muffin the size of my head. These treasures have been making my mornings a whole lot better for the past few days. Simply slice one in half, grab a large vessel of steaming hot caffeine and who knows where the day can take us? I’ve conquered lemon poppy seed and my next challenge is obtaining blueberry perfection. All I know is if I have one of these treats at my side, there’s nothing I can’t handle.

If you’re in search of summer break sustenance, then you’ll need to cream up a little sugar and butter and throw in a few goodies such as eggs, vanilla, and lemon in both the zest form and the juice form.

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Chocolate Cherry Cinnamon Buns

May 24, 2011 By Julie 34 Comments

Who among us loves a good ol’ fashioned cinnamon bun? How about chocolate? Or maybe even chocolate covered cherries? If that was you that just shoved your significant other out of the way (in a very loving manner of course) to get a better look at this confection, then this is your lucky day. Meet the chocolate cherry cinnamon bun. Not for the faint of heart, this bakery frontrunner combines all the classics into one swirled delight.

I’ve wanted to try my hands at cinnamon rolls for sometime now, but if you know me at all, then you know I wasn’t about to do it up without a twist. When Oregon Fruit decided to share a few containers of their wonderful canned harvest with me, I garnered the inspiration I needed. I would add fruit; cherries to be exact. The whole experiment still felt a bit “been there done that” to me though, so I did what I always do when I need to kick it up a notch. I added chocolate. You can thank me after you take your first bite. Trust me on this one.

Time to make the doughnuts. Or should I say the cinnamon buns.

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Saucy Mama Breakfast Burritos + a Giveaway

May 17, 2011 By Julie 41 Comments

I can never resist the temptation to join in a good ol’ recipe contest. Saucy Mama recently threw down the gauntlet to me and a handful other talented food bloggers to see who could dream up the best five ingredient recipe using select Saucy Mama condiments. With prizes and bragging rights on the line, I just couldn’t let the opportunity to throw my hat in the ring pass me by.

Let me just say, it is hard to come up with a recipe that only uses five ingredients. I’m the kind of cook that likes to add a dab of this and a dollop of that until I get things just right. Some of my creations are downright embarrassing there are so many additions! But I wasn’t going to let that deter me. I’d been wanting to put together a breakfast burrito for sometime now, and it struck me. Why not add a bit of the southwest dressing to my eggs and see what happens? The result is a simple and satisfying breakfast burrito that whips up in no time flat but tastes like you worked all morning putting it together. Throw a little cheese, bacon, and cilantro into the mixture and you’ll be licking your lips and heading back for another round.

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Family Friendly Fridays: Cherry Almond White Chocolate Scones

April 8, 2011 By Julie 21 Comments

Is it just me, or has Family Friendly Fridays turned into a weekly display of rich and decadent “gotta have it now” desserts? Just thinking back off hand, I can recall a caramel apple cake that threatened to not only put apples back on the map, but permanently launch them to the top of the charts. And then there was the pretzel toffee crusted chocolate cake. Mamma Mia, bring out the milk cuz a second slice of that beauty was inevitable. And let’s not forget the chocolate churros. And I know I wasn’t the only convert to those. My friend Mari over at Mari’s cakes reported back to me that she made them a whopping six times! Seriously sweet.

Not that I’m complaining. I never meet a sweet I don’t like and am quite talented when it comes to engineering an excuse to bake up a meal-ending confection. Especially if it’s a treat like this one.

Now I know that scones are typically a breakfast food, but honestly, who made that rule up anyway. Certainly not me. And with the creation of this recipe, you can bring on the dessert. And hey, if you want to have it for breakfast. I’m all for that too.

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