Sweet Treats to Serve Up on Halloween Morning

What better way to satisfy your family’s sweet tooth on Halloween morning than with seasonal recipes that feature two of the holiday’s most popular ingredients: pumpkin and chocolate. Your children will love starting off the day with a special Halloween breakfast, and considering they will likely be too excited to eat much dinner prior to trick-or-treating, these dishes might contain some of the only nutrients they’ll get until November 1st. These Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pancakes and Pumpkin Waffles are simple ways to get your family into the Halloween spirit without leaving behind a frightening mess in your kitchen. CHOCOLATE CHIP … Continue reading

Coffee Cake Cobbler

Meet my new favorite breakfast cake: the coffee cake cobbler. This is a great dish to bring to a pot luck. You are sure to get rave reviews. But what I especially like about this recipe is that you can use any flavors you want making the cake your own unique creation! While it’s not difficult to make, there are several steps and so you want to start early (or even the night before). You will need: 1 cup of butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 teaspoons of vanilla 3 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda … Continue reading

French Toast Souffle with Maple Cream Topping

This is one of those dishes that you can bring to a fancy brunch and everyone will ooh and aah over your cooking prowess. It is important to use heavy wheat or multi grain bread. Otherwise, the texture will get all messy since it is essentially being drowned in a milky eggy bath. I also have to say this is not a recipe to take short cuts on. Whipping egg whites is one way to cause dishes to rise and become ‘lighter’. For example, when you want extra light waffles, you whip the egg whites almost to meringue like status, … Continue reading