Breakfast Recipes

This was supposed to be pumpkin bread. I had the can of pumpkin puree open, the flour measured, and my favorite loaf pan greased and … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me struggling with a grocery bag that had just split open in my driveway. She didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring into the fridge at 10 PM, and honestly, I just couldn’t face another morning of scrambling … Read more

I was supposed to be making banana pancakes. That was the plan, anyway. I had three sad, spotty bananas on the counter, a grumbling stomach, … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there that afternoon. My neighbor, a quiet woman named Carol who keeps to herself, had mentioned offhandedly that she was … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a laundromat on Third Street that made the most incredible zucchini banana muffins. When they closed—poof, … Read more

My brother-in-law claimed he hated breakfast casseroles. For years. Every holiday morning, every family brunch, he’d load up his plate with scrambled eggs and bacon, … Read more

My neighbor Gina watched me fumbling with a blender at 6 AM, three different containers spread across my counter, and didn’t say anything at first. … Read more

It was 11:04 PM on a random Wednesday in early December, and I had a violent craving for something sweet, tangy, and pillowy soft. I … Read more

My friend Jenna wasn’t trying to impress anyone when I walked into her kitchen that rainy Tuesday. I’d stopped by to borrow a garden rake, … Read more