Critter Chronicles
Breakfast
Recipe: Make Ahead Brown Sugar and Cinnamon “Instant” Oatmeal
At the beginning of the year I pledged to myself that I would stop buying cereal for The Critters to eat for breakfast. Here are my reasons: 1. Cereal is highly processed, and I’m trying to eliminate as many processed foods as we can. I know it’s fortified with vitamins and minerals, but I’m not … Continue reading
On Manipulation, with BONUS! Recipe: Toast Ouef
He calls me Mama now, instead of Mommy. I don’t know when he decided to make this switch, but I simultaneously love/hate it, because I’ve been Mommy for the past eight years and fully intend to never allow my children to call me Mom. It’s just not who I am, mostly because at thirty-one-and-a-half I … Continue reading
Recipe: Eggnog French Toast Casserole
Do not make this recipe if you are on a low-fat, sugar-free diet. In fact, if you are limiting yourself from those types of foods don’t even read this recipe. Don’t look at it. It’ll make your mouth water and then you’ll go and make this for breakfast one day and it’ll be awful. It’ll … Continue reading
Recipe: Strawberry & Agave Nectar Jam
>Last week I bought a huge 5 lb. container of fresh strawberries at Costco. No, they weren’t organic but yes, they were a good price and I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be able to find them before the season is completely over. The problem with buying so many strawberries, however, is that no … Continue reading
Recipe: Make Ahead Coffee Cake
>Because we live in Okinawa – and, thus, 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in the US – the Super Bowl was not an evening but rather a morning event for us. My husband was given the day off to enjoy this classic American past time and chose to watch the game here at … Continue reading
Recipe: Slow Cooker Porridge
>I discovered the recipe for “Whoa Breakfast!” in a supermarket recipe book by Crock-Pot, and tried it out a few weeks ago. I made a few alterations, and while it turned out pretty tasty, it just wasn’t quite right. I tried again last night with the modifications that I thought might make this more successful, … Continue reading
Recipe: Skillet French Toast
>This recipe comes from a variety of sources. The recipe for the batter comes from the cookbook The Best Recipe, a standby and must-have in my cookbook collection and which comes from the Cook’s Illustrated cookbook collection . The method comes from my mother. Together, these two elements combine to make the easiest and yummiest … Continue reading
Recipe: Baked French Toast
>I had baked French toast at a playgroup several years ago, and it was delicious, but I forgot to ask for the recipe and pretty much forgot all about it. That is until recently, when I began looking for an alternative to our standard Christmas morning pancake breakfast. I came across a recipe for such … Continue reading
Recipe: Whole Grain Breakfast Porridge
>When my son was just starting solids, we found that he often got bound up and… um… well, let’s just say that he didn’t have the easiest time processing his food. My mom taught me to make this porridge for him, afterward processing it until smooth, and HOO BABY did that do the trick. This … Continue reading
