Breakfast
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Coffee Cake
A relatively easy coffee cake recipe is something everyone should have quick access to, this one is good enough for anytime of the day.
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Peanut Butter Granola Bars
These rich and chewy snacks make for a great starting point that you can adjust depending on what fruit and nuts you have available in the pantry.
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Monkey Bread
A sweet crispy outside and a smooth yeast center makes this an incredible breakfast snack. The small puffy bites are easy to pull-a-part for a quick appetizer or side for parties.
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Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake
A casserole packed with amazing flavors that combines some of my multiple favorite dishes into a single casserole.
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Cheesy Croissant Casserole
This breakfast casserole is a showstopper. A variety of textures and flavors are followed up by a rich buttery melt in your mouth goodness.
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Cream Cheese Egg Salad
This is a perfect spread to have handy as an appetizer or with breakfast.
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Buttermilk Biscuits
The biscuit is the perfect pair for breakfasts, snacks and dinners. Top if with gravy, butter, jelly or even use it with chicken and dumplings.
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Fried Potatoes and Onions
One of the few dishes I remember my grandpa making, however I wasn't brave enough to try them back then.
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Crispy Breakfast Potatoes
With some time and practice you can have crispy diner style potatoes at home. Duck fat has a higher smoke point and allows for the potatoes to cook hotter and increases the browning.
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Sous Vide Egg Bites
No more excuses for skipping breakfast during the workweek, these portable (Starbucks Inspired) egg bites are very rich and have a wonderful texture. Customize and change-up your toppings to add variety every day.
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Chocolate Scones
A significantly healthier option compared to most of the recipes on the site, these scones are moist with a light crunch on top.
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Ultimate Granola
This is less of a complete recipe and more of an excellent foundation to build a granola with all of your favorite ingredients. Combinations and add-ins are endless, you may find yourself sneaking some before bed as a treat, seriously.
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Pumpkin Cake Donuts
We love donuts at our house, I finally broke down a bought a donut pan. Our first attempt were these moist pumpkin donuts, there will be more on the way like chocolate chip or apple cider.
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Pork Belly Bacon
Bacon is a hero on its own, or add it to a number of meals to take it up to the next level. This is a great way to save some money and have some delicious treats in the fridge/freezer.
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Breakfast Granola Tart
Our family eats a lot of granola and yogurt, this was a simple recipe to make eating and serving it a little more exciting.
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Pomme Rosti – Hash browns
The bags of frozen hash browns never turned out well for me. This recipe takes a little time, but produces the best hash browns I have had to date.
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French Toast
Next time you see a nice Challah bread at the store, think about picking one up to try out this great french toast recipe. It's simple, but a great way to have a restaurant style meal at home and save some big money.
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Steamed Hard Boiled Eggs
Surprisingly enough, we struggled to get consistent results when making hard boiled eggs. Using this steam method has made this a foolproof recipe.
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Pie Crust (Pate Brisee)
Nothing beats homemade pie crust and with the help of a food processor it is actually pretty easy. With a 14 cup processor or smaller, you may want to split this into 2 batches.
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Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips
What a great way to use up those extra bananas your kid had to have, but then wouldn't eat. Made with natural fruit so it has to be healthy right?
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Yeast Liege Waffles
These are possibly the best waffles you can make. If you can plan in advance and have some patience you will be rewarded with a hand-held delicious breakfast treat.
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Blueberry and Cream Cheese Pancakes
Leave the regular pancake mix in the pantry, get out the cream cheese and make a batch of pancakes like you've never had before. These cheesecake like pancakes are sure to fill you up and leave you wondering why you didn't try to mix in cream cheese sooner.
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Baked Oatmeal
Quickly throw this together for a change of pace for your normal breakfast routine. Try swapping out the fruits and nuts on top next time you make it and see what you like best.
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Kolaches
These beautifully golden pillows of breakfast goodness can be filled with anything from sweet to savory. Traditionally, Kolaches are not stuffed and served with a fruit preserve on top - but there are no rules in the kitchen.
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Double-Chocolate Devil’s Food Pancakes
We don't break out this recipe often, because it is pretty much an actual cake, but made pancake sized and somehow allowed for breakfast.
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Simple Breakfast Quiche Lorraine
One thing shared by everyone is a busy morning routine, simplify your life and eat something healthier than a pop-tart. This simple quiche reheats quickly and is calorie dense, change the extras to keep your taste buds guessing.
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Cinnamon Twist Skillet Bread
What a great way to have breakfast, yeast dough covered and filled with cinnamon and drizzled with icing. The contrast of the bread in the skillet is equally as wonderful.
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Cheese Souffle
This recipe can be made in one large pan or many small individual sizes, both are equally as exciting to eat. Use this as a base recipe and add some extra meat/flavors to keep it interesting.
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Breakfast Gravy
As crazy as it may sound, this simple recipe was new to me. I have made it twice in the last few weeks and won't buy the gravy packets ever again.
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3 Cheese Souffle Casserole
This is the ultimate cheese lover's breakfast is made with 3 types of cheese and baked into a giant cheesy pillow that will put you right back to sleep.
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Fruit Tart
Sometimes it is worth it to make everything at home and spend the extra time in the kitchen, this is one of them. You can easily scale this recipe to make additional tarts for a few days later.
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Cold-Brewed Ice Coffee
As the temperature warms up, my wife slowly switches from a hot espresso in the morning to an iced coffee to kickstart the day. After trying quite a few ratios, this is where she has landed with consistently good results.
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Apple Peanut Butter Cookies
Anytime my son asks for anything that includes peanut butter and apples is going to be an easy win for him. This is about as healthy as cookies come, add your favorite toppings to make it more or less healthy.
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Bread Pudding
This recipe is fairly straight forward and tastes a little like a fancy french toast. If you are making your own pain au chocolat, I recommend doing these recipes over the course of a few days.
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Cinnamon Yeast Pull Apart Bread
This recipe is a little time consuming, but I like the looks and taste of the finished product. I could see trying the slices in different patterns for even more options.
