Mini McGriddle McMuffins

Just when you think there’s nothing new under the sun for breakfast, I saw a reel featuring McGriddle Muffins    and I thought I can do a whole grain vegetarian option for that! Truth is I’ve never had a McGriddle. But the combination of the savory cheese and sausage with a slightly sweet pancake, uh muffin …

White Cloud Breakfast Casserole

Whether egg yolks are good or bad is debatable, but there’s no question that egg whites pack a lot of low fat protein, so when I wanted to make a lighter breakfast bread casserole with the VERY STALE store bought bread we had, I whipped up this egg white only version and it was still …

Shredded Savory Tofu

Shredding EXTRA SUPER FIRM tofu then baking in the oven completely changes the texture of this otherwise soft and bland staple for many vegetarians. Tonight we seasoned and roasted to use as the foundation for an amazing philly cheesesteak sandwich. It did not disappoint. The texture was chewy and paired with the mushrooms, caramelized onions …

Impossible Party Pan Quiche

We feed a crowd every night, but these baking dish quiche casseroles make serving 10-20 people a snap. We doubled this recipe and made one with turkey and smoked Gouda for those people in our family who are meat eaters. The vegetarians had a non-smoked Gouda, with half mushroom. Plus we used the dips left …

Shark-Cuterie Board!

It’s Shark Week so we decided to add a few toy sharks to our charcuterie board tonight. We lay parchment paper down on the counter and used little plates or bowls to keep any meat items away from the vegetarian bits. Our board tonight featured a warm spinach artichoke dip, a pimento and cheddar bowl …

Strawberry Hootenanny

The term “Dutch Baby” didn’t sit well with our family, so when we did a search for alternate names for this hybrid between a pancake, crepe, and popover we were tickled to see that they are sometimes refereed to as Hootenanny  cause that just FELT like our recipe blog

No Bake (Cottage) Cheesecake

I heard a content creator say “cottage cheese is having a moment” .. and it certainly does seem to be a flurry of recipes that are capitalizing on this high protein, low fat food. The twist is, everyone is raving about WHIPPED cottage cheese. So for folks who think they don’t like the texture of …

Happy Waffle Sunday

Whole Grain Waffles

“Finding a minimally toxic waffle iron is the bane of my existence.” says Karma. Sadly they don’t make cast iron electric waffle makers and the stove top manual cast iron plates are hit and miss in terms of sticking in our experience. Though we do have a lovely collection of vintage cast iron stove top …

Delightful Lemon Curd Cheesecake Bars

For Mother’s Day we made a delightful cheesecake bar with lemon curd top. To make it easier on the prep, we did the cheesecake base the day before adding the lemon curd in the morning. Our first attempt was a vegan lemon curd that used turmeric. It had a definite medicinal quality but a lovely …

Make THIS Marble Cake!

We go through a lot of iterations when it comes to finding the perfect whole grain cake. And so far this one wins the battle. Why is it a battle? Because everyone is use to light and fluffy store bought birthday cakes. And when you are up against that overly sweet standard, you have your …