This post is the final installment of my brunch recap. In addition to the breads and egg dishes that were served, we had fruit and potatoes. I tried to keep it seasonal (and inexpensive), so I served my favorite citrus: Cara Cara and Blood Oranges, with some chopped mint, and some Wisconsin-grown red potatoes, which…
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Brunch Part 4: Aunt Judy’s Egg Casserole
Aunt Judy’s Egg Casserole is really a strata with a deliciously obscene amount of sausage. It is wonderful. Famous even. Of everything that was served on Saturday – and, actually, of everything that is ever served for Christmas or Easter brunch at a Lenz family gathering – this is what gets the most rave reviews….
Brunch Part 3: Vegetarian Frittata
On to the main courses… the egg dishes. Or, rather, “why I love love love my nonstick skillet.” You love something more when you’ve lived without it, you know. And once upon a time my husband and I decided it was the right and moral thing to do to get rid of our toxic nonstick…
Brunch Part 2: Sweet Potato Bread & Recap
Brunch was a success! We had eighteen adults and three babies present. The food was super good, the conversation was even better, and there were free-flowing mimosas, bloody marys and coffee, thanks to our dear Christian and Lisa. The $5 cover charge was well-received and even complimented as a brilliant idea (I stole it). Best…
Brunch Part 1: Whole Wheat Honey Zucchini Mini Muffins
Starting tomorrow, my family will be hosting a monthly brunch. I have some fantasies about what it will look and feel like, but tomorrow will probably shape the possibilities better than my imaginings are able to. The goal is simply to enjoy good, local food with good, local community. We expect about twenty people, and…
The Best Nachos Ever
No really. EVER. You know you’ve been eating too many of The Best Nachos Ever when you run out of chili powder several times since your daughter’s been born, but you maybe never ran out of chili powder before she was born. Another clue is when you realize you can’t make The Best Nachos Ever…
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Dear Sticky Toffee Pudding, You had me at sticky. I love you more than my luggage. I miss you. Love, Edith ———————— Yep. I promised cake and here I am delivering. Pudding in the UK means dessert. Sticky toffee pudding is a dessert of the cake variety. More specifically, it’s a gooey spice cake with…
As-Spicy-As-You-Want-It Miso Soup with Shrimp & Tofu
WARNING: This post involves the plagiarization of MYSELF. I know. I’m such a cheater. But I want to keep current on Project Food Blog, and I just returned from a whirlwind-mini-break in California – 8-month old daughter in tow – and I’m tired and my house is in a mild state of disarray (although MC…
Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup
I’m on vacation! But here’s what we had for dinner on Tuesday night, in my effort to be resourceful and use up the sausage we had in the freezer, the lentils that had been in the pantry for a while, the spinach that was starting to wilt on its own, and the other fresh veggies…
Miso Chicken Piccata
First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH! This blog has been graced with far more visitors than I’d even dared to hope for. I have such lovely, supportive friends. And I love that they love food! I hope you’re enjoying it at least a fraction as much as I am – if you are, please…
