The Bread and Breakfast Friends, there are just so many reasons why February is a special month. Sure, it’s the month of love and all…and it has less days and all… BUT, more importantly, this month is home to National Pancake Day!! Now, as it turns out, National Pancake Day can fall on a variety of days, depending on …
Monthly archives: February, 2018
On and Off Again: Turkey Lasagna Rolls
Throughout the years, pasta and I have had an on and off relationship. Growing up, we ate it simply: with sauce, and maybe a meatball or two, if Mom was feeling fancy. By adolescence, jarred sauce and elbow macaroni had gotten to be a bit old. In college, I went back in on the pasta …
The Parts that Matter: Very Berry Chocolate Chip Muffin Tops
Friends, today is a day worth celebrating. (I know, I say that every day…) But, seriously this time!! Today is National Muffin Day! For The Bread and Breakfast, it all started with these guys. It was only after making these four different banana bread muffins that I was able to start selling at events, selling …
Combining Sweet and Savory: Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Pizza
Guys, I’m a little late on this, but last week, there were two holidays of utmost importance. First, it was National Biscotti Day…AKA, another Italian cookie from heaven, that goes with one of the most wonderful liquids in the world, coffee. THEN, the very next day, it was National Italian Food Day…AKA a celebration that …
The Fruit Dilemma: Apricot Chocolate Pecan Bread
It’s been a minute since I’ve honored the name sake y’all. What’s a blog and business called The Bread and Breakfast without a regular post or two about bread every now and again? A silly one. That’s what. Clearly, I had to clean up that craziness this week. I’m getting to that point in the …
Small Victories: Getting Toasty, Five Ways
Flash back 15 months ago. I was done. Done, with what I thought the weight loss journey of a lifetime. Over a year and a half; losing weight, getting thinner. At the end of this span of time, I looked back and thought, “Hot damn, 60 pounds down.” My entire journey, summarized and defined by …
Window Shopping Memories: Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake
This summer, when I went traveling solo, I honed quite a few skills: navigating new lands without a guide, striking up conversation with friendly looking people, learning to enjoy time doing me, and most of all, window shopping. Throughout my journey, there were so many reasons why I found myself just gazing through the windows …
The C Word, and Other Words I’m Trying to Avoid: Comfort Food, Four Ways
Food. Here’s a silly question or two about it: what is it? Better yet, what’s it’s purpose? I guess there are quite a few answers to this question. First, if we want to get really technical, according to the ever-reliable dictionary, the definition of food is as follows, “any nutritious substance that people or animals …