I love a French toast casserole, and I love a shared brunch. If hosting a dinner party overwhelms you, consider a brunch. I find there is a lot less pressure - recipes that can be made ahead, no need to do plated courses, casual clothes, no full bar and wine pairings. And when all the guests are gone, you still have some daylight left to relax. And not just for company. It’s a … [Read more...] about Peach French Toast Casserole with Pecan Syrup
Blueberry Upside Down Loaf Cake
I wanted to create a little drama here. I had some blueberries and I always like an easy loaf cake. I’ve created some great ones – blueberry cobbler, blueberry maple, blueberry ripple – but I really figured I needed to create something with a difference. So I turned the idea on its head. Tender, vanilla rich cake with a sweet, dusky, juicy blueberry cap. And … [Read more...] about Blueberry Upside Down Loaf Cake
Boursin Egg Salad
Egg salad is great, but let’s be honest, it’s kind of a pain. So I have created one of the easiest ways to make a fully flavored egg salad. Peeling eggs is time consuming, frustrating and messy. I have tried all kinds of tricks for making hard boiled eggs that peel easily and I’ve found my favorite, but there are always some shells that don’t come away and some eggs that … [Read more...] about Boursin Egg Salad
Summer Squash Yeast Bread
Beautiful bright sunny yellow summer squash is so abundant at this time of year, I cannot resist buying it. Which sometimes leaves me with a surfeit of squash. I make a delicious canned relish, casseroles and many other recipes, but this one came out of the blue. What to do with one extra squash? I ‘ve made squash and gruyere biscuits and summer squash … [Read more...] about Summer Squash Yeast Bread
Fresh Peach Sheet Cake
I love a sheet cake. You can feed a crowd, it’s easy to make, leaves a lot of room for creative decorating and is adaptable to so many flavors. And it’s not fiddly like a layered and frosted cake, which I have never been good at creating. I make sweet potato version for Thanksgiving, egg nog for Christmas, and a spice cake for anytime. And here is … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach Sheet Cake
