We’re big breakfast fans around here.  Every weekend, Ashlyn wakes up and askes for either pancakes of waffles with “sup-ups” (syrup) and I like to have a few options for variety.  A friend of mine shared this recipe on Facebook and it’s made it into the recipe book – Rowan even had a taste and . . . → Read More: What’s for breakfast – Gingerbread Pancakes

My little monkey Ashlyn loves her bananas, but if we buy more than 4 guaranteed there will be a few that go mushy before we get to them.  For a change of pace, I decided to make banana pancakes on the weekend for the first time using this recipe with a few little tweeks.  Ashlyn . . . → Read More: What’s for breakfast – banana pancakes

We had some bananas to use up, and while I love our favourite banana crumb muffins, I wanted to try something different.  My first stop was The Pioneer Woman where I found her recipe for banana bread.  Words cannot describe how good this bread is!  It’s got almost a cake-like texture.

I still had a . . . → Read More: What’s for breakfast – Banana scones and banana bread

I love weekend breakfasts, when we have more time to have something a little more fun than the usual cereal/bagel.  One of our favourite things to make is waffles and mok honey (homemade syrup), thanks to the recipes from my good friend Joleen.  It’s easy, delicious, and very impressive to guests when you tell . . . → Read More: What’s for breakfast – waffles and mok honey

This recipe is from an old Alberta Agriculture Home Echonomics Branch book called “Zucchini, zucchini, zucchini…”.  I’ve made a teeny change and added some carrots and flax seeds; my changes are in pink.  This loaf freezes really well, so I baked it in 4 small loaves instead of one big one so I could . . . → Read More: What’s for breakfast – Zucchini & carrot loaf

With Thanksgiving either over (if you’re Canadian) or approaching (if you’re American), Halloween right around the corner and Christmas none too far away, baking is at an all-time high in my household.  When fall arrives, I love to use pumpkin but I don’t always want to bake a pie.  Then I found this killer . . . → Read More: What’s for breakfast – Pumpkin Coffee Cake

I love Allrecipes. It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for, they probably have a recipe (or 20) for it. I have a good banana muffin recipe but I was looking for something a little different and gave these Banana Crumb Muffins a whirl. I don’t think my husband will let me make the old . . . → Read More: What’s for Breakfast ~ Banana Crumb Muffins

I had some ricotta left over from the panzarottis we had for dinner the other night, as well as some blueberries from the pie I baked on the weekend, so I looked for a recipe to combine the two and found ricotta blueberry muffins. I baked them up this afternoon and they are so . . . → Read More: What’s for Breakfast – Blueberry Ricotta Muffins