Breakfast Recipes

I was standing in line at the local grocery store last November when the scent of roasted cinnamon and damp earth hit me. It wasn’t … Read more

There used to be a tiny, cramped bakery called The Daily Grind on a corner of Hawthorne Boulevard in Portland that made chewy high-fiber chocolate … Read more

The oven timer had been screaming for three minutes when I finally remembered the batter. I had been distracted by a phone call about a … Read more

The rain was hammering against the kitchen window like it was trying to get in. I know, I know, you’ve been there. You’re lying in … Read more

I was standing in line at a cramped corner bodega last Tuesday when the smell of roasted peanuts hit me — and suddenly I was … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return a casserole dish she’d lent me weeks ago, and this smell hit me … Read more

This was supposed to be a quick batch of overnight oats. I had the rolled oats measured, the milk poured, the mason jar ready on … Read more

My brother-in-law, a man who once claimed vegetables had no business being in baked goods, swore he hated zucchini bread. For years. He’d make a … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked into a converted garage on the corner of 5th and Elm that made the best peanut butter … Read more

My neighbor Carol swore she hated banana bread. For three years, every time a batch came out of my oven—walnut-studded, chocolate-flecked, the classic kind my … Read more