Category Archives: Brunch

Vegan Banana Muffins

Usually, I shy away from vegan baked goods. I enjoy the occasional vegan chocolate chip cookie, and a friend of mine makes a delicious vegan chocolate cake. But for me, butter, sugar and eggs are equivalent to air, water, and … Continue reading

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Earl Grey Cardamom Pound Cake

I’ve seen a lot of recipes during the last few months for tea-infused cookies and cakes. Whether it’s chai snickerdoodle cookies or green tea matcha cake, it seems like everyone is finding inventive ways to use leftover tea. Initially, the … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes

A couple times a month, I get a craving for chocolate chip banana pancakes. It always seems to happen on a Sunday morning, when (usually) I have the time and energy to make them. I sleep in, wake up, and … Continue reading

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Challah French Toast

I’ll never forget the first time I tried Challah French toast. I was eight years old, and my family went out for Sunday breakfast at a local delicatessen, Pumpernickles. Besides having the most delicious chocolate upside-down cupcakes, rugelach and sugar … Continue reading

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Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

Growing up, pancakes were a breakfast staple item. One of my earliest memories is going to a (now, sadly defunct) restaurant in St. Louis called “Cocoas” for breakfast with my family. I remember my grandpa carrying me over to where … Continue reading

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Winter in Chicago (and ways I’ve cooked up to tolerate it)

This is what it looked like in Chicago on Tuesday:   Note the car that is completely covered in snow. When I decided to attend Northwestern, I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew that winters in Chicago … Continue reading

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Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

There are few breads in the world that I love more than Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.  I think it all started many Thanksgivings ago, when my Aunt brought three different loaves of bread for a Breakfast potluck.  There was a … Continue reading

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Blackberry Muffins for Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings always bring back memories of France.  It’s hard to believe that nine months ago, I was living and working in Orléans, just an hour south of Paris. On most Sunday mornings, I would wake up and walk down … Continue reading

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