One taste of this Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats and Grains recipe and you’ll want to eat oatmeal every day! Steel cut oats traditionally take a long time to cook and require a lot of attention while on the stovetop, but this recipe for Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats takes the hassle out of cooking… Read More
Breakfast & Brunch: Biscuits, Scones, Donuts,Granola
How to make Granola
This recipe for simple granola will convince you to never buy granola again! I’ll teach you How to make Granola in a few easy steps, easily adaptable to your favorite nuts and spices. I eat yogurt almost every morning. My favorite flavor for the past couple of years has been Chobani’s Dark Cherry Greek yogurt…. Read More
Best Butter Biscuits
Biscuits are among the most simple and delicious baked goods you can make at home. Start to finish in less than 30 minutes. Give ABK’s Best Butter Biscuits a try today. You’ll never want to eat a store bought biscuit again! What makes a great biscuit? Best Butter Biscuits start with a few simple ingredients…. Read More
Sweet Butter Biscuits with Berries and Cream
You know it’s spring when strawberry shortcake starts to make an appearance in our kitchen! At our last cooking class, the theme was a Springtime luncheon/shower menu. I wanted to share a dessert that celebrated spring and Sweet Butter Biscuits with Berries and Cream was a perfect fit. The biscuits are made, patted into a circle… Read More
Buttermilk Aebleskivers
Buttermilk Aebleskivers are a Danish treat, kind of a cross between a pancake and donut without the deep frying! We love to make Buttermilk Aebleskivers on Christmas morning and eat them plain, filled with a little jam or chocolate and sprinkle them with powdered sugar. A few years ago, my friend Jill hosted a gathering… Read More
Mary’s Honey Nut Granola
My friend Mary makes the best granola. It’s crunchy, nutty, slightly sweet and a bit salty. And the best part, aside from the taste, is the simplicity of the recipe. Granola is so easy to make. You can mix up a batch of Mary’s Honey Nut Granola and put it in the oven while you’re… Read More
Cracker Barrel Biscuits (copycat recipe)
If you’re a fan of biscuits, especially Cracker Barrel Biscuits, this is your lucky day! My make at home version of Cracker Barrel Biscuits is receiving two thumbs up from everyone. You know how I love a good biscuit. This recipe is a Southern classic. It’s rumored to be the Cracker Barrel Biscuits Recipe. It… Read More
Cream Biscuits
Cream Biscuits- a breakfast delight that can be mixed and baking in the oven within minutes! Biscuit experts say that using a sharp biscuit cutter and not twisting the cutter is one of the secrets to a perfect biscuit. Here’s my little graduated biscuit/cookie cutter set. If you’ve never tried a biscuit made with cream,… Read More
Spiced Donut Muffins
Last week I made some muffins for a Christmas breakfast. I estimated that wo-thirds of the attendees would be 16 and under, so I looked for a recipe that would appeal to both young and old eaters. Spiced Donut Muffins? Seemed like a slam dunk. The tops puff up so they are nice and rounded…. Read More
Sour Cream Biscuits
Are you still making biscuits with a mix or (gag) eating biscuits out of a can? STOP IT. Our Sour Cream Biscuits are one of the easiest recipes to experiment with if you are feeling uncertain about trying your hand at baking. Here’s the scoop- these are absolutely melt in your mouth delicious. And simple…. Read More
Ruth’s Mile High Biscuits
Make Ruth’s Mile High Biscuits for your DAD today. You’ll be his new favorite. PrintRuth’s Mile High BiscuitsAuthor Ruth's Diner, SLC Utah Ingredients12 oz flour (about 2 1/2-2 3/4 cups)1 1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon sugar1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder3 oz butter, chilled and cut into small cubes3/4 cup buttermilk, shaken1 egg1/4 cup waterInstructionsPre-heat oven to… Read More
Karen’s Peanut Butter and Cashew Granola
Karen’s Peanut Butter and Cashew Granola is legendary in our neighborhood. We LOVE it at our house. Sprinkled over granola with some fresh fruit. Love it on any type of Greek yogurt. I know this granola is not particularly healthy, but hey, it’s better than a brownie for breakfast. It takes just a few minutes… Read More
Erin’s Cali Granola
Last year one of my favorite people in the whole wide world sent me an email and told me I had to make this super delicious homemade granola. I’ve been on a granola and yogurt kick for the past year, and love to top yogurt with granola, so I decided to give this one a… Read More
Buttermilk Scones
One of my long time favorite cookbooks has been the Heritage Salt Lake Jr. League Cookbook. First printed in 1975, it has become a cookbook classic. I know with the age of computers, blogs, online magazines and websites, purchasing cookbooks may seem silly to some. But there is absolutely nothing like holding a good book… Read More
Skillet Biscuits
You all know how I love a good biscuit. Seriously, l could live on biscuits alone. Well, not totally alone. Butter and jam. And biscuits. Maybe in that order. I’ve never owned a cast iron skillet- until now. My mom had one when I was a kid. My dad thought he was a cook. And… Read More
Cheddar, Bacon and Chive Scones
A few days ago, one of my favorite peeps in the world, Lauren B. asked me to post about Christmas breakfast. Usually for Christmas breakfast we have this or something similar. I like to make breakfast casseroles, because the work is done the day before, which leaves Christmas morning free to enjoy the fam. My… Read More
Sticky Apple Butter Biscuits
Know how you read a recipe and think I HAVE TO MAKE THIS. Soon. I waited for several months until I finally got around to trying Sticky Apple Butter Biscuits. I’ve never been a huge apple butter fan. But last summer my cute friend Melanie made some home made apple butter with her bumper crop… Read More
Martha’s Blueberry Buttermilk Scones
Only two weeks until school starts here. Summer is quickly slipping away. Sleeping in, swimming pools, bbq’s, sprinklers-watering just mowed lawns. Fresh fruit. Definitely one of my favorite parts about summer. So many choices. I brought home a big container of blueberries last week. Found this recipe in Martha Stewart Living. I love scones, but… Read More
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Nineteen years ago next month, my dad passed away. He loved his country. Served in the Navy for 20 years. Fixed his own cars. Was a hard worker and a Johnny Cash fan. A Republican. Loved baseball, basketball, football and boxing. Spent time at the horse track. Loved gambling, hunting, camping, horseback riding and fishing…. Read More
Big Dance Donuts
The UTES are going to the Big Dance! Last night they won the Mountain West Conference tournament in Las Vegas, by beating the San Diego Aztecs 52-50. Just when we thought life couldn’t get better, with a football team that won the Sugar Bowl, and went 13-0…now we have a basketball team that gets into… Read More
Once in a Lifetime Sugar Bowl Beignets
Happy New Year! You probably noticed I didn’t post much in the past two weeks. After Christmas, we left for New Orleans (aka ‘Nawlins to our Southern friends and family) to watch the Utes play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. While we were there, we ate beignets a few times at Cafe Du Monde in… Read More
Fresh Cranberry Scones with Almond Cream
Do you have any leftover cranberries in your refrig from Thanksgiving? I found some in the crisper this afternoon…warning- they will only be available in the grocery (fresh) for a couple more weeks. So buy a few bags, and put them in a Ziplock in your freezer so you can have cranberries all year long…. Read More
Buttermilk Biscuits
One of my favorite food memories is sitting at the dinner table eating my Mom’s baking powder biscuits. It was always stew with biscuits in our family. Like cookies and milk. Pb&j. Rice and okazu. Uh- that’s Japanese for stir fry. Anyway- You get the picture. When we were first married I found a… Read More