Breakfast Recipes

There used to be a tiny café tucked between a dry cleaner and a bookstore on the corner of Oak and Elm that made the … Read more

The first time I made these muffins, I was trying to impress my mother-in-law, who was coming over for brunch. I had this vision of … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a batch of persimmon cookies. I had the recipe bookmarked, the butter softening on the counter, and the kids … Read more

My sister had refused to eat anything that looked like a vegetable for breakfast for, oh, about twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven years of scrambled eggs, plain … Read more

The neighborhood pumpkin-carving party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I’d signed up to bring something. Everyone else would be showing up with … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. She … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by her place to grab a book I’d lent her months ago, and the smell of peanut … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on Main Street in my old neighborhood. They made … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed for years that he hated casseroles. Years. He said they were “mushy” and “depressing” and “the reason potlucks feel like … Read more

I was standing in the cereal aisle last Tuesday when a jar of peanut butter caught the light just right—and suddenly I was seventeen, in … Read more