The ultimate strawberry breakfast pastry! This scrumptious Strawberries & Cream Breakfast Braid is made with store-bought crescent dough and a few other simple ingredients, making it incredibly easy to make. Perfect for your next brunch or weekend breakfast! The spring and summer months bring copious amounts of fresh strawberries. As a kid, strawberries were my absolute favorite fruit. My mom had a small strawberry patch near the clothesline beside our small family home in rural South Dakota. My brother and I would go out in our bare feet and pick strawberries right off the vine. No buckets needed - we ate the sweet, fresh berries as soon as we pulled them off the stems. Sweet, wonderfully juicy and the perfect snack on a warm summer morning. As an adult, strawberries are still Continue Reading...
Strawberry Coffee Cake
This delicious Strawberry Coffee Cake recipe is the perfect excuse to have cake for breakfast! Loaded with fresh, delicious strawberries, topped with a delicious streusel crumble and iced to perfection, this coffee cake is perfect for your next brunch! Strawberry Coffee Cake I long to live in a world where it's socially acceptable to eat cake for breakfast. Well, actually we kinda do! Donuts are pretty much cake, and don't get me started on muffins - I mean, come on! Muffins are basically cupcakes without the frosting. So, lets just give up the ghost and have a slice of cake for breakfast already! We will start with this decadent, uber moist Strawberry Coffee Cake! Adapted from my Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake, this delicious crumb cake recipe is super simple to make, and amazing with Continue Reading...
Pumpkin Spice Protein Shake
Turn a Pumpkin Spice Latte into a healthy, delicious breakfast! If you love a PSL but don't like all the calories, sugar and fat, then you've gotta try this Pumpkin Spice Protein Shake! Make with REAL pumpkin and spices (not a syrup) this pumpkin protein shake is amazing for a healthy breakfast or post-workout drink! I've been really trying to do a better job of starting my day off with a nutritious breakfast. Most mornings during the week I'm heading off to the gym as soon as I drop of my son at school. With this in mind, I don't want a heavy breakfast, but instead something that will give me a bit of energy and still help me feel full through the rest of the morning. I also need something really quick. Between getting my son ready to go to school, I typically don't have time Continue Reading...
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Breakfast Braid Recipe
An amazing breakfast braid recipe perfect for fall! You'll never believe how easy it is to make this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Breakfast Braid recipe! Made with refrigerated crescent roll dough, and a few other ingredients, this gorgeous pumpkin pastry will look like you bought it at a fancy bakery! Is your favorite season autumn? Yes, me too! I was just talking about this with my son, and why we don't have to be sad about summer being over. Yes, we do love the lazier days of summer, but it has nothing on the cool, crisp air, the beautiful changing of colors in the fall foliage, and best of all - the amazing flavors of fall. I absolutely adore the cinnamon spices, the fantastic honey crisp apples, and best of all pumpkin everything! These amazing flavors of fall are what inspired me to Continue Reading...
Better Than Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf
This Pumpkin Bread recipe is even BETTER than Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf! If you're looking for an amazing pumpkin bread recipe, look no further! This Better Than Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf tastes amazing, is easy to make and the perfect treat to enjoy with your Pumpkin Spice Latte! About 15 years ago - it was just after I got married, I discovered Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf. It was love at first sight - or perhaps - love at first bite! I couldn't decide what I loved more; the cinnamon and spice flavors, or the incredible rich, pound-cake like consistency. From this point on, I needed to make a decision. I was either going to go broke buying mass quantities of this incredible pumpkin treat, or I needed to find/create a recipe that replicated this treat perfectly. After quite a bit of trial Continue Reading...
Easy Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie
Easy Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Meet your new favorite strawberry smoothie recipe! With five simple ingredients, and just seconds to blend, this smoothie is perfect for a quick, healthy breakfast or snack. Loaded with nutrients, and light on calories, it makes for a fantastic post-workout recovery drink, too! Whenever I'm craving something fresh, the first thing I look for is fruit. Especially during the spring, I love fresh berries like raspberries, blueberries and particularly strawberries! Strawberries and kiwi are a fantastic combination, so as a quick snack, I decided to blend up this Easy Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie. Making smoothies for snacks, and breakfasts are a great way to add some fresh, healthy fruit to your diet and the perfect excuse to enjoy the season's best Continue Reading...
Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Bake
Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Bake The ultimate baked French toast recipe! Blueberries and cream cheese are stars of this easy French toast casserole, which is topped with a cinnamon almond streusel and baked to perfection. Serve with blueberry syrup and whipped cream for the most amazing breakfast ever! Saturday mornings were made for a few things: 1) sleeping in, 2) good coffee, and 3) fantastic breakfasts. My family loves nothing more than a really fantastic Saturday morning feast, often comprised of bacon, or sausage, fantastic pancakes (my son loves my Chocolate Chip Pancakes) or a really amazing French toast recipe. I recently concocted this amazing Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Bake that is nothing short of Saturday morning perfection! I've come to Continue Reading...
