by Amy Chaplin

Category Archive for 'Breakfast'

I have such fond memories of making this breakfast pilaf in my sister’s sunny yellow kitchen when I was staying with her last summer. I thought of making it now because it’s a good in-between-weather breakfast: not too wintery like some of my other breakfast recipes and not too summery like this favorite. The pilaf [...]

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When my friend Gaby called to say she was driving into the city for the day with her daughter and a friend, I immediately suggested they come for morning tea.  As soon as I hung up the phone, my mind started playing with the different things I could bake for the occasion.  I went back [...]

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I think you will love this pumpkin bread; it has a lovely light and moist texture, and a perfectly sweet flavor from the winter squash and hint of maple syrup. The cranberries add a nice burst of color and tangy flavor to the batter too. This bread is very different from the overly sweet cake-like [...]

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I’ve been eating a lot of tomatoes on toast these days, To me this it’s the perfect breakfast to capture the flavor of summer before it slips away. Recommend on FacebookTweet about it

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I have to share with you my latest and most favorite way to make oatmeal in the morning. If you’re already an oatmeal fan this might be a nice change of pace; if not, you may become a convert. I know that without tasty toppings and embellishments oatmeal can be bland, which is why people [...]

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One of my favorite ways to spend the morning is to get up early, put a pot of some kind of warm breakfast on the stove to cook while I sip green tea and go about my usual routine. Now that the mild mornings of early fall are over, I find myself drawn to some [...]

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When I awake to temperatures well below 20 degrees (-7 degrees celsius) I can think of nothing more comforting than this steaming bowl of creamy goodness. It’s a winter version of my oats soaked in almond milk with fresh berries. Here, I warm the almond milk and pour it over just before eating. The berries [...]

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Pamela’s Whole Spelt Almond Waffles

This delicious waffle recipe is my mother’s and she makes a batch every time I visit her in Australia. We usually enjoy them for breakfast topped with blackberries from the garden, mangoes and bio-dynamic yogurt. Sitting out on the veranda taking in a beautiful view of the Australian bush, we linger over these tender, fragrant [...]

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Homemade Granola

                                                    It’s funny how you just do things and don’t ask your self why; I thought this as I automatically brought ingredients to make this granola before going to the [...]

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Spelt Blueberry Muffins

This one is for my father. If you saw his comment back in June he hasn’t had a decent muffin in very long time. I broke out the frozen organic blueberries (that I preserved in the freezer from the summer before) xmas morning and whipped up a batch for him.  Although it was years ago, [...]

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