The inspiration for this recipe came from a vintage recipe card: Figuring out when the recipe came out? Not so easy. Finding the booklet it came out of, "The Bisquick No Time to Cook Summer Recipe Book, Volume III," isn't easy to find, though I saw remarks of a 1980 edition; maybe the mid to… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Swiss and Bacon Squares
Tag: Breakfast
Peach Oats
Cooked oats on the stovetop are a quick breakfast. It took me about 10 minutes to make Kirk and me a hearty breakfast. I used freeze-dried peaches in this recipe to give it the chewy flavor/texture I enjoy. The oats are plant-based and vegan, as well, if that is something you care about. Peach Oats… Continue reading Peach Oats
Protein Cottage Cheese and Oatmeal Pancakes
Looking for inspiration, I picked up a copy of Clean & Delicious: Eat Healthy and Get Healthy With 100 Whiile-Ingredient Recipes. It came out in 2023. I was flipping through when I saw her recipe for protein pancakes, which are gluten-free and based on oats and cottage cheese. They have no leavening, so the pancakes… Continue reading Protein Cottage Cheese and Oatmeal Pancakes
Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
My children have not grown up with cereal as a breakfast choice. I didn't set out to do it; rather, none drank milk. And let's be honest: The only nutritionally good part of breakfast cereal is the milk - if you consume it. They all didn't tolerate milk as babies, so it never became a… Continue reading Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
The Simplest Weekend Pancakes From Scratch
Somewhere we got lost along the way and thought we needed commercial mixes to make pancakes. Maybe even worse is commercial frozen pancakes for heating up at a later point. Making pancakes from scratch is one of the easiest things you can do in the kitchen, and any extras are stored in the freezer for… Continue reading The Simplest Weekend Pancakes From Scratch