Breakfast for One - Single Lady Apple Pancake

It's been unbelievably long since I've posted anything in general, let alone a recipe. If you don't know me - or more specifically - if you don't follow me on Instagram - I got a concussion early in February in the lamest way possible. I fell on ice on my way to work. It was a painstaking week + change to recover.

When I started to feel better, I decided to celebrate, and because I finally got (momentarily) tired of eggs + carbs, I decided to try out the Sugar Hit/Joy the Baker single lady pancake mash-up of the apple variety. And, I loved it. I'm normally not one for apples in things, but these pancakes are delightfully light and fluffy, with just the right amount of chew and surprisingly light on sugar.

My New Life

Well, I finally did it. I bit the bullet and finally moved out of my parent's house. I'm now officially a New Yorker. This is my front door - isn't it cute! Yes, it was snowing the day I moved in. And four times since.

HELP: I've Spent All Day Looking at Cookbooks

If you don't know me, I'm a cookbook hoarder. I. LOVE. COOKBOOKS. Particularly ones with big, pretty photos. Or ones that are really really old that seem like they have a story to tell.

The vast majority of my Amazon gift cards received for a birthday or Christmas go toward a book of some sort. And to be honest most of the books I purchase are cookbooks.

Can we talk about gift cards for a second? They're such an odd concept to me and I can't exactly articulate why. That said, I'm very glad they exist. I'm the kind of person who puts cash and checks directly in the bank, never to touch them ever again. But the bank doesn't accept gift cards. They adamantly told me so. So a gift card forces me to buy something I actually want. It's kind of genius.

And because I'm very lucky and have some very thoughtful people in my life, I'm the proud owner of not one, not two, but three new cookbooks. GAH. I'm so excited.

Let me just tell you. I bought David Lebovitz's My Paris Kitchen earlier this month and made the pasta and coffee creme brulee. More to come on that later, but it was phenom. I'm seriously lusting over his pictures and life in Paris.

I cannot wait for my other books to come. More, more, to come on that later.

Veggie Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

So, it's been a while. A long while. Not the longest while though. This combines all of my favorite things except maybe bread, pumpkin, peaches and nutella. So not all of my favorite things - but many of my favorite breakfast things - veggies, quinoa, cheese and crispy fried eggs. But, I blame Gilmore Girls for my absence. It's on Netflix now. It's not my fault. (ok maybe it is),

Love & Links - November 7

I browse the web. I find links I love. I send them to everyone I know with multiple ideas, usually in all caps. I can't wait to get home and start them. But, I have a serious problem with follow through. Here's a collection of links that got me unreasonably excited this week. 

Holy cow! It's November. I feel like I missed half of October. Well in this realm of the internet I did. So much fun in October. Homecoming weekend. Pre-Halloween. Halloween. We celebrated our dog's one year adoption anniversary with some doggy ice cream - because, well, we're strange. I feel like so many little things happened - and so many parties. This might be my first weekend "off" in months. But, tonight I'm headed to Brooklyn.

Any taco. Any wine. These look mighty good.

The secret to nacho cheese. Some please help me find this.

A whole list of kale recipes that look oh so delicious.

Pumpkin and butter happen to be two of my favorite things - so this.

I need a reason to make this cake.

Once I move out these veggie burgers will be an absolute staple. And they're healthy because vegetables, right?

Molly Yeh continues to make childhood dreams come true - dunkaroos. yes please.

Ok but this looks unbelievably good.

It's officially soup weather - and I'm into this and this.

A look inside Thug Kitchen - this cookbook, I want.

And baked apple cider donuts for good measure.

Apple Pie Stuffed Challah Bread

One of my favorite things ever - EVER - ever is to make bread from scratch. Quick bread, yeast bread, bread, bread, bread. And, one of my most favorite things is challah bread. And, anything apple stuffed. And, I bring you this brain child, apple stuffed challah bread. In a pretty, swirly circle inspired by Molly's recipe at Barney's.

Pretty, pretty. This bread whips up surprisingly quick - if you don't count the rise time. And as much as I love the braided version, it's so great not to have to think when making the bread. It's just one quick roll and one final rise.

Easy Pumpkin Donut Holes

It's not secret that I love donuts. That wasn't the most revolutionary sentence I've ever written. Regardless, it's the truth. And, it's this recipe that got me over my fear of deep frying and lead to these bad boys a few weeks ago. And now, for a fall twist on that fated recipe.

Pumpkin donuts. You heard me. I substituted some of that fat in the original recipe with pumpkin puree because it makes it healthier? Because I can. Because pumpkin. That's why.

This recipe is super easy and super quick. And, definitely something you can share or keep all to yourself. It's the perfect accompaniment to a crisp fall morning and a piping hot cup of coffee in your favorite mug.

For those who don't like pumpkin - I've met two of these people, they apparently exist - be warned this is the first of many. It's all fall recipes from here on out (another thing I should have posted with my first apple recipe a few weeks ago. But, seriously be prepared for carbs, pumpkin and apples. Because it's not basic, it's classic.

Apple Slab Pie

I'm so far behind. So so far behind. I have 23 draft recipes to share with you. Probably more than that since those don't even account for most of the food I have photos of. I don't even know how it happens. Yes, I do. Between work and commuting and pretending to have a social life sometimes blogging just falls off the radar. And once I stop blogging for a while, it's really hard to start again.

Love & Links - October 10

I browse the web. I find links I love. I send them to everyone I know with multiple ideas, usually in all caps. I can't wait to get home and start them. But, I have a serious problem with follow through. Here's a collection of links that got me unreasonably excited this week. 

I wont Stephanie's cookbook from Izy! Let's go October, let's go. 

A little lunch inspiration - anything thai and in a bowl, instant noodles and this fried cauliflower sandwich.

All the pumpkin pancake recipes: one, two, three and a pumpkin spice coffee.

A New Orleans-inspired dinner with gumbo, dirty rice and some classics.

Let's be indulgent: cronuts, fried apple pie, bacon peanut butter cups, laminated nutella morning buns and croquembouche cupcakes.

Ok brunch - let's this giant pecan pie chelsea bun or this veggie sandwich or this kale sandwich.

I love a good one pot meal.

Let's be entertained: books to read and food tv.

Let's waffle everything, including latkes and sweet potatoes.

I'm so intrigued by this pork recipe and all of these chicken parms.

Tomato Pie

I think by now you probably know what some of my food preferences are. Largely, I'm way into breakfast, bread and dessert. I'm trying to be in to vegetables - particularly tomatoes. And, to be totally truthful, most of the time I'm choking those tomatoes down.

Apple Cider Donuts

Let me tell you about my best friend. GUYS. This apple cider donut recipe. I can't even handle. It's kind of a project, but it's 100% worth it. I don't always fry things, but when I do - I don't even have an ending to that sentence.

Let's face it. We all have dreams of the perfect apple cider donut. Crispy on the outside, but moist (sorry) on the inside. It somehow managed to be both dense and light. And, cinnamon sugar crusted on the outside. But sadly, most of them are dry and cakey. Well, not these bad boys - courtesy of Smitten Kitchen.

Love & Links - September 26

I browse the web. I find links I love. I send them to everyone I know with multiple ideas, usually in all caps. I can't wait to get home and start them. But, I have a serious problem with follow through. Here's a collection of links that got me unreasonably excited this week. 

This is a representation of possibly my favorite shopping trip ever, 
My mom and I bought four pie plates and four ice creams and nothing else. 
Priorities.

I missed a week. Holy cow. I can't believe its nearly the end of September. I've been so busy, and now I've come down with a cold. There's camping trips, weekends away and parties to tell you about. and so, so much food. While I've been away, everyone else has been busy - and now I have lots of links to share!

All of my favorite things in these beer house woked clams.

Chipotle popcorn? Hello, movie night. And, maybe deep fried apple pie bites.

Let's tailgate and watch football with corn and artichoke fritters and beer cheese queso with chorizo and cake batter rice krispie treats.

But, really I'm feeling the soup these days: bacon corn chowder, chicken pot pie soup, this lentil soup and cheesy chicken enchilada.

Anything thai, including this dirty fried rice.

I don't even understand but this has lobster and gruyere and toast. and yes.

I'm so into buffalo and falafel, so this. These are burgers I might actually eat.

I just want to be Molly's friend: marzipan challah, apple honey muffins, brown sugar challah and an apple picking party.

In other apple thoughts, apple butter, brown butter apple tart and beer battered apple fritters.

Eggplant parmesan pizza. AMAZING.

These cookies, these pasta recipes and this guy and his dog.