Pear & Almond tart, right before going into the oven. It’s not as hard as it looks!

Panettone French Toast – a great brunch for the holiday season!

Buttery jam cookies for Tuesdays with Dorie are biscuit-like cookies with a hint of sweet jam.

This delicious sour cream coffee cake highlights one of my favorite flavor combinations – cinnamon and chocolate.

Sugar cookies for Tuesdays with Dorie: I made mine as slice and bake cookies, then sandwiched them together with dulce de leche. Delicious!

Simple breakfast potatoes topped with fried eggs for a quick, savory weekend brunch.

Pumpkin pancakes are the perfect fall brunch. Whipped egg whites folded into the batter make for perfectly light and fluffy little cakes!

A hearty fry-up is easy for a great weekend brunch and fuel for a rigorous day of hiking!

Rugelach for Tuesdays with Dorie – cookies rolled with raspberry jam, dark chocolate, and pecan – unbelievably delicious!

Breakfast stromboli, stuffed with Italian sausage, scrambled eggs, mozzarella cheese and chipotle salsa.

Homemade biscuits topped with eggs and bacon – a quick and easy weekend brunch!

[TwD] chocolate cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting

Tuesdays with Dorie – pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a perfect sweet treat for fall.

I combined two popular recipes – the Neiman Marcus cookie with the resting technique from the NY Times recipe – delicious!

clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl from boudin bakery; and other san francisco eats!

Caramel Peanut Topped Brownie Cake for Tuesdays with Dorie – homemade caramel with salted nuts on top of a moist chocolate cake – delicious!

A simple baked mac and cheese with bacon and tomatoes.

Dimply Plum Cake for Tuesdays with Dorie – a quick and simple dessert with a fruit not often used in baked good!

Chicken “fried” in the oven with just a bit of butter – comes out surpisingly crispy and very tasty!

Eggs and bacon baked right in a whole wheat bread cup and sprinkled with gruyere cheese – an easy, adorable brunch recipe

Chocolate Malted Whopper Drops for Tuesdays with Dorie are delicious, even if you don’t particularly like Whoppers!

a great new take on the traditional breakfast omelet