Breakfast + Brunch

a fully baked beautiful Easter egg covered colorful Colomba

Strawberry and Apricot White Chocolate Colomba (Sweet Italian Easter Dove Bread)

For those of you already familiar with our favorite Italian Easter Colomba recipe, you’ll notice that this version is a little more fantastical. This sweet slow-risen yeasted dough gets filled with homemade candied apricots and strawberries, Belgian white chocolate chips, and a few nonpareil candy sprinkles.  I opted to top […]

sliced strawberry banana bread cake sliced

Best Ever Strawberry Banana Bread Cake

Sweet summer strawberries are a perfect match when paired with our favorite classic banana bread recipe.  For those of you who have already made this easy and super moist banana bread recipe, you know that adding strawberries could only ever be a good thing. This strawberry banana recipe couldn’t be […]

The Zio Renato in a Reidel water glass with a garnish of lime, blood orange, pineapple, and strawberry with strawberry sugar rimming the glass and coconut pieces floating on top of the orange-coral colored cocktail with the pineapple top and glass liquor bottles in the background

Renato Rum Cocktail (Rum + Aurum Cocktail)

This Rum and Aurum Liqueur cocktail is light, fruity, not too sweet, and is perfect for any pre-summer celebrations (even Easter or Mother’s Day Brunch). Sweet pineapple, Tarocco blood oranges, strawberries, lime, and crunchy freeze-dried coconut chips make a delicious fruit punch juice base for this cocktail.  Add a little […]

bellinis in prosecco glasses with bottles of prosecco and fruit around the feet of the glasses

Arcobaleno Bellini (Rainbow Bellini Cocktail)

If you need a new weekend brunch cocktail, something special for an anniversary toast, or to help revive girls’ night this fruity Rainbow Bellini recipe is as tasty as it is pretty. All you need is a little fresh fruit and a decent bottle of bubbly and you have yourself […]

Banana bread that's really moist and the golden brown top is glistening, sliced on a tray with a squashed banana turned upside down on the cutting board to the left of the loaf.

Best Ever Classic Banana Bread (SUPER Moist Bakery Style)

I know, “best banana bread ever” is a really bold statement to make, but we’re betting that when you try this extra moist and delicious recipe for banana bread for yourself, you’ll know what I’m talking about. It’s somewhere between banana bread and banana cake and it’s 100% Crazy-Monkey (kiddo) […]

a beautiful slightly pink'ish with strawberry flecks scone that's been split in half, clotted cream added, topped with homemade strawberry jam and the plate sprinkled with freeze-dried strawberry powder with strawberry coulis dots off to the side

All-Natural Strawberry Shortcake Scones with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream

Make the best all-natural tender and fluffy strawberry scones from scratch with this easy and foolproof recipe. Clotted cream is a perfect accompaniment as is this homemade 15-minute strawberry jam sauce and strawberry coulis. And while homemade sauces and clotted cream put these scones into a whole new category of […]

small Weck Jar with beautifully dark berry sauce in it

10-Minute Homemade Berry (Licious) Sauce

Make this sweet homemade berry sauce to top your favorite cheesecake, pancakes, meringues, or even yogurt. Don’t waste your money on storebought syrups or sauces that are filled with unnecessary stuff. All you need is frozen or fresh berries, lemon juice, and sugar. The best part — this sauce is […]

stack of beautifully fluffy golden pancakes with a fat pat of butter melting in the middle of a homemade berry sauce dripping on 3 sides and maple syrup oozing off the pile of pancakes creating a pool around the pancakes

Light and Fluffy Pancakes for Two (or a Crowd)

Make fluffy homemade pancakes from scratch with this easy and foolproof recipe that’s perfectly portioned for singles, couples, and small families. Breakfast-for-dinner and weekend brunches are some of our favorite meals to make around here and we especially love these extra fluffy pancakes. When I’m craving pancakes but don’t feel […]

3 perfectly golden brown sautéed cornbread dressing cakes in a cast iron skillet with a crispy sage leaf in the middle

Leftover Thanksgiving Cornbread Dressing Cakes

Crispy savory cornbread dressing cakes can be made in minutes using leftover cornbread dressing from your Thanksgiving dinner!  Southern Cornbread Dressing is a favorite holiday side dish in our family and we always make enough to have leftovers. If you get tired of smothering it with giblet gravy and swiping […]

a plate full of green crepes stacked on top of one another

Basil-Parmigiano Savory Crêpes

If you love basil or just need a little savory crêpe inspiration this Italian-inspired green crêpe recipe starts with fresh basil from the garden and grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.  Add a little milk, eggs, and melted butter and you have yourself a delicious savory crêpe that can be used for […]

golden brown crêpe cooking in a crepe pan

How to Make (Easy) Classic French Crêpes

Crêpes are so easy to make at home. This French street food is on regular rotation around here because you can enjoy them with sweet and savory fillings making this recipe really convenient. They’re soft and buttery, but substantial enough to hold up to heartier fillings like ham + swiss […]

beautifully golden brown green egg frittata glistening with olive oil and dusted with freshly grated Grana Padano cheese on a white serving plate

Green Eggs & No Ham (Asparagus-Zucchini Frittata)

If you’re looking for a healthy and delicious way to sneak more veggies into your breakfasts (or any meal), this green egg frittata recipe is the way to go! It’s easy to make, super tasty, and looks pretty stunning on your table too. Fresh herbs, seasonal asparagus, zucchini, and fresh […]

basil parm panko crusted chicken cooked to golden brown stacked on a platter with a view out of the window

Easy Basil Parmesan Panko-Crusted Chicken Breast Filets

Ready in just 25 minutes, this is the best Italian crispy fried chicken breast recipe to make any night of the week. Juicy, tender chicken breasts get an extra flavor punch from fresh basil and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese added to Panko breadcrumbs. This shallow-fried chicken is one of our family’s […]

Biting at the Bit's Colomba French Toast

Mama Colomba French Toast (Vanilla Bean Custard French Toast)

This favorite brunch French toast recipe starts with delicious homemade Italian Colomba bread soaked in a silky smooth vanilla bean custard that’s topped off with pure maple syrup, a sweet homemade strawberry jam sauce, crunchy toasted pecans, butter, and a drizzle of pistachio cream. It’s delicious. Whether you make your own […]

a beautifully almond covered crackly glazed top with white sugar logs (known as candita) on top

How to Make Italian Easter Bread From Scratch (Colomba Pasquale)

This homemade sweet artisanal Italian Easter Dove bread is a recipe that needs a little extra time and effort to make. This Italian dessert bread is special because it takes hours to make and develop its beautiful weblike gluten structure. For this authentic Colomba yeast bread recipe, I’ve made it […]