Breakfast Recipes

The power went out halfway through my meal prep Sunday. There I was, staring at a dark fridge, a half-bunch of bananas turning spotty on … Read more

The neighborhood bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those picture-perfect layer cakes with buttercream rosettes and … Read more

I was at my local farmers’ market last October, arms full of squash and kale, when the woman at the apple stand—a tiny, silver-haired farmer … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just toss everything in one bowl and pour it into a muffin tin instead of fussing with a baking … Read more

The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a strange, sleepy no-man’s-land. I was house-sitting for my sister, which meant I had a beautiful, quiet … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Saturday morning to drop off a book I’d borrowed, … Read more

I was sitting on my porch last October, scrolling through my phone while a pile of leaves I’d promised to rake sat untouched. My neighbor—the … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me fumbling with a too-ripe banana that had basically liquefied inside its peel. I … Read more

My roommate asked me why I couldn’t just skip the stove and throw everything in a jar the night before. I started to explain why … Read more

This was supposed to be a smoothie. I had the bananas, the peanut butter, the milk, even the little scoop of protein powder. I was … Read more