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Cherry Sangria – The Perfect Cocktail To End #BrunchWeek

May 11, 2013 By 8 Comments
Cherry Sangria

#BrunchWeek has been a rousing success - so many amazing bloggers and sponsors and I really have to send thanks to the #BrunchWeek fearless leaders,  Christine of Cook the Story and Terri of Love & Confections I knew I had to bring a cocktail to the party and for every soiree I hold, there's a strong chance that a sangria will be involved.  I still remember my first sangria when I was much younger and interned at a radio station in West Hartford, Connecticut.  My friend Kelly and I … [Read more...]

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Cookies for Breakfast – Why Not! #BrunchWeek

May 9, 2013 By 25 Comments
Breakfast Cookies

Ahhh - Brunch Week is hitting the home stretch - we've got only a couple days until the #BrunchWeek giveaway (have you entered yet?  Do you remember these prizes?? Hurry!!!) and I've got a recipe that will have you going "Aly - have you gone mad??" BREAKFAST COOKIES! Yes - you heard me right - I said cookies for breakfast.  Now - before you bite my head off - hear me out on the Breakfast Cookie argument.  Ever have a morning when you are racing around like mad with a bizillion things to do … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Black and Blue Thyme Jam #BrunchWeek

May 8, 2013 By 23 Comments
Black and Blue Thyme Jam

Confession: It's no secret that I have had a torrid love affair with blueberries since I was a young child.  Recently, I have begun cheating on my beloved blueberries with its cousin, the blackberry, and using this delicious berry in more of my dishes.  With #BrunchWeek upon us, I figured I would make a blackberry jam but, the more I thought about it, well, it just sounded so - so - plain.  With all that is going on for #BrunchWeek, I wanted to do something special and play with flavors … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Hangover Breakfast Burrito #BrunchWeek #Giveaway

May 7, 2013 By 19 Comments
Hangover Breakfast Burrito

Grab that morning coffee because I have a doozy of a post for you (as well as a recipe you will find yourself making again and again) because it's one of my favorite weeks of the year – Brunch Week! What's Brunch Week you ask? Well – some amazing bloggers, led by Christine of Cook the Story and Terri of Love & Confections, got together and started to chat about all things brunch. Well, one thing lead to another and next thing you know, there's over 30 bloggers participating, … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: French Toast Bread Pudding

September 17, 2012 By 2 Comments
French Toast Bread Pudding

On weekends, I tend to gravitate towards French Toast – whether it's my Cinnamon Plum French Toast, Donut French Toast topped with a blueberry topping, Cinnamon Pan Perdu, or the basic standby flavored with a bit of vanilla and orange zest, it's easy to whip up and I rarely tend to char it to bits. However, there are times when I want to do something different that isn't your typical French Toast dish. The Barefoot Contessa has the perfect recipe that had me whipping out the "good" baking … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Breakfast Casserole

July 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Breakfast Casserole

The weekends have toned down a bit and I haven't found myself with much culinary imagination in the kitchen - that was until I happened to come across Jaime Deen's new show, Home for Dinner, and he was making brunch for the family.  Now when I'm wrong, I will say I'm wrong and, after watching Jaime's new show, I was totally wrong.  Before I saw the show,  I thought his show was going to be a somewhat recycled version of the cooking show formula and it really wasn't.  He cooks with whole … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Blackberry Vanilla Syrup

June 21, 2012 By 5 Comments
Blackberry Vanilla Syrup

My last weekend brunch, I decided to break open the pumpkin waffle mix that was in the pantry and didn't want to do the typical maple syrup routine. I had a large pint of blackberries in the fridge that needed some attention and thought "Hmmm… blackberry syrup". While pilfering through the pantry, I decided that a little vanilla would go a long way and, hence, this new summer brunch staple was born. This Blackberry Vanilla Syrup (if any is left) is also fabulous over desserts, yogurt and … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Sweetly Spiced Bacon

June 19, 2012 By 6 Comments
Sweetly Spiced Bacon - Final

One of my favorite people, Single Serving Byte's Manouschka, did something incredibly daring for Lent this year – she gave up bacon. How the heck she got through all 40 days is beyond me because I seriously think I would cracked by week 2. Personally, I think she would have cracked for this tried and true: Sweetly Spiced Bacon. … [Read more...]

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Recipe Redo: Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes

May 30, 2012 By 9 Comments
Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes

Now that it's unofficially summer, it's no secret that berry season is fast approaching. I always try to keep blueberries on hand for long weekend brunch ideas because Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes from Giada de Laurentiis are one of my favorite tried and trues.  I figured that these blueberry ricotta pancakes were perfect for the recipe redo this time because the picture on the 2009 post made this gal wince and want a cocktail ASAP.  Ahhh - if I only knew then what I know now.  I also … [Read more...]

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Tried and True: Mixed Berry Jam

May 16, 2012 By 17 Comments
Mixed Berry Jam

Wow - first of all, I need to thank all the fabulous people who visited yesterday on my SITS Day - I just was amazed at how many amazing people there were who took a minute to check out Cooking in Stilettos. Thank you thank you thank you! Over the weekend, I checked out the new Wegmans that opened up in King of Prussia and they had a crazy insane sale going on and the berries beckoned from the produce department, whispering "Aly - buy me buy me". I couldn't say no and knew that I'd probably … [Read more...]

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