Just a Smidgen » Breakfast/Brunch https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY xo Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:35:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Winter Whites ‘n Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/18/spicy-mexican-hot-chocolate-mix-jar/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/18/spicy-mexican-hot-chocolate-mix-jar/#comments Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:50:17 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=19098     Who can resist these little pink harbingers of things to come.. and who wouldn’t want to keep a few Christmas amaryllis around for a touch of spring? ♥  I love these winter white lacquered pieces.. I found these candlesticks at HomeSense last spring, they’ve been hiding in my office. I think they’d look […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/18/spicy-mexican-hot-chocolate-mix-jar/feed/ 13 Swedish Tea Ring https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/03/swedish-tea-ring/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/03/swedish-tea-ring/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:05:55 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18916 There is so much excitement and tradition around setting up the Christmas Tree that we reluctantly take down the trimmings and store them away for yet another year. I do move some of my Christmas decor around to create little winter white vignettes. I loved these branches on my tree, but I almost like them […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/03/swedish-tea-ring/feed/ 16 Just a Smidgen 2013 https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/02/just-a-smidgen-2013/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/02/just-a-smidgen-2013/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:33:13 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18883 In addition to the Top 10 viewed Crafts, DIY and Recipes, here are Smidge’s favorite much-loved posts from Just a Smidgen 2013! January Red Velvet Chambord Surprise ♡ Cake with Ruffled Frosting Sweetheart Rose Petal Soaps DIY Blushing Marshmallow Hearts February Spring Pastel Layer Cake SweetAmbs Brush Embroidery Cookies March Spring Festivus Spring Anenome Cupcakes […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/02/just-a-smidgen-2013/feed/ 3 Top 10 Recipes for 2013 https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/29/top-10-recipes-for-2013/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/29/top-10-recipes-for-2013/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 16:53:27 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18838 Let the countdown to 2014 begin! Here are your Top 10 Recipes for 2013! Number 10 You know I love experimenting with fancy cakes for family and friends birthdays! This Pretty in Pink Tomboy Cake was a popular one this year, I loved the pink icing swirled between the dark chocolate layers! Number 9 Pumpkin […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/29/top-10-recipes-for-2013/feed/ 21 Risgrynsgröt ~ Julegrot ~ Swedish Rice Pudding https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/06/risgrynsgrot-swedish-rice-pudding/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/06/risgrynsgrot-swedish-rice-pudding/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:28:23 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18628 On Christmas Eve households in Sweden would traditionally serve a bowl of Julegrot or Risgrynsgröt to sweeten tummies and to please their little tomte ♥ you may have seen drawings of tomte he’s a little storybook creature with a white beard and colorful clothes he brings gifts on Christmas Eve ♥ that little almond on […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/06/risgrynsgrot-swedish-rice-pudding/feed/ 25 Snowberries ~ White Chocolate Dipped Strawberries https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/16/snowberries-white-chocolate-dipped-strawberries/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/16/snowberries-white-chocolate-dipped-strawberries/#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:59:53 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18057 I know I promised you a cake.. but these white chocolate dipped strawberries turned out so very beautiful and  filled with Christmas cheer that I had to show you! The sugar reminded me of snow crystals so I decided to call them Snowberries ♥ They were so easy to make and stunning on the dessert […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/16/snowberries-white-chocolate-dipped-strawberries/feed/ 30 Glute~-Free Pumpkin Spice Scones with Maple Glaze https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/27/gluten-free-maple-glazed-pumpkin-spice-scones/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/27/gluten-free-maple-glazed-pumpkin-spice-scones/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:25:06 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=17337 my inner clock almost always wakes me early so I wrap up in my robe, tip-toe down the stairs, brew a pot of coffee, and read the morning paper before anyone else stirs to join in. On weekends, there’s all the time in the world to make a hot scone to surprise groggy sleepy-heads ♥ […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/27/gluten-free-maple-glazed-pumpkin-spice-scones/feed/ 24 Gluten Free Pumpkin ~ Applesauce Granola https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:00:50 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16719   I love the seasonal change over to fall recipes, I think it’s the contrast of all the deep earthy flavors after the cool, light salads of summer… like in this Gluten Free Pumpkin & Applesauce Granola recipe. ♥     This is my newest favorite granola creation. There isn’t actually any star anise in […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/feed/ 46 The Best Banana Muffins https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/18/best-banana-muffins/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/18/best-banana-muffins/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:02:28 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16580 cherish ♥ /ˈCHeriSH/ to hold dear to protect and care for lovingly ♥ a friend lost her book of family recipes in the flood this past June how heartbreaking that would be mine are { thankfully } high and dry in a recipe box with my mom and granny and grandma’s neat handwriting ♥ if […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/18/best-banana-muffins/feed/ 19 Plumpish Blueberry Muffins https://justasmidgen.com/2013/08/26/plumpish-blueberry-muffins/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/08/26/plumpish-blueberry-muffins/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:00:50 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16162 Every year we give hugs all ’round and head home from Mabel with a stash of these tucked under our arms..   Gubler’s Mabel Lake Farms have the largest, plumpest and sweetest blueberries around, they’re picked fresh { and spray free }beginning the third week of July and peak the first two weeks of August. […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/08/26/plumpish-blueberry-muffins/feed/ 34 Sweet Potato ‘n Five~Spice Muffins https://justasmidgen.com/2013/08/22/5-spice-sweet-potato-muffins/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/08/22/5-spice-sweet-potato-muffins/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2013 04:39:04 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16133 The thing about the lake..   is that you can stay there long enough that you know when it’s time to head back home  and not drive your parents too crazy.. { this is my Dad, Mom and cuz Marilee } The signs are all there: you’ve rested enough, played enough, wandered through Farmer’s Markets […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/08/22/5-spice-sweet-potato-muffins/feed/ 26 Artichokes ‘n Smoked Salmon Eggs Bennie https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/15/artichokes-cynara-cardunculus-var-scolymus/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/15/artichokes-cynara-cardunculus-var-scolymus/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:37:30 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15097 Pretty fancy name for a thistle! Artichokes are native to the Mediterranean, so it comes as no surprise that my mother-in-law had a “no recipe” recipe for these beauties. We had a good laugh in our kitchen when she said I needed to bang the artichokes on the corner of the counter… or over a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/15/artichokes-cynara-cardunculus-var-scolymus/feed/ 28 Fresh Morning Muesli per l’Italia con amore https://justasmidgen.com/2013/05/17/fresh-morning-muesli-per-litalia-con-amore/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/05/17/fresh-morning-muesli-per-litalia-con-amore/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:59 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=14671 Don’t you just love the breakfast buffets offered at hotels? Years ago when we had the pleasure of visiting Paris and Provence and again this year Italy, the mornings were always off to such a great start when you had a hot cappuccino or steaming cup of coffee, ice cold orange juice and so many […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/05/17/fresh-morning-muesli-per-litalia-con-amore/feed/ 21 Crunchy Cherry Bomb Muffins https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/04/crunchy-cherry-bomb-muffins/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/04/crunchy-cherry-bomb-muffins/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:33:50 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=13886 It snowed today.. that’s about all I have to say about that.. oh, did I mention it was cloudy too? Pretty dirty trick, going from +20C down to minus something in one day! As I learned from my mother, there is only one thing to do when the day is a bomb.. make muffins and […]

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