Grand Rapids is full of good breakfast eateries, but my favorite is the Real Food Cafe in the Alger Heights neighborhood. Their menu is anything but ordinary – popular dishes include the Veggie Hash (a delectably meatless combo of potatoes, bell peppers, fresh spinach, mushrooms, and cheddar cheese, topped with two eggs cooked to order),…
I remember the first time I ever encountered the word “popover” (goodness knows why, but in some ways, my memory is akin to a bear trap). Of course, it was in a novel. I was probably about twelve years old. Plainly, the word made an impression, because I don’t recall anything else from said novel with such clarity….
When I decided to make Eli a jar of homemade hot cocoa mix for Christmas, my friend and colleague Tonya suggested I also try homemade marshmallows. She makes them (she refuses to buy the corn syrup-filled variety available at the grocery store) and willingly shared her recipe. Of course, since I claim to believe that…
One of my favorite things about my friend and colleague Michelle is her perpetual hot cocoa jar (I’m kidding, Michelle – I would love you just the same with or without the cocoa jar). In November, when the days are beginning to turn grey and dreary, Michelle brings a gallon-size glass jar of homemade cocoa mix…