Beyond Egg McMuffin: Create Elevated Breakfast Sandwiches

[1] A homemade version of the Egg McMuffin using a quality muffin, sausage patty (instead of Canadian bacon), Cheddar (instead of American cheese), and a runny sunnyside-up fried egg (instead of McDonald’s “over well”—photo © Steven Cordes | Unsplash). [2] How many different ways can you make a ham-and-egg breakfast sandwich? This version is from…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Truffle Cheese

A good truffle cheese is a knockout. It you’re going to serve one cheese for a special occasion, this is it. There are different truffle cheeses from the U.S., France, Italy, and elsewhere. Some deliver the aromatic, spectacular truffle aroma and flavor you’re looking for. Others don’t, the black flecks of truffle seemingly there like…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Cake Pops & Cake Balls

Baby Cakes cake pop maker. Photo courtesy Baby Cakes.   If you’ve never made cake pops but would like to if it were easy, the Babycakes Pop Maker is a fool-proof, inexpensive appliance that make round balls of cake. The original cake pops recipe involves baking a cake, crumbling it into a large pan, adding…
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