What a gorgeous sunrise over the pond this morning! Of course, I ran outside in my slippers as I saw the sunrise through a window... and the ground is crispy and frost covered! Well worth the wet feet, such a beautiful quiet.The girls woke me up early, around 6:15, so after feeding them I decided to watch a lil Food Network. Paula Deen is my new "old" favorite. I've never been a Martha Stewart fan, and sometimes Rachael Ray is fun to watch, but in two Sundays I've become infatuated with Paula. So down to earth, and her recipes are NORMAL recipes that most of us would love to eat, plus I adore her kitchen! Ya gotta love that refrigerator that looks like an old country icebox! She made a marinated pork tenderloin with root vegetables today that looks like it is to die for, so you know I will be trying that in the next few weeks. In the meantime, watching Paula and her yummy concoctions motivated me to make my simple yet very yummy coffee cake for breakfast today.
If you haven't tried it yet, click the link above and give it a whirl... I've tried many other coffee cakes, some easy and some more complicated, and I always come back to this tried and true recipe. And believe it or not, it's from my home economics class in junior high school! I added a lil nutmeg to the topping today, and I greased and floured the cake pan, which my memory seems to think I've never done before??! Who knows, my memory sure is getting blotchy these days... yikes, I just read the recipe I posted here last May, and I guess I do grease the pan...
Oh, I just have to laugh at myself sometimes...
I'm heading into the kitchen to have a piece of coffee cake now.
I'm heading into the kitchen to have a piece of coffee cake now.
That looks SOOOOO good!
ReplyDeleteHey there, how are you doing? Paula is one of myfavorites too, when we went to Savannah in 07 we went to her restaurant. It was very yummy.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try this for Christmas morning...much easier than cin. rolls..haven't had coffee cake in so long...
ReplyDeletePretty sunrise. Paula is my fav too. She cooks with butter like me. Maybe that's why we are the same shape????
ReplyDeletePaula Deen is my favorite too. I bought her autobiography on audio and I loved every bit of it. She's also a smoker which was kind of surprising and she cusses up a storm. Get the book. You will love her even more.
ReplyDeleteYour coffe cake looks delicious. The best coffee cake I ever had came from my cooking class in junior high school too. Of course, I don't know which recipe it is but I'll never forget how good it was.
I know of her, but I rarely get to see any shows with her on them. Oh Canada.....
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to some time to just relax, and maybe I will make myself a coffee cake to go with that.
Jen
Looks delicious! You know if it's easy, I'll be trying it!
ReplyDeleteYou are officially entered in my book giveaway! Thank you for your interest. The coffee cake looks great.
ReplyDeleteLooks really good.. Glad you got computer fixed Keep warm out there on the plains
ReplyDeleteOh how I love me some coffee cake.. and Paula Dean too. She's such a crack up. Did you see the video of her on you tube where her pants kept falling down? OMG... she's hysterical.
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The Blue Ridge Gal
Yea coffe cake. Glad you braved the crunchy cold ground to take the sunrise photo--very neat.
ReplyDeleteWell it sure is good to see a post from you pop in! Love the recipe and think I'll put it on our Christmas Day brunch menu. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat looks so yummy! And it'll reheat good tomorrow morning, I'll bet. That is, if you have any left! :)
ReplyDeleteThat coffee cake looks yummy and somehow familiar to me! I may do this for Christmas morning! I like Paula, too, and have made a couple of her recipes. Try the "Not 'yo mama's banana pudding", that is so yummy we ate it till we had stomach aches!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Christmas!
Wow..serious? That is so cool..I must try it! Paula Dean is so cheerful! I insist on butter and I can prove it, ha! Thanks for the tried and true- even better.
ReplyDeleteI have a few more minutes on a temporary laptop..we had a really bad electrical storm over the weekend so we need a new modem..I didn't say how pretty your sunrise was! Just gorgeous and the elements make it so special this time of year- cheers-
ReplyDeleteI am so behind in blogging and visiting blogs and just when I think I will have the time to play catch up, I don't. Your sunrise is beautiful!! I hope you didn't get too soggy capturing this one!!
ReplyDeleteI will try your recipe over the holiday, though, and that is a promise I can follow through with!! The breakfast cake looks absolutely to die for!!
I'm drooling - mind you, these days that's normal for me!
ReplyDeleteDelicious cake - and sunrise!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours!
I'm terrible at remembering things like that...hence the reason I once made 'fudge' which turned out to be more like stone and promptly had to throw it away...still in the baking tray lol
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful sunrise peeking over the pond! The frost on the ground and the sillouette of the trees really add to the peaceful mood of the picture. I'm glad you sacrificed your feet and slippers to get the shot. lol
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmmmmmm, coffee cake! YUM!
ReplyDeleteThat coffee cake looks yummy. Today is EmmaLou, Golden Destroyer's birthday and she has already had some of your yummy dog biscuits. She LOVES them! Have a wonderful Christmas sweetie! Lots of hugs!
ReplyDeleteA little coffee cake is always good, a lot is even better! I have never been able to find a good recipe so I will definitely try yours next time! Which might be sooner rather than later! It looks goooood!!! : )
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! ~Andrea~
PS. I wish I could paint, draw or do anything nearly as well as the Artist. I will definitely show off more of his artwork in the new year, thanks!
I want some. I've got milk.....be right over! Merry Christmas and God bless ya'll!!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!! You are always basking up something wonderful! :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteDear Susan!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoying your Christmas time, love and greetings from Norway...and thank you so much for the always gorgeous pictures and for being such a wonderful friend!
Much love: Evi
I hope you had an equally beautiful and yummy Christmas. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a long-time Paula stalker. LOL Love her! Your coffee cake sounds yummy. Save me a slice, OK?
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