Morning Recipes with Heart & Soul!
In our house, there's two mornings a year when my kids demand I stay in bed so they can make breakfast for me. Today was one such day! As life continues to roll on, and the years increasingly blur, magical morning meals made by little hands remind me exactly where my place in this world … Continue reading Birthday Breakfast for Daddy
Today I woke up at 6:30 am, or wait was it 7:30? My phone said it was early, but this time yesterday it was still pitch dark outside and now the sky was dimly lit. Very odd, I thought. Downstairs, the house clocks supported the late wake up claim. Was I loosing my mind? … Continue reading Fall Back and Bagels
Bella, Today you turned 13, and for your birthday breakfast you asked me to make your favorite - pancakes. I awoke at 6 am to do so. To my surprise, your little sister Rosie had been up for an hour already decorating the kitchen for your special day. Now that's a loving sister! We played … Continue reading 13 Years of Making Pancakes for Her
Look who swooped in to help with this morning's breakfast! Ava, right now you are in love with unicorns. None of the other girls liked these mystical creatures as much as you do at age 3! When you walked downstairs today to help daddy with breakfast, you were wearing your new unicorn wings and horn. … Continue reading Unicorn Eggs
Dear Rosie, Although the granola bars we ate for breakfast in the car this morning were quite ordinary, the reason for grabbing something on-the-go was quite exceptional. For this was your first day of weekend enrichment class... at Northwestern University, and Daddy couldn't be more proud! You're a little girl who blows my brain in … Continue reading Northwestern and Granola-on-the-Go
Dear Ava, Apples for breakfast? Today I chaperoned your preschool field trip to the Orchard. From the start I knew it was going to be another magical morning moment... Although you sat in the row next to me on the bus, you reached across and never let go of my hand. You didn't stop looking … Continue reading Apples in the AM
In this edition of #BreakfastWithJody, you'll learn from Jody and his princess sous chef how to make the creamiest scrammies! https://youtu.be/wh4CB9HY-tY
Dear Little Miss Ava, My sweet baby girl. Today I awoke to you outside my bedroom door, sprawled out on the carpet weeping because you wanted to wear your fancy brand new rainbow dress to preschool. We comprised, I gave you your favorite yellow one instead and promised a plate full of piping hot waffles. … Continue reading Frozen Waffles and the ABC’s
In this first post, I'd like to introduce you to me and my three daughters through a short video we made called "World's Tallest Stack of Pancakes." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jap83sHSzoE&t=2s