Month: October 2015

Pumpkin Pound Cake

Pumpkin Pound Cake

It feels like just yesterday I sat down to write my first post for the brunch series I’ve been doing (in case you missed it, see: mimosa bar, bacon quiche, and spinach apple salad).  It has been over a month since I cooked brunch for 

Spinach Apple Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

Spinach Apple Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

There are so many things to love about fall, but one of the best parts (in my food world at least) is that honeycrisp apples are once again available.  Cultivated by the University of Minnesota, honeycrisp apples are the best apples.  That’s not just an 

Bacon Quiche with Cheesy Grits Crust

Bacon Quiche with Cheesy Grits Crust

Part two of the brunch installment from The Cooking Cardinal is a bacon quiche with a cheesy grits crust.  When I think of the foods I want to eat at brunch, an egg dish is always part of the menu.  The egg offerings at restaurants