Imagine being in a house with the smell of freshly-baked scones and bacon wafting through the air…

I, of course, did not have to imagine it – it was my house! Victor has been plotting a frittata for breakfast all week. It started with me cutting up some peppers and having him ask me to save some. It kinda grew from there.

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Red and green peppers, asparagus, kalamata olives, bacon, potatoes, garlic, ricotta cheese… Just little bits of this-n-that that were in the ‘fridge. The perfect assortment of flavors.

We were fresh out of bread for toast – I’m going to be baking that later on today – so Victor threw together some cherry scones to go along with the frittata.

It’s rough living in our house.

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Cherry Scones

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 egg

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Stir in cherries. Mix sour cream and egg and stir into flour mixture.

Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into an 8″ circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle a bit of sugar.

Cut into 8 wedges and place on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Bake about 15 minutes or until nicely browned.

A great way to start the day. It’s the perfect sustenance to get us through comfy-chair shopping, today.

Yeah… we need to go shopping. Our leather La-Z-Boy has seen better days. Springs have sprung and it’s finally beyond repair – or comfortable sitting. I love the look of the chair, so here’s hoping we can find something similar.

It’s a sad state of affairs when we would rather leave the house to go furniture shopping than watch the Super Bowl.