Know what I love about carrot cake zucchini muffins? You get to have your cake and eat it too. You're eating your veggies (good for you), but you're still eating cake. Is it decadent? Or nutritious? Kind of both! Giada De Laurentiis puts an extra-nutritious spin on this recipe by using almond and brown rice flour -- and it's sweetened with maple syrup! But you can swap in regular flour if you want to.

The frosting is also optional -- but we're talking about luscious cream cheese frosting. Yum! These muffins make a rich, wholesome breakfast that will add jet fuel to your weekend mornings. 

As you prepare for New Year's Eve festivities tonight, you may want to think ahead and prepare something for breakfast tomorrow morning just in case you're not feeling in tip-top shape after a night of celebrating. Even if you're staying in, this cinnamon swirl bread will be a welcome treat with which to start off the New Year.

This recipe from Pillsbury is incredibly easy as it calls for just three ingredients, one of which is a pre-made, refrigerated bread dough, which takes out a lot of the work (i.e. no kneading). Still it's delicious and the perfect thing to enjoy with your cup of coffee (or five cups) tomorrow morning and all year long.

If you are the proud owner of a waffle maker, then I have a confession to make: I'm completely jealous of you. Waffles -- with all their nooks and crannies -- are one of those breakfast treats I crave constantly. But, as my kitchen is too tiny to store such an apparatus, I have to make do with ordering them at the little brunch place in my neighborhood or, better yet, bribing my best friend: I make waffles for us if she lets me come over to use her maker.

This recipe for Pumpkin Gingerbread Waffles is one of our favorites. Warm gingerbread spices and pumpkin puree give it a hint of the changing seasons, which is perfect paired with espresso or a mug of hot chocolate. With such strong flavors, I recommend simple toppings -- a glug of real maple syrup and a pat of butter should do it!

We all have little, feel-good traditions we like to observe when the weather gets cold and nippy. One of my favorite fall things to do is go to the farmers' market, buy a cup of coffee and warm Apple Cider Doughnuts, and eat them while walking through the stalls and looking at all the bins overflowing with autumn squashes, apples, and pumpkins. (And, it's sometimes on those wanderings when inspiration hits and I get my very best cooking ideas.) A couple years ago I started making apple cider doughnuts at home and discovered that I could make some that are almost as lovely as those at the farmers' market. I've definitely incorporated this recipe into my fall routine.

This morning I happened to have caught a few minutes of Chef Emeril Lagasse making apple pie on Good Morning America, and do you know what he did? He broke the pie crust! It was by mistake, of course, but that's the thing about pie crust: It breaks sometimes -- even for the experts.

If you're craving apple pie but don't want to deal with tricky crust, then this recipe for Apple Pie Muffins is here to save the day. It has the same buttery-cinnamony-appley goodness of pie, but without all the hassle. Take that, crust!

Cinnamon rolls are one of those breakfast treats most people wouldn't dream of making because it's already so easy to buy the can from the refrigerator section and throw them in the oven at home.

But, in fact, homemade cinnamon rolls taste 10 times better than store-bought ones. And, if you make the dough yourself, you can doctor them up. Case in point: Add canned pumpkin and dried cranberries for these lovely Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls -- quite possibly the most perfect fall breakfast treat. To finish, you can drizzle a traditional glaze over top, or try this amazing cream cheese icing if you're so inclined.

You're probably thinking that pancakes for breakfast are as decadent as it gets, but then you would be incorrect. Check out this recipe for Cocoa Pancakes. It's a tweak on classic homemade pancakes with the addition of just a bit of baking cocoa powder. The best thing about these babies is that they pair perfectly with lots of ingredients -- orange slices and powered sugar (try adding fresh-squeezed OJ to the batter!), fresh summer berries, or even banana slices and caramel sauce. For a special morning treat, these pancakes can't be beat.

Sure, leftover pizza for breakfast can be great once in awhile, but actual breakfast pizza is even better. It works well for breakfast or brunch, but it's one of my family's favorite dinners as well.

This recipe from Taste of Home is pretty heavy, but easy to lighten up by using turkey sausage or turkey bacon and low-fat cheese. I also like to throw in some vegetables like chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, and peppers so it's pretty much a complete meal along with some fruit salad. Add some chopped flat leaf parsley on top if you want to make it really pretty.