Category: Breakfast

 “The oat is the Horatio Alger of cereals, which progressed, if not from rags to riches, at least from weed to health food.”  ~Waverley Root, Food(1980)  Irish Oatmeal Breakfast Recipe In honor of National Cereal Week, here is my family’s … Continue reading →

“Breakfast! My favorite meal- and you can be so creative. I think of bowls of sparkling berries and fresh cream, baskets of Popovers and freshly squeezed orange juice, thick country bacon, hot maple syrup, pancakes and French toast – even … Continue reading →

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ~ Virginia Woolf I think it has finally dawned on me that I am a pancake junkie. To make matters worse, I don’t intend to give … Continue reading →

It is more important to eat some carbohydrates at breakfast, because the brain needs fuel right away, and carbohydrate is the best source. ~ Dr. Andrew Weil The lightest, fluffiest pancakes you will ever make – whip up these blueberry … Continue reading →

  “All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.” ~ John Gunther Sundays call out to me for a relaxing delicious breakfast.  Last Sunday was really screaming for attention.  The  to do list was short and the weather was finally sunny … Continue reading →

 These scones are half way between a plain scone and a shortbread cookie ~ Clodagh McKenna The perfect accompaniment to tea. Scones are extremely popular in the United Kingdom. Wherever you buy coffee or tea, you will find these wonderful … Continue reading →

“In the 1960′s when the “health food”  market revived cereals of natural whole grain ingredients, they were called  Granola, and enthusiastically adopted by the “hippie” movement. Most have dried fruit and/or nuts and added sugar or honey for flavor, and … Continue reading →

Ooey-gooeyness at its finest. ~Judith Fertig  A cinnamon-y bun with a cream cheese frosting The smell of warm cinnamon is divine.  Wrap it with a buttery yeast dough and top it with a cream cheese frosting and you are in … Continue reading →

Everyone ordered the same thing-pecan waffles-and no one made a peep once they were served.  We just sat there, eating silently and smiling at our luck. ~Warren Brown author of Cakelove Buttery tasting pecan waffles with a hint of rum. As … Continue reading →