Tag Archives: breakfast

Cuisine. To poach an egg. 4-5-16

You’ll need a pan with raised sides. I use a saucier, because the rounded sides provide fewer places for the eggs to maneuver to where you can’t reach them. Put enough water in the pan to come about halfway up … Continue reading

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Cuisine. A Fast Little Cake. 12.14.13

I woke up this morning wanting pancakes, but the idea of tending them and flipping them really wasn’t working for me today. It is grim and grey and cold outside today. Perfect baking weather. Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees … Continue reading

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Cuisine. The Frittata. 09-01-13

I was outside looking around my garden this morning. The cubanelle pepper plant I bought turns out its not. Its producing little bell peppers. I don’t usually like them very much from the grocery store. Turns out, fresh off the … Continue reading

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Cuisine. Saturday 4-27

Sometimes you want the flavor of cinnamon in your french toast, but you don’t want to sit there with a microplane with a keen eye for splinters grating. Yeah, I know, you can get the ground up stuff from the … Continue reading

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Cuisine. Efficient usage.

Sometimes when I head to the kitchen, what is on the menu is determined by what is on the edge. When I look in the fruit basket or produce bin and stuff is still good, but needs to move to … Continue reading

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Cuisine: Could I actually get tired of bacon…?

Strangely enough, the answer is yes. I’ve been bacon-and-egging it pretty seriously over the past few weeks each morning for breakfast. Its pretty easy to slam together a breakfast sandwich at work if you have a nice piece of sourdough … Continue reading

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Cuisine. Neither Dutch nor babies.

Last night in preparing to make some citron syrup for today’s afternoon margaritas, I started thinking about Dutch babies. If you’ve never had them, you should try them. Its basically a pancake, but sweet, and lemony and light and delicious. … Continue reading

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Cuisine. AM with Mister Toad.

There are some mornings that call for old favorites and some old favorites that need a little updating. I like toad-in-the-hole. Its basically toast with an over easy egg cooked in the middle. Then when you cut into it, the … Continue reading

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Cuisine. An alternative to the bowl of mush.

Yesterday, I made a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Usually I cook two portions of everything I make so I can have leftovers and if I’m feeling lazy, a meal or a snack after a 3:00 pop in the microwave. … Continue reading

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