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Baked oats
"Everything looks like cake, but is not in fact cake." Emily Gerard/Today This is one of those posts that began with me thinking I was...
May 17


Breakfast in bed
"a timelessly contentious issue." Snack Stack Every morning my loving husband brings me breakfast in bed. If I was a cynic I could say...
Feb 25


French toast
"French toast tackles pancakes head on and smashes it." Claire Thomson Yesterday's New York Times recipe offering - no picture - was...
Feb 9


Variations - granola
"There is no real recipe for it, as it is made to the taste of the person preparing it." Family Spice Yes I know - this is not granola. ...
Apr 8, 2024


Tasters
Taster: "a small amount or short experience of something that is intended either to make you understand what it is like or to make you...
Dec 29, 2023


Gubbins
"gubbins - various things that are not important" Oxford Dictionary "gubbins - another word for stuff" I Swear English Gubbins Yes...
Oct 23, 2023


Morning sickness
“Early to bed and early to rise, enhances your standing in everyone’s eyes.” The Guardian When I say 'morning sickness' I do not mean...
Sep 5, 2023


Smidgens
"Smidgen - a small amount of something." Oxford Languages Smidgens the chocolates Actually Smidgens are also an American chocolate...
May 15, 2023


Eggs - what's in a name?
"The variations on this simple dish are infinite" Robert Carrier Indeed they are and it is perfectly easy to become completely confused...
Feb 5, 2023


More of a concept than a recipe
"the perfect “blotting paper” if a festive brunch is boozy or if you’ve overdone the festivities the night before: it puts you right back...
Nov 28, 2022


Brioche à l'ancienne
"An idea is like a chocolate brioche. You have to let it cool to see if it is really good" I take my inspiration from anywhere I can get...
Sep 6, 2022


Scrambled eggs - I think I've been here before
"everybody has his own method, which is invariably the right and proper one." Elizabeth David I feel sure I've done all this before, and...
Jul 26, 2022


The continental breakfast
"Nothing illustrates the British disdain for Europe like the concept of Continental Breakfast." The History Woman's Blog Inspiration for...
May 24, 2022


Breakfast salads
"Basically it’s your fry-up PLUS the ingredients of a nutrient-packed green smoothie, all on one plate." Lucy Feagins - The Design Files...
Sep 11, 2021


Orange juice
"Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine." Anita Bryant La Garde Freinet - where Johnny Depp used to live, looking...
May 24, 2021