A warm piece of baguette with butter and apricot jam is actually nicer than a croissant. Don’t know how it happens, but it does. Today was one of those days.
Archive for the ‘Breakfast’ Category
On some days…
Posted in Breakfast, tagged Bread, jam on 31 July 2008 | 2 Comments »
Heavenly green
Posted in Breakfast, Vegetarian, vegan and alternative, tagged banana, milk, smoothie, spinach on 26 July 2008 | 6 Comments »
Nik says I just like getting parcels. He says that’s why I keep ordering stuff off the internet. Me, I say internet shopping is simply the bomb. You can spend as long as you like finding exactly what it is that you want, then buy it in a few minutes, and a day or two [...]
Rhubarb cake
Posted in Breakfast, Cakes and cupcakes, Fruit on 12 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My newly acquired allotment plot has a large rhubarb plant growing on it. Thankfully one of my neighbours at the site pointed it out to me, or I would’ve yanked it out with the rest of the weeds, as I had no idea what rhubarb looked like. Or what it tasted like, even, as I’d [...]
Cinnamon date buns
Posted in Breakfast on 15 March 2008 | 4 Comments »
For those who’ve read this blog before, you’ll know that my idea of the ultimate baked breakfast food is something that fits somewhere betweeen bread and cake. I grew up in Cape Town with a Jewish grandmother who made legendardy challahs and orange cakes each Friday, and I’ve never really lost the sense that a [...]
