RECIPE: Fried Green Tomatoes & Savory French Toast With Tomatoes

We haven’t read the novel, Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistlestop Cafe. But in the film, while green tomatoes are fried up, we (a northerner and fan of heirloom tomatoes) missed a technical point. We didn’t realize that the green tomatoes were fried because they were not yet ripe. Plucked off the vine green (photo…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Crostini For Breakfast & Lunch

[1] Tomato and burrata crostini (recipe below—photo courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Avocado and sliced egg crostini (photo courtesy Safest Choice). [3] Instead of breakfast grilled cheese, make skillet fondue (photo courtesy La Brea Bakery). [4] Diced strawberries atop goat cheese (photo courtesy Whole Foods Market).   If you like to crunch on toast for breakfast,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Toast Toppings

[1] Your toast should dress for summer, too. Here, fruit, honey and mascarpone cheese in a recipe from Wry Toast Eats. [2] Switch to savory with this pretty avocado toast from Bluestone Lane. a café in Hoboken, New Jersey.   We love toast. We could eat it three times a day, with different toppings. Today’s…
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FOOD FUN: Breakfast Ice Cream Sandwiches

Time for breakfast: waffles, bacon and [frozen] yogurt (photo courtesy King Arthur Flour).   This idea comes from the savvy bakers at King Arthur Flour: Breakfast Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches (as if you needed an excuse to have ice cream for breakfast!). Cook some waffles and bacon, and sandwich with frozen yogurt instead of topping…
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Two Stout Recipes: French Toast Chocolate Stout Cake

Following our recent recipes for Chocolate Cheesecake Stout Pops and a Chocolate Stout Float, we have stout for breakfast (French toast) and stout for dessert (a rich chocolate cake). Why stout? Stout is more popular in recipes than other beers because its more robust flavor carries through in the cooked recipe. Here are the history…
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