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Up to the 16th century breakfast consisted of bread, salted fish and ale – so what’s new ? Kippers are the result of smoking herrings. Try and get your kippers from a good smokehouse. A little effort in finding good kippers will be rewarded tenfold in the flavour. Telling the difference between real and dyed [...]
Eggs are back on the menu. It turns out that they have 22% less cholesterol than was once reported. Skeptical? So am I. I still use egg substitutes and egg whites in most recipes that call for whole eggs, most of the time. Though some times a whole egg is still just the thing … [...]
This is the Hot Raspberry Syrup for the Perfect Waffle from the CIA.
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We have been enjoying waffles at our house for the last couple of weeks. I started with the basic Bisquick recipe, then I pulled out some of my old cook books. I tried one from a reprint of the Original Fannie Farmer 1896 Cookbook. I found this one on the Culinary Institute of America’s site. [...]
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This Sweet Dairy Noodle Kugel has old fashioned flavor. It is a great brunch dish, when served with bagels and spreads. It is also the perfect dish to serve at the end of a fast such as Tisha B’Av or Yom Kippur.
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The month’s sunrise-to-sunset fasting officially begins on the first night that the new crescent moon is visible. All through September we have looked at morning meals as breakfast. During Ramadan, the daily fast is broken with and evening meal called iftar. So if we are [...]
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The month’s sunrise-to-sunset fasting officially begins on the first night that the new crescent moon is visible. While it is technically true that after is the meal that breaks the fast, suhor is the morning meal. This omelet is juicy with this cheese – everyone [...]
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For breakfast with a fall flavor that really sticks to your ribs, try this delicious pumpkin oatmeal. This is a nice way to sneak some fiber into your diet and also have a healthy breakfast. It uses only as much brown sugar as you add when you sit sown to it so you could just [...]
from Nutrition Action Health Letter March 1998 – U.S. Edition (Check out the Hot ‘n’ Healthy table at the bottom of this linked page.) By Bonnie Liebman & Jayne Hurley A little bored with your morning routine? Take a stroll down the hot cereal aisle. It’s no longer a choice between the white guy in [...]
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from Wikipedia: Idli is a savory cake popular throughout South India. The cakes are usually two to three inches in diameter and are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolized by the body. The originations [...]

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