One of my favorite things about weekends is the possibility of brunch. While my weekday breakfasts typically consist of cold cereal or whatever I can safely consume while driving, brunch is a leisurely, no-obligations indulgence filled with foods few of us have time for during the week — foods like french toast.
Posts Tagged ‘autumn’
French Toast with Heirloom Apple Spoon Fruit and Pumpkin Cream
Posted in Recipes & Suggestions, tagged american spoon, autumn, breakfast, brunch, french toast, heirloom apple butter, pumpkin butter whipped cream, pumpkin cream on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Autumn in Michigan’s Northern Fruitlands
Posted in Up North Vicariously, tagged autumn, fall, leelanau peninsula, northport, northwest michigan, orchards, photographic tour on October 30, 2009 | 9 Comments »
When Justin discovered that my familiarity with the Leelanau Peninsula consisted of a single stroll through Sutton’s Bay and a similarly brief visit to Fishtown, he insisted that I get out and explore. Now, while half the apple harvest hangs in the orchards and grapes still dangle from their vines. Now, before the crimsons and [...]
Easy Entertaining with Fig Conserve
Posted in Recipes & Suggestions, tagged american spoon, appetizer, autumn, cheese, entertaining, fall, fig conserve, fig preserves, recipe on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I spent last weekend in North Carolina visiting friends and family, walking barefoot on the beach, and eating Fig Conserve. I’d anticipated a weekend filled with shrimp and crabs and big game fish, and there was plenty of all that, but our late afternoon cheese and fig snacks were among the weekend’s culinary highlights. The [...]
