A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
There's no better way to start your day than with a hearty breakfast. And there's no better book about breakfast than A Real American Breakfast by the award-winning authors Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison.
A Real American Breakfast is a coast-to-coast feast of 275 breakfast recipes. You'll find everything from old favorites like waffles and homemade cereals to Charleston Shrimp and Grits, Mississippi Bacon Sandwich with Milky Tomato Gravy, Oregon Salmon Hash, the LEO (Lox, Eggs, and Onions), Bronx Matzoh Brei, and so much more.
This indispensable collection of bountiful breakfasts adds new tastes and variety to the morning meal. Eggs Goldenrod, Brown Butter Scramble with Avocado, and Rio Grande Egg Puffs are just some of the food fancies guaranteed to help you break out of your bran flakes routine. Traditional breakfast fare is transformed into whimsical treats such as Crunchy French Toast, New England BrownBread Griddle Cakes, and Grits and Bits Waffles. The American melting pot heritage is also seen in our national breadbasket, from Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits and Herbed Popovers to Very Blueberry Muffins.
Breakfast doesn't have to be just for breakfast. These recipes can be enjoyed any time of day. Dishes such as hearty Salmon Croquettes and Portsmouth Salt-Cod Hash make nourishing dinners. Morning meats like Pan-Seared Iowa Breakfast Chops and a Prime-Time T-Bone are great for entertaining, any time of the year. Give brunch a boost with a creamy chicken casserole and cottage fries. Dairy delights like healthful fruit smoothies are invigorating and refreshing anytime.
Filled with historical notes, old menus, and plenty of advice on ingredients as well as technique tips, this comprehensive breakfastcookbook is one that you'll want to begin your day-especially with sixteen pages of full-color photographs that show how many of the dishes will look. So make the most important meal of the day the best meal of the day with A Real American Breakfast.
What's the best meal of the day? For many of us, it's breakfast. Saluting that fact is Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison's A Real American Breakfast, a collection of 275 traditional and innovative recipes that cover breakfast comprehensively and in the best taste. Breakfast often competes with a tight morning schedule, which the book acknowledges by offering recipes that can be prepared the night before; regional, café, and bed-and-breakfast favorites are provided, as well. Dishes range from familiar eye-openers like waffles and cinnamon toast to less conventional fare like Salmon Croquettes and the Maple-Glazed Ham, Cheese, and Leek Sandwich--food that can also be enjoyed throughout the day.
Among other outstanding chapters, "Break an Egg," "Heavenly Hashes," and "Home-Crafted Cereals" score with exemplary recipes for fried eggs and bacon, red flannel hash, and crunchy granola, as well as "new" delights like Poached Eggs on Creamy Grits, Capitolade of Chicken, and Toasted Wheat with Caramelized Bananas. Other sections offer stratas and breakfast casseroles like Calabacitas Tortilla Casserole; dairy specialties, including lassi, an on-the-go chilled yogurt drink; and sweets, such as Raspberry-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake, Brown-Butter Apple Cake, and Chocolate Bread Pudding. With historical notes, old menus, and technique advice, the color-photo-illustrated book is the last word on the day's first meal. --Arthur Boehm
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July 5th, 2010 - 13:17
Review by Esther Schindler for A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
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Most breakfast cookbooks are top-heavy with variations on the usual: lots of waffles, omelets, home fries, and muffins. This one is unique, because it collects a set of recipes you *wouldn’t* have thought up on your own.For instance, it’s the only book in which I’ve found a recipe for goldenrod eggs (hard boiled eggs in a cream sauce, served over toast, with grated egg yolks and paprika sprinkled on top) except for a 1942 WWII-era pamphlet my mom had. It’s the only recipe I’ve found for dutch baby pancakes — sort of a cross between a pancake and a sweetened popover, traditionally served with lemon and maybe a sprinkling of confectioner’s sugar.Aside from completeness, the recipes are clearly written, entertaining (with sidebars that include breakfast menus from, say, a 1904 hotel menu), and educational.I have at least three or four breakfast cookbooks. This is the only one I use regularly.
July 5th, 2010 - 13:23
Review by apoem for A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
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This cookbook has recipes from across America. It has recipes that are the old traditional such as pancakes and runs the gamut to recipes from various parts of the country. The recipes do not generally call for any out of the ordinary ingredients, they are easy to follow and the end results of every recipe I have tried turns out great. The pictures are lovely. The pages are uncluttered and easy to read. However, I particularly like that there are sidebars with interesting facts, menus from eating establishments say from the 1940′s, etc. It makes for an interesting read as well as a nice cookbook. This is the cookbook I regularly turn to when picking out what I’m going to make for breakfast. It is well worth the money. Enjoy.
July 5th, 2010 - 13:29
Review by Andrea Lamacki for A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
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I was pessimistic about this cookbook. I have been looking for an excellent breakfast cookbook for years with no luck, until now. It has the best recipes. I always want to try out pricy cookbooks so I admittedly went to my local Borders, borrowed two recipes and tried them. They were excellent. I even did the unthinkable, I made a recipe to serve at a breakfast meeting without trying it first. The overnight french toast was very different and fabulous, including the presentation idea.I highly recommend this book!
July 5th, 2010 - 14:10
Review by M. K. Neher for A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
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After stunning huevos rancheros this morning, I had to get online to tell you to read no further, click “add to cart” and start enjoying. This is a fabulous cookbook with a variety of recipes which are easy to follow. The book itself is in a format which also makes it great for browsing and picking up ideas to incorporate in the breakfasts you have already perfected. Love it so much I am planning to give it as a gift to every gourmand on my gift list in the coming year.
July 5th, 2010 - 14:52
Review by Elena Hernandez for A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day
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I just bought this book at a bargain price, not expecting much from it. Boy, was I surprised!! This is a really good book full of original recipes, not your usual waffle and pancake breakfast cookbook. The pictures are absolutely beautiful, and the recipes look delicious. For the cookbook collector, this is a must.