7 posts tagged weekend breakfast blogging

I’m in love! Well, not just sneakingly with Bret from Flight of the Conchords but another foreign import. Quinoa is a seedy/grain with when cooked is soft yet yields a subtle crunch. I have previously explored red and white quinoa in savoury recipes such as stuffed artichokes and a simple pilaf

One of the things I love about bran muffins is that they are so choke-full of good things it almost seems disingenuous to call them "muffins." These muffins have a rustic, hearty taste that is a far cry from the sugary, buttery, over-sized muffins being pimped to us from every coffee counter.

Mansi of Food and Fun is hosting Weekend Breakfast Blogging #20 this month. An event started by Nandita of Saffron Trail, Mansi chose the theme Balanced Breakfast Meals which immediately made me think of what Mr CC eats every morning of (almost) every day of the year: Organic steel cut oats with chopped apples, low-fat milk or yogurt, a sprinkling of cinnamon and some toasted almonds.

Scott, my husband, is a very good short-order cook. I have been talking up his terrific diner pancakes, macaroni and cheese, and raspberry sorbet ever since he first impressed me with these specialties back in the day.

A couple of weeks ago I tried crab for the first time and I really enjoyed it. On the weekend I picked up some more frozen cooked king crab that was still in the shell. I wanted to have the crab in a dish that would not over power the crab flavour and texture.

Firstly, this is my 300th post since I started Morsels & Musings in early May 2006. Yippee! OK, on to the important stuff . . . The fantastic grocery store across the street from my home often yields amazing delights. One of which is both the pods and the leaves of the moringa tree.