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A Rich, Deliciously Satisfying, Collection of Breakfast Recipes By Janet Sue Terry “I grew up with hot buttermilk biscuits, gravy, meat, eggs, fried potatoes, and sometimes fried apples on the breakfast table. We also enjoyed cakes, puddings, and cobblers. Therefore, I have included Kuchen, Coffee Cakes, and Bread Puddings, along with other pastry recipes. . Of course, over the years I acquired a collection of my own favorite recipes, such as breakfast casseroles, pizza, and pies. Those have been included in this book as well. Recently, flavored coffee and creamers have become popular, and I, for one, enjoy them immensely. Therefore, I have included many delicious recipes in this book for various flavored coffee and creamer recipes that you can mix up at home. Many of the recipes in this book are high calorie, high fat recipes. They are a whisper from days gone by. A trip to the past, when breakfast was the most important meal of the day. Back when breakfast was a celebration of life and family. A time to congregate and fortify one another for the hectic, uncertain day that lay ahead. You can control the fat content in your food by substituting ingredients when you cook at home. I have substituted olive oil, which furnishes your body with good cholesterol in some of my recipes, in place of pure lard and butter. You have no such control over the food you eat in restaurants. The following quote sums up my thoughts exactly. If you are going to eat one good meal today, make it breakfast. Enjoy!” A Rich, Deliciously Satisfying, Collection of Breakfast Recipes - includes; gourmet coffee, (international coffee, Christmas coffee, Irish, Viennese, cappuccino, hazelnut café-au-lait, French vanilla, etc.) creamers, hot chocolate (French, Mayan, Mexican, etc.), and tea (apricot mint, orange, lemon almond, etc.) recipes. Fruit drinks, cider, and smoothie recipes. Soft drinks, (including root beer, ginger ale, and a cocoa cola clone recipe) soda drinks, and punch recipes. Quick fruit breads (banana nut bread, cherry bread, pumpkin bread, apple bread, etc.), muffins, and French toast recipes. Fruit bread and mixes in a canning jar (banana nut bread, gingerbread, zucchini bread, etc.)recipes. Jelly, (mint, currant, apple, grape, cherry, etc.)jam, preserves, marmalades, and syrup recipes. Pancake (blueberry, cranberry, buttermilk, etc.), crepes, and waffle (Kentucky gingerbread, buttermilk, etc.), recipes. Doughnuts (yeast, cake, filled, etc.), rolls (cinnamon, sticky buns, orange swirl, etc.), strudel, and Danish recipes. Coffee cakes, streusel, berry cakes, breakfast cobblers, kuchen, and crumb cakes recipes. Scone and bannock recipes. Oatmeal, rice, grits, and granola recipes. Southern gravy (red eye, sausage gravy, etc.)and biscuit (buttermilk, cheese, raisins, etc.) Breakfast meats (ham, bacon, pork chops, fried chicken, fried squirrel, fried rabbit, sausage, ham, etc.) recipes. Breakfast side dishes (fried green tomatoes, hash browns, fried squash, fried apples, fried corn, etc.) recipes. Bread pudding (cranberry, bread pudding with fruits and whisky or run sauces, chocolate bread pudding, etc.)recipes. Egg recipes, including; omelets, casseroles, frittatas, enchiladas, pizzas, pies, quesadillas, burritos, stir-fry, strata, popovers, and quiches. This is a very comprehensive book on many great breakfast recipes. This recipe book also contains, a brief history on some foods. Cooking tips including; Making yeast breads. Canning homemade jellies, jams, marmalades, preserves, and conserves. Designing and giving gift baskets filled with homemade items such as gourmet coffee mixes, homemade jelly, jam, marmalade, preserves, syrup, and .fruit breads baked in jar that will last a good 12 months in the freezer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1752666 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-01
• Released on: 2005-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

From the Author
I am a Kentucky girl who grew up with hot buttermilk biscuits, gravy, meat, eggs, fried potatoes, and sometimes fried apples on the breakfast table every single morning. Over the years I acquired a valued collection of my own favorite recipes along with recipes from my mother, grandmother, relatives and friends.

I wrote the kind of cookbook I want to keep on hand in my own kitchen. A cookbook filled with advice, common sense cooking recipes, and helpful kitchen tips. Tips such as;

(1) Peel and quarter a potato and drop a piece into food that is too salty, and the potato will absorb the salt. (2) Drop 3-4 grains of rice into a salt shaker to keep salt from getting moist in damp weather.

(3) Drop a piece of fresh apple into the brown sugar container and it will never dry out and harden.

Inserted into the back of the book are useful tables containing substitution lists, can sizes and measuring charts.

Hopefully you will treasure this comprehensible breakfast cookbook for many years to come and give it as gifts to brides, college students, and other young people moving out on their own. It can also be presented as gifts to co-workers, bosses and friends. Almost everyone on your gift giving list, both men and women, use cookbooks. A cookbook will endure over time, and will remind the recipient that you gave it to them.

The following quote sums up my thoughts exactly:

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” ¯ Adelle Davis (1904-1974).

About the Author
Janet was born and bred in southern Kentucky. Her maternal grandmother was such a good cook that people came from far and near to eat Sunday dinner with her. She handed her recipes down to Janet’s mother, who handed them down to her daughters. Janet chose this method to pass those recipes along to you.

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How to Make Coffee

Directions are for a drip coffee maker.

Put a clean filter in the basket. Place 1-heaping-tablespoon of ground coffee into the filter for each cup of coffee you wish to make. Slide the basket back into the coffee maker. Fill the coffee reservoir with water to equal the number of cups of coffee you want to come out with. You can also adjust the strength of the coffee by limiting the amount of coffee grounds you heap into the basket to suit your taste. If you like your coffee weaker, add less coffee, if you like it stronger, add more. To make flavored coffee, add ingredients such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or vanilla on top of the coffee grounds.

Place the glass container on the warming plate under the spout, and turn the coffee maker on. The water will get hot and dribble through the coffee grounds and into the glass coffee pot. When the dripping stops, the coffee is done. The coffee will stay hot if you leave it on the heating plate. However, it will eventually become thick, bitter, and strong. You can avoid this by investing in a thermos-type container to keep your coffee in. It is great for serving at the table and for keeping coffee hot and fresh for hours.

Since coffee differs with brands, and the manufacturer knows better than anyone how to use their product to make a good cup of coffee, use the directions on the coffee bag, box, or can, when available.

The coffee tree is grown in most tropical countries. The seeds of berries of coffee trees constitute the coffee we buy. Coffee is washed, and then dried by steam heat.

In coffee plantations, trees are planted in parallel rows from 6 to 8 feet apart and are never allowed to exceed six feet in height. Banana trees are often grown among coffee trees to protect them from the direct rays of the sun with their sprawling branches. Brazil produces about two-thirds of the coffee we use. Central America, Java, and Arabia provide the rest.

Coffee has to be roasted before use and in the process the seeds increase in size, but lose fifteen percent in weight. Roasting is important because it helps develop the delightful aroma and flavor of coffee. Java coffee is considered the finest coffee of all. Mocha commands a higher price, owing to certain acidity and sparkle, which alone is not desirable; but when it is combined with Java, in proportion of two parts Java to one part Mocha, it becomes the coffee best suited for the average coffee drinker. All coffee sold as Java does not come from the island of Java. Any coffee, wherever grown, having the same characteristics and flavor, is sold as Java. The same is true of other kinds of coffee.

The stimulating property of coffee is due to the alkaloid caffeine, together with an essential oil. It also contains an astringent. Coffee used in moderation speeds up the heartbeat, acts upon the nervous system, and assists digestion. Fatigue is lessened by moderate use of coffee. Exposure to cold weather can be better endured by a coffee drinker.

In times of war, coffee has proven invaluable in keeping military personnel alert. Coffee acts as an antidote for opium and alcoholic poisoning. Coffee should not be taken on an empty stomach, except when used for medicinal purposes. Coffee must be taken in moderation; its excessive use may cause palpitation of the heart, tremor, insomnia, and nervous prostration.

Buy coffee in small quantities, freshly roasted and ground; or, if one has a coffee mill, it may be ground at home as needed. After being ground, unless kept airtight, coffee deteriorates.

Customer Reviews

YUCKO STINKO!
I love cookbooks and own thousands, but this is one of the worst I've ever seen - it seems comprised of everything I loathe in a cookbook. It contains many recipes, but no descriptions of what makes them special (and no descriptions at all). There are often several recipes for the same dish, but nothing to signify what is different about them, which tastes best, etc. The index sucks (very, very vague) - and 99% of the recipes are not listed in either the table of contents or the index, so the only way to find them is to scroll through the entire book. There is a full chapter on kuchen recipes, but the word kuchen isn't anywhere in the index, nor are the recipes. This book was a total waste! I don't even know if the author ever tasted, much less prepared, any of the dishes - and most definitely can't understand why she was allowed to give herself five stars. There are many wonderful breakfast cookbooks, and most (if not all) are available here on Amazon. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ONE!

Everything anyone could ever want within the pages of a single and specialized cookbook
Nicely embellished with occasional black-and-white drawings, Breakfast Recipes is compiled by Janet Sue Terry and showcases a cornucopia of delicious, appetizing collection of dishes that would make any breakfast truly live up to its reputation as "the most important meal of the day". Beginning with practical advice on the use of sugar vs. artificial sweeteners, apple cider vinegar, baking powder vs. baking soda, and how to significantly reduce your grocery bill when it comes to making breakfast, Breakfast Recipes goes on to whole sections devoted to various drinks from coffee, cocoa, and hot chocolate, to tea, fruit drinks, juices, soft drinks, smoothies and shakes. Baked goods from yeast bread to scones to biscuits, is followed by grits, breakfast meats, bread pudding, and more. There's even an extensive section focusing on the creation of "gift baskets", hot cereals, eggs, pancakes, waffles, french toast, doughnuts, buns, and sweet rolls. Breakfast Recipes also includes such "exotic" fare as crepes, omelets, enchiladas, frittatas, quesadillas, burritos, casseroles, souffles, quiche, and "breakfast pizza". Each thoroughly "kitchen cook friendly" recipe has a clearly laid out list of ingredients and step-by-step preparation and cooking instructions. From ordinary family dining to celebratory breakfast occasions, Breakfast Recipes has everything anyone could ever want within the pages of a single and specialized cookbook.

A Treasure of information
This cookbook is like a breath of fresh air. It isn't for everyone but for those who want simple and informative it is a real collectible. I made the sauage gravy and buttermilk biscuits and they turned out great. The thing I admired the most about this book was that I didn't have to rush out and try to find elusive ingredients. It also gave me multiple recipes for the same dishes with different ingredients such as the breakfast casseroles. There are those that have sausage, bacon, or ham and a variety of cheeses that you can use. I particularly found the articles enlightning. The one of baking soda and vinagar for uses as health remedies and household cleaning aids. Some of these bad reviews are ridiculous and it's apparent some of these people did not even view the book. But as a new cook it means more to me as a reference than many of the others. It's right on my shelf along with Fanny Farmer (my mom gave me) and The joy of cooking ( a gift from my mother in law). These are the kind of books newbies need. See these bad reviews for what they are.