Maine Island Pancakes
Breakfast

Maine Island Pancakes

This recipe is adapted from one by Nantucket’s Sarah Leah Chase.  Nutty flavors combine to create  hearty delicious pancakes. Butter grated into the batter makes the cakes extra special. Serve ’em with blueberry jam or maple syrup.  In years past we gave the recipe and a quart of L.L. Bean Maple Syrup (ships anywhere in the country for free: excellent … Continue reading

“Laguna Beach” Almond Breakfast Muffins
Baked Good / Breakfast

“Laguna Beach” Almond Breakfast Muffins

We spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Southern California, far away in body and spirit from our traditional celebration in Maine that included post-brunch pond hockey at Family Ice in Falmouth.  Well that’s not exactly true.  Ice hockey was replaced by surfing beach volleyball, and the fantasy of a family Ultimate game (Gus forgot his Frisbee….) Continue reading