thE 2 GoLiGHtLyS

"Breakfast at Tiffany's" was supposed to star Marilyn Monroe. Word is, Capote couldn't stand Audrey Hepburn and had written the character of Miss Golightly with Norma Jeane in mind.

When I came across this photo of Miss Hepburn it reminded me of the time my friends baked a batch of Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookies. The introduction to their recipe says it better than I possibly could.

It's a sumptuous cookie I'm sure both Golightys would have enjoyed...

soOiSHi

In Japanese, oishii means delicious and I'd have to agree that this blog is, indeed, quite tasty. There's also So Oishi Tokyo to visit. From what I gather, the mastermind behind So Oishi lived there for the summer. You'll be able to catch some live footage from a Daft Punk concert, some beautiful photographs of the Tokyo fish market and many other things oishii.

claFoutiS

In France we eat a lot of these for dessert or in the morning for breakfast. A clafoutis (pronounced kla foo tee) is made by placing fruit in a pan and covering it with batter that would otherwise have be used to make crêpes. It doesn't call for any fancy ingredients and can be prepared in under 15 minutes. *Watch out for cherry clafoutis; it may make you weak in the knees.

Ingredients:

1/2 c. flour
1 1/4 c. milk
2/3 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 tsps. or tbs. vanilla, rhum, cointreau or grand marnier
pinch of salt
3 cups of the fruit of your choice ( I used little plums for this one)

How to make a clafoutis:

Set oven to 350 F degrees.
Prepare your fruit. Pit and slice if need be (it's common to not pit the cherries in France).
Mix all of the liquid and dry ingredients together in a blender for about a minute on its highest setting.
Getting air into the batter will create a fluffier end result.
Take a round baking dish that is 1 1/2 - 2 inches high and about 8 -9 inches in diameter, butter and flour it.
Arrange your fruit on the bottom of the dish in a pattern or just leave them any which way.
Take the blended batter and slowly pour it over the fruit.
Place dish in oven and bake for about one hour, or until a knife comes out clean and the top is golden brown.
Allow to cool.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Enjoy.

Many thanks to Jean for the first Ketchup Kid banner, ever.

5 A.M. At tHe WaFFle hOusE

A warm cup of good morning, waffles, eggs, bacon, toast and grits at the Waffle House make for one of the most monumental breakfast experiences the highway can offer. We stopped into one in Ohio on our way back from Indiana. If you're ever roadtripping through the U.S. and see that yellow and brown sign, pull over...






Other breakfast spots of note:

1) Northside Grill, Ann Arbor, MI (for the bacon, eggs and tasty hashbrowns)
2) EATS, Los Angeles, CA (outdoor seating that looks out onto a golf course, you feel like you're in Caddy Shack)
3) Barney Greengrass, NY, NY (for the bagel and lox)

Favorite Montréal breakfast spots:

1) McGill Pizza (for the Special: 2 eggs, bacon or sausage, potatoes, toast, coffee, and a small glass of orange juice)
2) Beauty's (for the bagel and lox)
3) Moe's
4) Restuarant Lamarche, 804 Roy (corner with St. Hubert). They offer cretons and baked beans with their breakfast special.
***Any place that has an all-day breakfast