All of a sudden I was hearing cowbells. No moooo. None at all.
It had to be one of the chimes on the other side of the backyard. I looked over to see what may be swaying in the wind.
Ha!
The Husband stood outside the patio door, clanging on the triangle. "Come and get it," he called. "Coffee and pancakes."
Whooo-hooo!
We've had some tasty breakfasts the last several mornings because, one, we finally went to the grocery store and, two, we were without peanut butter, our breakfast staple. The other day I made strawberry brie biscuits, which looked more like scones. Biscuits or scones, they were delicious. You can't go wrong with brie or strawberries. We happened to have frozen organic strawberries from last summer. Very flavorful, they were.
My concoction began with a mixture of 2 cups of flour and about 1 teaspoon of baking powder and a couple of dashes of baking soda. (I added the latter because I ran out of the former.) To that, I cut in 1 tablespoon or so of salted butter, then mixed in about 1.5 ounces, more or less, of diced brie and about 1 cup of diced strawberry with sufficient ice water for everything to come together to form a dough. That, I scooped into 8 or 9 mounds which I plopped onto a parchment-paper-covered frying pan and baked at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. The mounds melted into each other so we cut them into wedges. What a treat!
Brie pancakes, with or without the strawberries. What do you think?
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That sounds absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt was mighty tasty.
DeleteSounds like an awful lot of work for breakfast ;)
ReplyDeleteIt helps that I don't have to wash the dishes. :-)
DeletePlease let me know if my comment now goes through - thanks:)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE brie, but I don't know with strawberrie,s, which I always eat with whipped cream in a dessert, or strawberries in a salad. but neat that your hubby cooks you breakfast:):) Many thanks for sharing this enjoyment with All Seasons! Have a tasty week:)
I wasn't sure about the strawberries, but I'm certainly glad I tried it. Apricots and brie would be good, too. The Husband makes pancakes about every 2 weeks. Lucky me.
DeleteI need my eggs/protein for breakfast. Pancakes and fruit make me have to go back to bed. More cowbell!
ReplyDeleteI found my cowbell the other day. It's now hanging proudly next to the triangle. :-)
DeleteI love your drawing of your hubby and Miss Molly in the background. This sounds like a delicious breakfast
ReplyDeleteThanks, Birgit. I love it when the Husband surprises me with pancakes.
Deletesold! I'll take the lot, wrap them up. Sounds delish. And I love the image of your husband calling in the cowgirls for breakfast, and your illustrations too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, LA. The Husband was so darn cute ringing the triangle. He said that he couldn't see me out there, so he took down the triangle. Love it.
DeleteOh my breakfast served - my fantasy!
ReplyDeleteIf only Molly the Cat could serve the Husband and me breakfast in bed. What a story that would be!
DeleteSounds yummy and a husband that cooks is a keeper!
ReplyDeleteNot only that, Suzy, the Husband is the official dishwasher in this household. :-)
DeleteWe usually have the same breakfasts too, except when we run out of the ingredients . . . then we get inventive. :) . . . your biscuits sound delicious. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Widders. I made grilled brie and strawberry sandwiches yesterday. That much too rich.
DeleteYummm. I love that you ran out of peanut butter but not Brie! I think you have your priorities straight....always make sure to have good cheese on hand! Your drawings are so great!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sallie. We usually have farmers cheese and sharp cheddar on hand.
DeleteI think JSJ is a lot more delightful than me but I thank you. So where arrreee the photos of this scrumptious breakfast? Not even a mound for a mouse? I smell the strawberries right now and yes, here comes the brie.
ReplyDeleteI love that coffee cup and picture you have a slew of them around your house and garden. I like how the sunrise has old man hair and is peeking into your breakfast scene.
And need I say it, "More cow bells!"
I should've taken a photo of our crumbled napkins and happy faces afterwards. :-) I love your description of "old man hair" for the sunrise. :-) This morning I was telling the Husband that maybe I got rid of too many coffee cups. A good excuse to build up the coffee cup collection again.
DeleteAnother thing we have in common. I will get rid of a couch before a coffee cup.
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