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Local Yolk-al!

Bell pepper, shallots (Old Town), leftover potato gratin (Firefly Allegheny chevre and Coulter baby Swiss), Dupont and Coulter eggs (man, I can't wait until Spring to get more of these) frittata.

Panorama sourdough baguette*, Keswick Quark and Quaker Valley Tart Cherry Jam.

Jimmy Dean turkey sausage (he lived in VA :ph34r: so that might count) .

*From Rick's Wine on Duke St. They get Panorama bread delivered fresh daily. Two bucks for a very long baguette. Nice.

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Brunch menu for six:

Coffee, prosecco, orange juice

Shrimp and Roasted Red Pepper Grits, recipe from the White Dog Cafe cookbook

Baked goat cheese rounds over baby greens with a nice, fruity mustard vinaigrette

Ginger poached pears

Oven-roasted red potatoes

Azami-made biscuits with marmalade or strawberry jam

Chocolate salted caramel tart from Williams-Sonoma was available for dessert, but we were all too stuffed to have any.

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English(ish) breakfast for five:

Red Snappers: gin, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, s&p

Baked beans, with or without mustard

Turkey sausages

Fried tomatoes

Sauteed mushrooms with thyme

Azami-made English muffins with jam or marmalade

Eggs over-medium or over-easy

Punk music soundtrack

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Hubby loves Mexican food, so I made him this casserole for his bday/hangover breakfast. It was absolutely delicious! Tons of flavor, and not too eggy (and everything cooked through). My only complaint was that the oil from the chorizo gave it a little too much moisture, but luckily it settled toward the bottom so you could mostly avoid it. It really got a nice cheesy crust on top, and it was perfect with some pico, sour cream, and sliced avocado.

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Green tea

Sweet coconut pancakes (dadar)

Needing to find something to do with the more than a cup of coconut milk left over from my pomelo salad, I dug up this recipe for Indonesian coconut pancakes. Verdict? YUM. I omitted the pandanus leaf because, hello, pandanus leaf? And in the future, I'll include more water in the filling and not cook it down so much because it turned out a little dry and sticky (I am dreading cleaning that saucepan). But it's an otherwise solid recipe that I think I'm going to put on the menu as dessert for an upcoming dinner party.

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Did you use palm sugar or brown sugar?--the recipe says that you can use either, but they taste quite different. I have found palm sugar at Asian markets and at Whole Foods, and I really like the flavor. Occasionally, I will substitute it for light brown sugar in recipes to get more depth of flavor.

I used brown sugar. I too like the flavor of palm sugar better--it's one of those X factors that really elevates the flavor of the food in Thailand and at good Thai restaurants. I don't have any in the pantry, though. Does it keep well?

Also, side question: does coconut milk freeze well, or does it break or separate when you defrost it?

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Pan fried potatoes topped with basted eggs, the first of the Plant City strawberries, and Yorkshire tea. We used to wait for the Plant City strawberries all winter when I lived in Florida, but in recent years, they have been as flavorless as the California ones. These smelled great, so I took a chance. Thumbs up to Costco for finding decent January Florida strawberries!

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