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There's no better way to start your day than with a hearty breakfast. And there's no better book about breakfast than A Real American Breakfast by the award-winning authors Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison.A Real American Breakfast is a coast-to-coast feast of 275 breakfast recipes. You'll find everything from old favorites like waffles and homemade cereals to Charleston Shrimp and Grits, Mississippi Bacon Sandwich with Milky Tomato Gravy, Oregon Salmon Hash, the LEO (Lox, Eggs, and Onions), Bronx Matzoh Brei, and so much more.This indispensable collection of bountiful breakfasts adds new tastes and variety to the morning meal. Eggs Goldenrod, Brown Butter Scramble with Avocado, and Rio Grande Egg Puffs are just some of the food fancies guaranteed to help you break out of your bran flakes routine. Traditional breakfast fare is transformed into whimsical treats such as Crunchy French Toast, New England BrownBread Griddle Cakes, and Grits and Bits Waffles. The American melting pot heritage is also seen in our national breadbasket, from Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits and Herbed Popovers to Very Blueberry Muffins.Breakfast doesn't have to be just for breakfast. These recipes can be enjoyed any time of day. Dishes such as hearty Salmon Croquettes and Portsmouth Salt-Cod Hash make nourishing dinners. Morning meats like Pan-Seared Iowa Breakfast Chops and a Prime-Time T-Bone are great for entertaining, any time of the year. Give brunch a boost with a creamy chicken casserole and cottage fries. Dairy delights like healthful fruit smoothies are invigorating and refreshing anytime.Filled with historical notes, old menus, and plenty of advice on ingredients as well as technique tips, thiscomprehensive breakfastcookbook is one that you'll want to begin your day-especially with sixteen pages of full-color photographs that show how many of the dishes will look. So make the most important meal of the day the best meal of the day with A Real American Breakfast.
Author Notes
Bill Jamison was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1942. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, received an undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas, and a graduate degree in American history from the University of Kansas. He worked as a professor at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos and for the Texas Arts Commission and the Oklahoma Council on the Arts and Humanities. In 1977, he became a regional representative for the National Endowment for the Arts, then director of the Western States Arts Foundation in Santa Fe. He finally decided to become a travel and food writer.
He wrote more than 20 travel books and cookbooks, most of them with his wife, Cheryl Alters Jamison. Their works included 100 Grill Recipes You Can't Live Without, The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining, Born to Grill, Smoke and Spice, and The Barbecue Lover's Big Book of BBQ Sauces. They also won four James Beard Foundation awards for culinary writing. He died of complications from cancer on March 24, 2015 at the age of 73.
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Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Lesser (Nutrition and Vitamin Therapy) is one of the founders of the orthomolecular psychiatry movement, a group that advocates the use of diet, in addition to vitamins, minerals and herbs, to regulate moods. Here, Lesser and freelance writer Kapklein present individualized nutrition programs that should be followed according to the "brain chemistry type" one falls into. The author designates the six brain chemistry profiles as stoics, guardians, warriors, stars, dreamers and lovers. To determine one's category, Lesser has designed a 60-item questionnaire, a sort of crude personality test that might appear in a magazine quiz. (Acknowledging that this method has not been scientifically proven, Lesser nonetheless presents case studies to back up his categories.) While his diet and supplement programs do differ from type to type (a dreamer should eat more meat than a stoic; a lover needs vitamin A, but a star should take a B complex), Lesser's basic advice is similar for all types. Among other sensible recommendations, he suggests eating five to seven small meals daily, sticking to natural rather than processed foods and giving up white sugar and white flour. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
Despite decades of touting breakfast as nutritionally the most important of the day's meals, most Americans give it the short shrift, preferring extra sleep to the time it takes to prepare a really savory breakfast. Cheryl Jamison and Bill Jamison propose to change that attitude with A Real American Breakfast. They inventory dozens of recipes for egg dishes, quick breads, pancakes, waffles, bacon, ham, and seafood. The Jamisons' recipes reflect Midwestern, New England, Cajun, and Mexican culinary traditions. Mark Knoblauch.
Library Journal Review
The Jamisons' last book was American Home Cooking, so perhaps this could be considered a spin-off. However, that description seems too slight for this immensely appealing book, which is packed with culinary history and lore, tips and techniques, and selections from period menus and cookbooks, as well as 275 regional recipes collected on the authors' travels throughout the country. Along the way, the Jamisons also asked hundreds of people for their favorite breakfast dishes, and they have compiled an amazingly diverse selection of recipes, from egg dishes such as Amana Hoppelpoppel and Bacon-Basted Fried Eggs to Baked Crme Brle French Toast to Ginger Cream Scones and Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits. As much a social history as a cookbook, this is highly recommended. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. viii |
| The Best Meal of the Day Any Time of the Day | p. 1 |
| Break an Egg | p. 7 |
| Dairy Delights | p. 51 |
| Pancakes, Waffles, and Special Toasts | p. 81 |
| Morning Meats | p. 125 |
| On the Waterfront | p. 153 |
| Heavenly Hashes | p. 181 |
| Stratas and Other Morning Casseroles | p. 203 |
| Breakfast Sandwiches | p. 227 |
| Home-Crafted Cereals | p. 249 |
| Fruitful Beginnings | p. 267 |
| Potatoes, Tomatoes, Grits, Greens, and Beans | p. 303 |
| The Breadbasket | p. 333 |
| Morning Cakes, Cobblers, and Other Sweet Treats | p. 371 |
| A Brimming Breakfast Pantry | p. 399 |
| Wake-Up Drinks | p. 423 |
| Index | p. 445 |
