Morning Glories: Recipes for Breakfast, Brunch & Beyond from an American Country Inn

Tired of the standard breakfast fare such plain pancakes, instant oatmeal, and dry cereal, and unable to do unhealthy meals such as biscuits and sausage gravy on anything but the rare occasion, I went hunting for a cookbook devoted specifically to breakfast foods. I didn't exactly find the shelves overflowing with such cookbooks - but fortunately, this was one of them. Compared to the other sparse offerings available in the bookstore, this one was the definite winner. Not necessarily due to the number of recipes, because this cookbook isn't exactly overflowing with them, but because of what looked like quality past what others I saw. As stated by the book jacket, they are not your traditional breakfasts in any manner - each recipe has unusual ingredients for the type of food, each is fancier than what you're used to - and plenty of them aren't that much harder to make. So, deciding that even a single recipe that was good would be worth it, I purchased the book. It ended up being a while until I made anything from it - not from not wanting to, mind you, just that it took some time to actually be willing to get up and make breakfast. Finally, one morning, we got up a bit earlier, and decided to make something for breakfast. Finally, instead of looking in the book and thinking "I need to make this someday", I actually did it. And the recipe was not only simple to follow, but the breakfast was most definately worth it. There is a large variety of recipes in the book, many that I would never think to make for breakfast. Heck, there are some that I probably will never make, as they're not my style. But that's ok, because there are plenty more that I definately will have to make some morning. The recipes are not just your casual weekend breakfast fare, either - very few dishes seem like they would not be appropriate for serving to company - or even a fancy breakfast. I am very, very happy with this book, as everything made so far has been downright delicious. Sometimes I feel I can't decide what to make for breakfast, they all look so incredibly good. At the beginning of the book, there's even a little description of their Inn, their attitude toward breakfast (as a "forgotten" meal), and a short description of the area the Inn is located in. At the end is a selection of menus for special events, such as a Bridal breakfast, sunrise picnic, a brunch buffet, or a hands-on breakfast for kids. They have lists of things that can be done two days in advance, and one day in advance, to make it easier to make the food on the morning of the event.

This is an excellent book for a special breakfast or brunch event. The recipes are innovative and do turn out well. I contacted the author and she indicated there were several printing errors - the biggest one being the Croissant Cinnamon Buns (she was very upset because this is her most POPULAR recipe!) The flour should be 6 cups - not 4 - or feel free to add as much flour as necessary to make a workable dough. I hope everyone enjoys these wonderful recipes as much as I do. The croissants are awesome!

This is a beautiful cookbook with exquisite photos of Pennsylvania Dutch Country and of the delicious food served at the Inn at Twin Linden. The originality of the recipes and the fact that they turn out beautifully just adds to the enjoyment of this cookbook.