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Bubble and Squeak Thanksgiving Leftovers

Posted on by November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving one and all! I hope you enjoy the Dirty Laundry Kitchen favorite dinner party of the year. Then cooks, relax while others clean up and get ready for tomorrow and what you plan to do with your leftovers. While today, it all about the American Thanksgiving tradition, by tomorrow, I have plans for you that will draw upon English tradition instead. There’s something about English Breakfast, and Bubble and Squeak Thanksgiving Leftovers is no exception. And I mean that in a positive way. English cuisine gets a bad rap, and while I’m not an expert, I do know my way around English Breakfast, which is often remarkable to me in its simplicity. Commonly, the focus is leftovers, which gives it high marks in my book immediately. I love whipping together something that feels thoughtful, balanced, and substantial without having to start from scratch. And Bubble and Squeak Thanksgiving Leftovers definitely fulfills each category on that list. Eating vegetables for breakfast always feels delightfully virtuous to me, and feeling virtuous is a great way to start your day even if you really haven’t done anything to truly warrant a feeling of virtue. Add some crunchy mashed potatoes and a … Continue reading →

Swedish Pancakes

Posted on by February 12, 2015

If you ever make it over to my house early on a Saturday morning, you’ll usually find us eating Swedish Pancakes. It’s my preferred weekend breakfast. The thin, delicate pancakes roll up beautifully and are a great vehicle for lots of gorgeous fruit. Swedish pancakes are mostly eggs and milk, so they’re packed with protein and all in all quite healthy; they stick with you better than some pancakes. I usually load mine up with fresh berries and some lingonberry jam but another traditional topping is lemon juice, butter and powdered sugar. Aside from being extremely beautiful and delicious, Swedish Pancakes are quite easy to make, too. You don’t need specialty cookware for these, but I find that a steel crêpe pan and a long skinny crêpe spatula are a wonderful investment if you’re going to make these on the regular like I do. Don’t be afraid that the pan is a single use item, it is extremely handy for warming tortillas and all sorts of random tasks. If buying a new pan isn’t in the cards right now, you can just use a regular frying pan. Low sides are helpful for flipping the pancakes as the batter is spread all the … Continue reading →