Category Archives: Breakfast

Sugar, Brown Sugar, Butter, Cinnamon, Flour: At 5, and at 25

By allison | Published: June 30, 2009
Crumb cake. My mom always used to have this crumbly, powdered sugar or drizzled sugar covered pastry fresh from the local bakery. I used to analyze the layers, cake, swirls of cinnamon, topped with tiny knobs of brown sugar rolled in butter. The soft cake and the crunch of the oh-so-bad-for-you mixture. I would always [...]
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The Meaning of Breakfast

By allison | Published: June 4, 2009
I always have breakfast. Whether it’s a rushed carton of Greek yogurt or a bowl of steel oats lovingly poured over the course of fifteen minutes in a kitchen with the birds chirping, I need it. I need it more than any other meal of the day. There’s something about the way that first bite [...]
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