It's the week end.....

[Almass]

Midday Brekkie.........at The Breakfast Club....... 

[Mike G]

Almass,
That looks like a heart attack in every bite,sadly, yummy!
Is that maple syrup in the little cup?

[Almass]

Almass,
That looks like a heart attack in every bite,sadly, yummy!
Is that maple syrup in the little cup?

Right on the money. It is Maple Syrup.....as this is the American version.

But.........next week I am having our real English Breakfast minus the Pancakes and Maple Syrup..... and add the Baked Beans, Tomatoes and of course Black Pudding.....and Fried Bread...... I am hesitant in posting the pics in respect to Mango's arteries 

However, I will post my favourite Brekkie......... Fried Bread smothered with lashes of Nutella on one side and Peanut Butter on the opposite side with slashes of Fried Streaky Bacon in between.........
...........And that is a real Brekkie

[elsa hoffmann]

Almass,
That looks like a heart attack in every bite,sadly, yummy!
Is that maple syrup in the little cup?

Dearest Mike - new (and plenty thereof) research shows that the only heart attack on that plate is the crumpets and syrup. Eggs and bacon is seriously high on the healthy list. Fried in butter/fat of course.

Low carb healthy fat is king - low fat is so fast seeing its derriere 

[Mike G]

Darling Elsa, I'm so glad you've put me on the right track, I shall hence forth really enjoy a full English brekkie. 

Just to nit pick they look awfully like pancakes to me and not crumpets which I also like, as I said yummy. And the bacon looks just how I like it, nice and crispy. 

[elsa hoffmann]

I think you guys call them pancakes - we call them flapjacks

[Anthony]

Dearest Mike - new (and plenty thereof) research shows that the only heart attack on that plate is the crumpets and syrup. Eggs and bacon is seriously high on the healthy list. Fried in butter/fat of course.

Low carb healthy fat is king - low fat is so fast seeing its derriere 

Elsa, you are so right.  I have proved this to myself over the last twelve months.

I do miss sweet, luscious carbs, but my bathroom scales, heart rate and blood pressure do not.

But sometimes I sin.

[Peter Connan]

I think you guys call them pancakes - we call them flapjacks

I always thought that's exactly what a crumpet looks like? According to local usage (which is not necessarily correct) a pancake is made from roughly the same dough but is as large as a dinner plate and 3-4mm thick at most?

And once more not necessarily correct, but it is my understanding that a flapjack is an American crumpet, which tends to be slightly larger than a crumpet, but probably just because that's the American way?

[elsa hoffmann]

Peter - I know the smaller thicker ones as crumpets or flapjacks (same thing) but that's in SA -

[Mike G]

Dear friends,

To continue your culinary education these are crumpets!

I've been eating them for many a year now. Anthony will back me upon this one!

[Anthony]

Mike is correct.  Sadly, such delights rarely form part of my diet these days.

[pluton]

The crumpets look like what is sold in the USA as 'English Muffins'.
Agree that, in general, the starchy stuff is the best thing not to eat.

[Mike G]

Sorry Keith a muffin is as seen below and is basically a form of bread!

[Almass]

Mike is right on the money for all the above.

[Mike G]

Thanks Almass, I'm not a big fan of muffins but love crumpets.