Welcome 2012

Laktes, blinis, sour cream, caviar, cured salmon, dill, and chives: adding lingonberry preserves to my favorite breakfast of the year brings new meaning to Happy Meals. Why didn't I think of this before? Savory, salty, tart, sweet... amazing what flavor bursts from that little red berry when it adorns a succulent slip of gravlax.

Recipes for latkes and blinis can be found here although this year rather than heating the milk instead I mixed the yeast, milk, and flour last night and kept it covered on the kitchen counter. I completed the recipe (adding eggs, additional flour) as soon as I rose. The batter was ready within an hour or two. While waiting for our breakfast we savored a glass or two of Clementine juice and Cava.

Purchase lingonberry preserves or make your own by simmering fresh or frozen berries with enough sugar to make your tongue glad.