So, yesterday was a flop, so I will call today the first. For breakfast, I mean, brunch, I defrosted some Fronch Toast I made a few months ago using Stone House cherry walnut bread, made in Leelanau, Michigan. I would have taken a picture, but I am out of batteries and cannot find the cord to my camera. The fronch part is from Vegan With a Vengeance, the best vegan french toast recipe I have experienced. The ingredients for the fronch part are not as local, but could be! Garbanzo bean flour, probably almond milk, and arrowroot powder, I think. I topped it with some locally made Autumn berry Jam. There is some discussion that the autumn berry, or autumn olive, being an invasive species, should not be promoted as local nor grown or wild harvested for jams. It has become popular for it’s high lycopene content. I just used it because I had it in my fridge, and it does the job. Part of me thinks, well, it’s here, let’s eat it? But it is choking out native species. I could be easily swayed in either direction. I am going to finish my jar, and then rethink it. I must say I like raspberry and cherry much better.
