Making breakfast the Sue Gregg way really gave me a chance to experience her style of cooking, especially the two stage process.
Included in the Taste and Tell Booklet are: Blender Batter Waffles/Pancakes, Almond Coffee Cake, and Oatmeal Surprise. We tried them all and like them all.
Each recipe required preparation the night before. This really made me feel organized  I liked knowing exactly what we were having for breakfast. It was also nice to know that it was at least half way ready.
Blender Batter Waffles/Pancakes
This was my first Sue Gregg recipe. I actually thought it would be a waste of time because my daughter LOVES her waffles and pancakes and I didn’t expect her to like the taste of them when they were made with brown rice! But she did.
Brown rice and oats are placed in a blender along with buttermilk or yogurt. They are then blended for about 3 minutes and left to soak overnight. In the morning eggs, baking soda, baking powder and salt are added. Please note: You must have a high powered blender to do this. I have heard of people breaking their blenders trying these recipes. It is not flour and milk you are blending, but real brown rice and oats.
My first attempt at cooking the waffles was not very good.
Oops!
They were too runny and I ended up adding a little self rising flour to make pancakes instead:
Much better!
I suspected a little too much milk was addead. My theory was proven right when I tried again a few days later with less milk.
Even with my "failed" attempt, the kids ate up every bite! My daughter actually said, "Mommy, mommy, mommy, these are really good". They ate them plain without syrup too.
The second time around was much better:
Click here for recipe and step-by-step instructions.
Almond Coffee Cake
This one was delicious. The recipe was converted from the Los Angeles Times award winning "Café Beaujolais Buttermilk-Cinnamon Coffeecake."
Here is a picture of the ingredients in the blender before blending:
See the whole grains? It is so cool! I love that the grains can just be thrown in the blender, I don’t have to grind them up first.
Here is a picture of the cake.
Yum!
Click here for the recipe
(Note: The recipe calls crystalline fructose - I did not go out and buy this, I used sugar instead. It was only 2 Tablespoons).
Oatmeal Surprise
This recipe requires the oats to be soaked overnight in a mixture of water and yogurt.
In the morning, extra water, spices and apple pieces are added.
This one was yummy too (and very easy to make.)
All in all, I feel these recipes are very "doable". The are not overly time consuming and one can feel satisfied that the family is getting a good whole food breakfast. | 
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