Post-Thanksgiving Happiness

Black Friday? Guess again. Movie madness? Nope. Pancakes at John O’Groats? Ding ding ding!!!

And as long as we’re there, can we get a side of biscuits too, please? And if we’re getting that delicious Baxter Scramble, make sure it comes with those delectable potatoes. After a post-turkey haze, there’s nothing like a few carbs over at family-run John O’Groats. It’s been on Pico Blvd. near Rancho Park in LA for decades and it’s my go-to place when I want a simple and delicious meal, which is usually a breakfast of pancakes &eggs.

a happy man

I had the 7-grain granola pancakes and hubby, aka my Novio, ordered the Baxter Scramble – scrambled eggs with sauteed onions, mushrooms, spinach & avocado – with potatoes. Perfect for a day when you want the kitchen to be on hiatus.

PS to the Apple Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake:

In a tale not unlike Goldilocks, it went from Too Wet to (I believe) Too Dry to, in its third incarnation today, Just Right. What did I do?

I switched amounts of baking powder and baking soda and surprise, reduced the number of eggs from 3 to 2. Changes are all duly updated in the Apple Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake post. My novio wants to know why everything seems to fly out of the house almost as soon as it comes out of the oven.