My Breakfast 'Tis of Thee...Patriotic Breakfasts
With the 4th of July just around the corner, we see American flags and the red-white-and-blue just about everywhere we go! For breakfast in Denver this 4th of July, try your hand at a patriotic start to the day. Here are a few ideas to make your breakfast festive!
Patriotic Toast
This is a simple one to whip up and we guarantee the kids will love it! Simply toast your favorite bread and spread with a layer of cream cheese. Then, use strawberries or raspberries and arrange in straight lines across the toast. Alternate the “red” lines with banana slices for the “white” lines. Finally, add blueberries to the upper left corner to complete your “flag” toast!
Stars and Stripes Berry Trifle
Another quick and easy patriotic breakfast, this recipe uses yogurt, angel food cake, and fresh berries. To assemble, alternate layers of yogurt, red berries and blueberries, and angel food cake in a clear glass trifle jar, individual clear cups, or clear mason jars. Top with a bit of whipped cream to make this an extra special treat!
Red, White and Blueberry French Toast
Prepare your favorite French Toast recipe and top with a patriotic medley of fresh berries. We like to use fresh raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries and top it all off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Yum!
Of course if you are in patriotic mood and don’t have time to cook, come visit us at The Original Pancake House in Denver and we’ll make you one of our famous breakfasts topped with fresh berries! We have fresh berry crepes, pancakes, and waffles! They are all berry patriotic!
Have a safe and happy 4th of July Denver!
Independence Day: Celebrating family-owned businesses and restaurants in America
In honor of Independence Day, we’d like to celebrate family-owned businesses and restaurants across our great country. Did you know the first Original Pancake House was founded in 1953 in Portland, Oregon by Les Highet and Erma Hueneke? Using her family’s recipes and traditions, Sara Hueneke Ernst, great niece of Erma Hueneke, opened the first Original Pancake House in Denver in 1996. The Original Pancake House Denver has been serving breakfast to hungry patrons for many years, but here are a few American family-run businesses that have been around even longer!
Zambelli Fireworks
Founded by Antonio Zambelli back in 1893, Zambelli Fireworks is still run by the Zambelli family out of Pittsburgh, PA. Today the company supplies more pyrotechnic displays for celebratory events than any other firework company in the country. Of the 2,000 plus annual displays the Zambelli’s create, most occur on the 4th of July. Now that is a booming family business!
Antoine’s Restaurant
We thought we’d been serving pancakes for a long time, but Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans, LA has us beat! The oldest family-owned restaurant in America, Antoine’s was established in 1840 by Antoine Alicatore. Specializing in French-Creole cuisine, Antoine’s is famous for inventing Oysters Rockefeller. Today the restaurant boasts 14 dining rooms and seating for 700 patrons!
Martin Guitars
There is nothing more American than good old fashioned Rock –n-Roll! Did you know that Martin Guitars have been an American family-run business since the early 1800s? Martin Guitars was founded by CF Martin Jr. who immigrated to New York City from Germany in 1833. Today Martin Guitars has an 84,000 square foot factory and 500 employees, but it is still run by CF Martin’s great grandson. In 2004, Martin Guitar’s produced its 1,000,000th guitar following the same standards for workmanship and quality that CF Martin outlined in 171 years prior.
On behalf of the Hueneke and Ernst families, we salute each American family-owned business on this 4th of July holiday!
