Bravo Breakfast

Not being a huge breakfast fan (unless it's served around lunch time) I wasn't sure what to order when we joined our new friends Sandi and Jim for breakfast at the Red House Café in Pacific Grove.

Oh, the Red House had plenty of offerings on the menu, eggs and French toast and such, but the only thing that really got my attention was called Breakfast Crostini. Ovals of fresh Italian bread spread with marscapone cheese, topped with raspberries and blackberries, and very lightly drizzled with honey and dusted with a puff of powdered sugar. The crisp crust of the bread complemented well the soft gooeyness of the cheese and the sweet-tart berries.

It was so good that I was mentally filing the "recipe" away even before I finished my breakfast; this is a treat I will serve to future house guests. It was light and fresh, sweet without being cloying, really a lovely choice for breakfast with enough ooomph to fuel a mile or two of walking in the breathtaking Point Lobos State Reserve later that morning.