Sunday Morning Maine Traditions

Being in Maine for just one weekend this summer has made me want to savor the traditions a little bit more than usual. So I haven't been doing a ton of extra cooking. But I thought for a quick sunday post I would write about our Sunday morning traditions.

Ever since I could remember, Sunday mornings have been a slower start to the day. Usually the morning is all about my dad going out to golf as early as he can and the rest of us enjoying the beach or going grocery shopping while he is gone. Sunday though are different. Because the church in our town is located right off of the golf course, no one can go golfing until 12:30 pm. and since my family doesn't go to church, we always make a big sunday brunch. The main star of the brunch are pancakes, we always make blueberry ones because it just seems right being in Maine. We usually just use a boxed mix because we can never guarantee that there will be enough baking ingredients in the house to whip together homemade pancakes. We round out the breakfast with crispy bacon that my dad cooks in the oven on a sheet tray for about 15 minutes until its browned and crisp. On days that it is just my parents and I we sometimes finish it off with a choice of scrambled or fried eggs. When I was younger, and by that I mean up until this year, I would always request for my dad to make me a special S shaped pancake just for me. After this leisurely brunch my parents would take my brother and I for a walk out to the point, and since there was no golf, we would walk on the golf course to get out to the big grassy area. Now a days I prefer to read on the porch instead of going out to the point, but it's still at the same  leisurely pass that a sunday morning requires.

This weekend has ended with a rainy night spent inside cooking lobster, playing cards and eating one last summer dessert of ice cream and cookies. It's hard to believe that I already have to go back to NY tomorrow and that I have just 4 more days left of the blog, but after spending two days with my roommate, I am even more ready and excited to go back to school. So till next time,
Keep Cooking Brooklyn!