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My husband and I love pancakes! At least once a week we have them for lunch, made with all kinds of different grains, nuts and fruits. And, of course, our traditional family recipe, my Omi's German Pancakes . Emperor Franz Josef loved Kaiserschmarren I always cook a whole batch of them, even though we are only two, and I could just halve the recipe. There's a good  reason:: leftover pancakes can be easily recycled into an (almost even more delicious) dish: Kaiserschmarren! A famous Austrian dessert, Kaiserschmarren ("Emperor's Mess") is made from twice-fried pancakes. First you bake regular fluffy pancakes, then you mess them up by ripping them apart, creating a "Schmarren" -  a mess in Austrian dialect. After that, you refry the torn pancakes in butter, together with raisins and other add-ins. Emperor Franz Josef I, to whom the royal "mess" was dedicated, supposedly loved this rich dessert. His Empress Elisabeth, anxiously watching her ...

Hier geht's zur deutschen Version dieses Posts When I heard about breads made with spent grains - leftovers from beer brewing - I was fascinated. How interesting! But, where on earth, could you come by those mashed grains, unless you worked at a brewery? We have two micro-breweries in Bar Harbor, so I left a message, asking whether I could purchase a small amount of their spent grains. The sobering answer: the mash goes to the dogs  hogs. All sold to pig farms - sorry! So I gave up on the idea. Then, two years ago, I found a Groupon in my emails with a real bargain on a small brewing kit. A beer drinker, and always curious, I ordered it  - but then the bulky package ended up in the basement, with other rarely used kitchen equipment, like the lobster pot. It's alive! My beer is bubbling away The best of all husbands needs some quality solitude now and then, playing his guitar and recording his music. Left to my devices, I unearthed beer kit and lobster pot (just the right size...