waffles

The cooked oatmeal that goes into this batter starts with quick-cooking rolled oats that are toasted in a bit of butter until they give off an amazing aroma. Toasting is an extra step, but it’s well worth the effort for the alluring, butterscotchy quality that it brings out in the grain. Bake the waffles until they’re deeply browned so that they form a delicately crisp crust that contrasts beautifully with the moist, custardy interior.

It's a sad weekend breakfast plate that features no bacon, a sad plate indeed. We're very proud of our massive collection of brunch recipes from the dessertiest pancakes to the most sausage-packed quiche. Sometimes, however, if you have a certain breakfast meat side in mind, no amount of cheese can (necessarily) replace it. Thankfully, we have 5 suggestions that simply need the magic meat to be complete.

Bike-friendly and packed with great breweries, restaurants and more cheese curds than one man should eat in a lifetime, Minneapolis is the place to culinary tourists.