BREAKFAST TIME
Enjoy that muesli--I'll be having this Quaker Oats cereal that debuted in 1963 along with its sailing man mascot
Cap'n Crunch
Served with or without matzo balls, C is for this soup "for the Soul"
Chicken Soup
"Joy of Cooking" calls it "classic Mexican avocado relish"
guacamole
Surimi, meaning "formed fish", turns up in packages labeled this type of "crabmeat" & "lobster"
imitation
This cake was named for being made with 16 ounces each of flour, butter, sugar & eggs
pound cake
Nothing better than one of these classic donuts that shares its name with a venerable whiskey cocktail
old-fashioned
T is for this soup that's paired with grilled cheese on the Campbell's Kitchen website
tomato
Similar to a cruller, this long, thin stick of sweet dough is fried & coated with sugar & cinnamon
churro
Umeboshi are plums that are pickled, not tickled, this color
pink
A Vienna library has a recipe from 1696 for this flaky pastry & ja, the filling is apple
strudel
A traditional Japanese breakfast might include this soup made with the same-named soybean paste as well as tofu & scallions
miso
"F" is for this soup with a little cheesy goodness on top
French Onion Soup
Ignacio Anaya is credited with creating this appetizer of tortilla chips topped with cheese and jalapenos
nachos
Dashi-no-moto is the instant version of dashi; add water & you'll have this
soup
Different from the New York style, the Japanese variety of this dessert is known for extreme fluffiness
cheesecake
How about a spot of this? Espresso with a thin foam of steamed milk, from Italian for "spotted"
a macchiato
B is for this thick 6-letter soup, perhaps lobster or mushroom
bisque
This specialty of Sonora is actually a burrito that's been fried
chimichanga
Before each bite of sukiyaki, some dip it into this, beaten & raw
eggs
Literally "lightning" in French, this long, thin chocolate-covered pastry really gives me a charge
eclair
This Hawaiian dish with a rhyming name is white rice topped with hamburger, a fried egg & gravy
loco moco
A is for this spicy Mexican soup whose name is Spanish for "meatball"
albondigas
Touted as a hangover cure, this hearty soup made with tripe is popular on New Year's morning
menudo
The Japanese name for this flavor enhancer, also popular in Chinese cooking, is Aji-No-Moto
MSG
This 4-letter caramel custard dessert associated with Spanish recipes dates back to Roman times
flan