The Weekend - Making Breakfast (C0254)

A:

Smells good! What's for breakfast?

B:

Well, since we are getting up so late, I decided to make a big breakfast!

A:

Nice! Brunch!

B:

Kind of, so I made scrambled and soft boiled eggs, some french toast and buttermilk pancakes!

A:

Wow! You really went all out! Did you make any coffee?

B:

Yeah, just the way you like it! I also put out some cereal and muesli if you feel like having something more light.

A:

Looks good! I'll squeeze us some fresh orange juice.

B:

Getthe jam and butter while you are in there! Oh! And don't forget the syrup!

Key Vocabulary

brunch

a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch

kind of

to some extent; somewhat; rather; sort of

pancake

a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides

to go all out

with maximum effort; using all one's resources

jam

a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar

Supplementary Vocabulary

oatmeal

a meal made from oats softened by boiling water

bacon

a strip of fat and meat usually made from pork

Cap'n Crunch

a breakfast cereal brand in America

waffles

a pancake like breakfast made in squares rather than circles

eggs benedict

a poached egg on half of a english muffin with a hollandaise sauce

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