When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

>When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>
You can ask her personally later this summer.

Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
about $10 a month

Janet US

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:49:25 AM UTC-5, tert in seattle wrote:
> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>
> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?

Biscuits and gravy are cheap, and lots of folks like them.

Completely unrelated:
I got the mama duck to eat out of my hand this morning.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57645184731986

--Bryan

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:55:19 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
> streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
> show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
> about $10 a month

Whoa.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:27:02 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:49:25 AM UTC-5, tert in seattle wrote:
>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>>
>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>
>Biscuits and gravy are cheap, and lots of folks like them.
>
>Completely unrelated:
>I got the mama duck to eat out of my hand this morning.
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57645184731986
>
>--Bryan
That's neat!
Janet US

On 2014-06-18, tert in seattle > wrote:
> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> traditional Continental breakfast?

When they discovered customers are actually stupid enough to pay $5+
for a side of flour and shortening. If a complimentary continental
breakfast, it's probably due to biskies/gravy being cheaper than
croissants/fruit.

nb

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:49:25 AM UTC-7, tert in seattle wrote:

> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?

Biscuits and gravy came to California with the Dust Bowl refugees. Maybe
you're following the path of northern migration.

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>
It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made. The problem is
most workers don't read the directions and just heat the concentrated
base without thinning, so they serve hot wallpaper paste instead of
gravy (same deal with restaurants).

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
> >When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> >traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
> >
> You can ask her personally later this summer.
>
> Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
> streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
> show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
> about $10 a month

Paula thinks that viewers will pay an extra $10 per month to watch her
shows. LMAO!

G.

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:30:02 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:55:19 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
>> streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
>> show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
>> about $10 a month
>
>She's cashing in on all the people that pitied her during her
>"ordeal".
>
>-sw
Geez. There's a new story today. Son Jamie got his show cancelled on
Food Network. Apparently that family is so callused they don't
recognize iffy behavior when they see it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ma-outfit.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/ncjlskn
Janet US

On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>
> It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
> some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
> arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
> need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.

I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much rather
have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full of sweet
rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs & either
bacon or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment. There's also
usually a choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle makers. They
portion the batter into little cups.

Jill

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:27:02 AM UTC-5, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>
> I got the mama duck to eat out of my hand this morning.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/155222...57645184731986
>
>
> --Bryan
>
>
Awwwww, cute! It feels funny when they eat and lightly peck of your hand.

On 6/18/2014 6:53 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:

> Geez. There's a new story today. Son Jamie got his show cancelled on
> Food Network. Apparently that family is so callused they don't
> recognize iffy behavior when they see it.
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ma-outfit.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/ncjlskn
> Janet US
>

Not sure if it is "iffy behavior" as much as a publicity stunt. Sure
get the attention they want.

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

>When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?

We've been touring the northern US and so far have driven between
Michigan and Minnesota. Biscuits like hockey pucks and disgusting
gravy at every hotel we've stayed at. Oh, and scrambled "eggs" made
from some unknown white substance.

Doris

On 6/18/2014 3:29 PM, Gary wrote:
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>>
>> You can ask her personally later this summer.
>>
>> Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
>> streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
>> show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
>> about $10 a month
>
> Paula thinks that viewers will pay an extra $10 per month to watch her
> shows. LMAO!
>
> G.
>
F
Her fans paid a heck of a lot more to go a special Paula Deen cruise.
We didn't know that she was bringing such a big group when we booked the
cruise. But they were all nice people.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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On 6/18/2014 8:21 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>
> We've been touring the northern US and so far have driven between
> Michigan and Minnesota. Biscuits like hockey pucks and disgusting
> gravy at every hotel we've stayed at. Oh, and scrambled "eggs" made
> from some unknown white substance.
>
> Doris
>
I'm sure the scrambled eggs come from a carton but they're no worse than
Egg Beaters (which I don't consider bad). The scrambled eggs I've seen
at hotel breakfasts haven't been white. They look (and taste) like
scrambled eggs. YMMV.

What surprised the heck out of me in Minnesota a few years back was
country fried steak with cream gravy. This was not a hotel breakfast.
It was lunch in a diner in Apple Valley. Wow, that was some *good*
country fried steak and gravy! Shocked the heck out of me. It was
actual steak, not chopped steak or cubed steak. The batter was crispy,
the steak was tender, the gravy was delicious. Whodathunkit?

Jill

On 6/18/2014 5:49 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>
>

Biscuits and gravy in Seattle? That's pretty funny! Things have sure
changed since I've been there. OTOH, I like biscuits and pan gravy. The
only place they sell that here is Denny's. OTOH, "Continental breakfast"
pretty much means you're going to have one "shitty breakfast."

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:01:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 6/18/2014 6:53 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> Geez. There's a new story today. Son Jamie got his show cancelled on
>> Food Network. Apparently that family is so callused they don't
>> recognize iffy behavior when they see it.
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ma-outfit.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/ncjlskn
>> Janet US
>>
>
>Not sure if it is "iffy behavior" as much as a publicity stunt. Sure
>get the attention they want.

It seemed mocking to me and apparently others felt it was in poor
taste given the fuss that was raised last year. A publicity stunt
that went way wrong.
Janet US

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
>>When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>>traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>
> You can ask her personally later this summer.
>
> Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
> streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
> show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
> about $10 a month
>
> Janet US

I saw that somewhere. A magazine I think. I will not participate.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:30:02 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:55:19 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>>> Paula announced June 11 that she was returning to TV via a namesake
>>> streaming network that will launch later this year and feature her own
>>> show along with content featuring her son. She plans to charge viewers
>>> about $10 a month
>>
>>She's cashing in on all the people that pitied her during her
>>"ordeal".
>>
>>-sw
> Geez. There's a new story today. Son Jamie got his show cancelled on
> Food Network. Apparently that family is so callused they don't
> recognize iffy behavior when they see it.
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ma-outfit.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/ncjlskn
> Janet US

They're all creepy.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to
>>> the
>>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>>
>> It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
>> some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
>> arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
>> need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.
>
> I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much rather
> have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full of sweet
> rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs & either bacon
> or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment. There's also usually a
> choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle makers. They portion the
> batter into little cups.

Agree. I have seen far too many buffet type breakfasts that were little
more than donuts, pastries and muffins, none of which I would eat even if I
could. I think nowadays most places at least offer some kind of toast or
English muffins and little tubs of peanut butter.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>>
>> It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
>> some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
>> arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
>> need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.
>
> I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much rather
> have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full of sweet
> rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs & either
> bacon or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment. There's also
> usually a choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle makers. They
> portion the batter into little cups.
>
> Jill

so far the b&g's have been the most appealing thing offered ... not that
that's saying much

I've tried those "eggs" enough times to know better

dsi1 wrote:
> On 6/18/2014 5:49 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>
>>
>
> Biscuits and gravy in Seattle? That's pretty funny! Things have sure
> changed since I've been there. OTOH, I like biscuits and pan gravy. The
> only place they sell that here is Denny's. OTOH, "Continental breakfast"
> pretty much means you're going to have one "shitty breakfast."

You can get b&g in Seattle but don't expect anything special. What really
sucks rocks in Seattle is Mexican food, which is uniformly awful massive
tex-mex type portions of glop. And taco del mar. I ate better tex mex in
West Branch, Iowa.

On 6/18/2014 10:55 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy
>>>> to the
>>>> traditional Continental breakfast?
>>>>
>>> It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
>>> some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
>>> arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
>>> need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.
>>
>> I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much
>> rather have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full
>> of sweet rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs &
>> either bacon or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment.
>> There's also usually a choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle
>> makers. They portion the batter into little cups.
>
> Agree. I have seen far too many buffet type breakfasts that were little
> more than donuts, pastries and muffins, none of which I would eat even
> if I could.

In my world sweet pastries aren't breakfast food.

> I think nowadays most places at least offer some kind of
> toast or English muffins and little tubs of peanut butter.

I don't know about peanut butter or English muffins. Toast and jelly or
jam, sometimes. It depends on the hotel/motel chain. When pastries was
the only choice we always looked for a place nearby to find real food
for breakfast.

The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring
people in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer
coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.

Jill

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:30:01 PM UTC-7, tert in seattle wrote:

> You can get b&g in Seattle but don't expect anything special. What really
> sucks rocks in Seattle is Mexican food, which is uniformly awful massive
> tex-mex type portions of glop. And taco del mar. I ate better tex mex in
> West Branch, Iowa.

Mexicans from the same towns and states who settled in Texas also moved to
Chicago. These are not the same folks that migrated up the West Coast.

The only good Mexican food on the West Coast is cooked by Oaxacans.

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 4:35:38 PM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > > wrote:
>
> >> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> >> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>
> > It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
> > some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
> > arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
> > need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.
>
> I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much rather
> have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full of sweet
> rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs & either
> bacon or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment. There's also
> usually a choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle makers. They
> portion the batter into little cups.
>

I used to stay at a motel in Roseville, CA, that had an omelette station
in the morning. There were four or five possibilities, all cooked to order,
all part of the room charge, which was quite reasonable. That was heaven.

Then I stayed at a motel in deepest Iowa, with a breakfast buffet which
included scrambled eggs the thickness and texture of bicycle innertubes.
Only bright yellow.

Independent West Coast joints seem to have bought all their breakfast
supplies at Costco -- the loaves of Kirkland bread are the tipoffs.

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to the
> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?

I didn't know that they did. We had them in the K Mart cafeteria but that
was back in the 80's and 90's. During that time period, I'd never seen them
on any restaurant menu here. Only when I got closer to the Midwest did I
see them.

And most of what you get here in restaurants is horrid. Huge, soft, bloated
things that they call biscuits. One place even cuts the huge things in half
and grills them. That is sooo wrong. And you'd be hard pressed to find any
meat in that thar gravy.

Dang. I am starving. And now I want those! I couldn't even make them if I
wanted to. Can't eat sausage or dairy any more. And I don't have any rice
milk. Could maybe some up with something using a hamburger patty. Oh snap!
Can't really make any good biscuits either given my food problems. Damn
you! I can't get the image of biscuits out of my mind.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/18/2014 10:55 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy
>>>>> to the
>>>>> traditional Continental breakfast?
>>>>>
>>>> It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
>>>> some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
>>>> arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
>>>> need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.
>>>
>>> I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much
>>> rather have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full
>>> of sweet rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs &
>>> either bacon or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment.
>>> There's also usually a choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle
>>> makers. They portion the batter into little cups.
>>
>> Agree. I have seen far too many buffet type breakfasts that were little
>> more than donuts, pastries and muffins, none of which I would eat even
>> if I could.
>
> In my world sweet pastries aren't breakfast food.
>
>> I think nowadays most places at least offer some kind of
>> toast or English muffins and little tubs of peanut butter.
>
> I don't know about peanut butter or English muffins. Toast and jelly or
> jam, sometimes. It depends on the hotel/motel chain. When pastries was
> the only choice we always looked for a place nearby to find real food for
> breakfast.
>
> The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring people
> in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer coffee,
> juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.

That's the way it used to be. Haven't seen any with just that stuff since
Angela was a baby.

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> dsi1 wrote:
>> On 6/18/2014 5:49 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to
>>> the
>>> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Biscuits and gravy in Seattle? That's pretty funny! Things have sure
>> changed since I've been there. OTOH, I like biscuits and pan gravy. The
>> only place they sell that here is Denny's. OTOH, "Continental breakfast"
>> pretty much means you're going to have one "shitty breakfast."
>
> You can get b&g in Seattle but don't expect anything special. What really
> sucks rocks in Seattle is Mexican food, which is uniformly awful massive
> tex-mex type portions of glop. And taco del mar. I ate better tex mex in
> West Branch, Iowa.

Have you tried this place?

http://www.elantojo.com/webmapplus/7/location

We eat at the Lynnwood location. Favorite food ever! They get so busy that
at times, if you want to eat, you have to go through the drive through and
take it with you. But it's better to eat inside as you can avail yourself
to their condiment bar.

On weekends? They have Menudo and Pozole. But my favorites are the
Gorditas. I get those almost every time. Occasionally we stop just for a
snack and I'll have a taco. They are small and the street kind.

Agree on the Taco Del Mar though. We ate at the Woodinville location when
my daughter went to the dance studio over there. Although the food was
edible, it was all so very blah. At least Taco Time food tastes like
something good even if it is not what I would I could call authentic. We
tried Qdoba once. Only because it came highly rated to us. The food was so
very bad tasting. I think the only thing I've had that was worse was the
refried beans at Mazatlan. I don't know how they got highly rated either.
Or Azteca.

We also eat at Ixtapa a lot but... We generally don't order off of the
menu. We are friendly with the owner and he makes stuff special for us. We
also like Todo Mexico and Pasian Tequila in Bothell but you have to know
enough Spanish to place your order and speak to them if you need a fork or
something. They don't do English so well.

> wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:30:01 PM UTC-7, tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> You can get b&g in Seattle but don't expect anything special. What
>> really
>> sucks rocks in Seattle is Mexican food, which is uniformly awful massive
>> tex-mex type portions of glop. And taco del mar. I ate better tex mex
>> in
>> West Branch, Iowa.
>
> Mexicans from the same towns and states who settled in Texas also moved to
> Chicago. These are not the same folks that migrated up the West Coast.
>
> The only good Mexican food on the West Coast is cooked by Oaxacans.

Ahhh... The owner of my all time favorite Mexican place ever was from
there. That would be Pio Pio's in Lynnwood. My family missed out on a
great party! He had to leave as they didn't renew his lease. It's an
appliance store now. He invited us all to stop by on his last day of
business and he would make anything that we wanted. For free! I had
assumed it would be a buffet to use up what food he had left. Nope. He was
not kidding! Drinks, appetizers, dinner, dessert, anything we wanted. All
free. Angela and I were the only ones who attended from our family.
Somebody in the family wanted meatloaf that night so my mom actually cooked.
I felt bad. Ramon was asking for everyone.

We don't know what happened to him. My dad used to see him around and he
always referred to him as Arroz Con Pollo. He loved the way Ramon made it.
Never liked it anywhere else.

We used to have a place here called Yucatan. They had very good food too.
But they closed and we don't know why.

What I don't like are those places that serve you huge portions of tasteless
food, glopped up with tons of cheese and sauce. It's as though they know it
isn't good so they glop it up as much as they can. Then throw a huge mounds
of guacamole and sour cream on top. The meat in those places also tasted
like it came frozen and precooked.

I can't wait for my birthday dinner. We're putting if off as recital is the
weekend of my birthday. We're going to Todo Mexico. I'm going to try a
tamale. I love tamales and had not noticed them on the menu before. Will
also try a bean enchilada. I haven't had one of those in a restaurant since
Los Amigos in Edmonds closed.

> wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 4:35:38 PM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/18/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:25 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>> > > wrote:
>>
>> >> When did every hotel between Seattle & Iowa add biscuits and gravy to
>> >> the
>> >> traditional Continental breakfast? Is this the Paula Deen effect?
>>
>> > It has been that way for a few years. No reason not to if it means
>> > some variety from some form of sweet for breakfast. The biscuits
>> > arrive with the other pastries and gravy comes in a can. All they
>> > need to do is thin it and it tastes like home made.
>>
>> I agree, at a hotel "Continental" (heh) breakfast buffet I'd much rather
>> have a biscuit with a little gravy than select from a tray full of sweet
>> rolls. The better ones also offer trays of scrambled eggs & either
>> bacon or sausage, if it's a large enough establishment. There's also
>> usually a choice of dry cereals and sometimes waffle makers. They
>> portion the batter into little cups.
>>
>
> I used to stay at a motel in Roseville, CA, that had an omelette station
> in the morning. There were four or five possibilities, all cooked to
> order,
> all part of the room charge, which was quite reasonable. That was heaven.
>
> Then I stayed at a motel in deepest Iowa, with a breakfast buffet which
> included scrambled eggs the thickness and texture of bicycle innertubes.
> Only bright yellow.
>
> Independent West Coast joints seem to have bought all their breakfast
> supplies at Costco -- the loaves of Kirkland bread are the tipoffs.

Apparently Costco does a fried green bean that a lot of places here serve.
I've not tried them. I'm not into stuff like that.

My aunt and uncle used to live in Roseville. We ate at some Chinese buffet
there that they just loved. I was afraid of the food though as it all
looked waaaay too carby for me. They did have a salad bar. I remember
eating salad and just a couple of small dabs of food. Then I had a hypo on
the way home and we had to stop at 7 11 for me to get something else to eat.

Some of the best food I ate was in Iowa. Good vegetables and good beef!

On 6/19/2014 12:57 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> I don't know about peanut butter or English muffins. Toast and jelly
>> or jam, sometimes. It depends on the hotel/motel chain. When
>> pastries was the only choice we always looked for a place nearby to
>> find real food for breakfast.
>>
>> The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring
>> people in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer
>> coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.
>
> That's the way it used to be. Haven't seen any with just that stuff
> since Angela was a baby.

John and I encountered that sort of "continental breakfast" when we were
making the drive from west TN to SC. That was only six years ago.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/19/2014 12:57 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> I don't know about peanut butter or English muffins. Toast and jelly
>>> or jam, sometimes. It depends on the hotel/motel chain. When
>>> pastries was the only choice we always looked for a place nearby to
>>> find real food for breakfast.
>>>
>>> The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring
>>> people in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer
>>> coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.
>>
>> That's the way it used to be. Haven't seen any with just that stuff
>> since Angela was a baby.
>
> John and I encountered that sort of "continental breakfast" when we were
> making the drive from west TN to SC. That was only six years ago.

That could be. We never made it that far South.

On 6/19/2014 12:05 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 6/19/2014 12:57 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring
>>>> people in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer
>>>> coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.
>>>
>>> That's the way it used to be. Haven't seen any with just that stuff
>>> since Angela was a baby.
>>
>> John and I encountered that sort of "continental breakfast" when we
>> were making the drive from west TN to SC. That was only six years ago.
>
> That could be. We never made it that far South.

True, but we also ran into it when we were doing art shows in the
mid-west (Kansas, Iowa, Illinois). That would have been about 10 years
ago. We tried to find places to stay where the "continental breakfast"
included more than just pastries, juice and coffee. It wasn't always
possible.

We did find some fun diners on those trips.

Like this place in Highland, Illinois, used to be called Buzzie's Again.
Great breakfast! It was an old drive-in restored to former glory.
Right down to the chrome, glass block walls and neon:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrensnow/2668296121/

Apparently they couldn't make a go of it, although we did eat there
twice in two years. Doesn't matter, we won't be going back there.

What stands out in my mind is I ordered a bacon/cheese/spinach omelet.
First of all I was surprised about the spinach part. Secondly, the
server came back and said the cook says he has some brie, would you like
that? Absolutely! That was a *fantastic* omelet. :-)

Jill

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:21:49 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 6/19/2014 12:57 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> I don't know about peanut butter or English muffins. Toast and jelly
> >> or jam, sometimes. It depends on the hotel/motel chain. When
> >> pastries was the only choice we always looked for a place nearby to
> >> find real food for breakfast.
> >>
> >> The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring
> >> people in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer
> >> coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.
> >
> > That's the way it used to be. Haven't seen any with just that stuff
> > since Angela was a baby.
>
> John and I encountered that sort of "continental breakfast" when we were
> making the drive from west TN to SC. That was only six years ago.
>

Look around and you could easily find one today too.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:05:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> That could be. We never made it that far South.

You don't have to be in the South to find them.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 6/19/2014 3:21 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/19/2014 12:57 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> I don't know about peanut butter or English muffins. Toast and jelly
>>> or jam, sometimes. It depends on the hotel/motel chain. When
>>> pastries was the only choice we always looked for a place nearby to
>>> find real food for breakfast.
>>>
>>> The term 'Free Continental Breakfast' is often just a draw to bring
>>> people in off the highway for some motel/hotel chains. All they offer
>>> coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. That's about it.
>>
>> That's the way it used to be. Haven't seen any with just that stuff
>> since Angela was a baby.
>
> John and I encountered that sort of "continental breakfast" when we were
> making the drive from west TN to SC. That was only six years ago.
>
> Jill

These days, they have make your own waffles in the lobby. Actually, it's
a pretty shitty idea that sounds like a good idea. :-)

On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:06:29 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> These days, they have make your own waffles in the lobby. Actually, it's
> a pretty shitty idea that sounds like a good idea. :-)

I'm not crazy about it either. Why would I want to make waffles on
vacation? Vacation is when someone else does the cooking.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 6/19/2014 7:19 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:06:29 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> These days, they have make your own waffles in the lobby. Actually, it's
>> a pretty shitty idea that sounds like a good idea. :-)
>
> I'm not crazy about it either. Why would I want to make waffles on
> vacation? Vacation is when someone else does the cooking.
>

I enjoy making waffles, but not if it's going to come out awful. Awful
would be a good description of a hotel lobby waffle.

On 6/19/2014 1:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 6/19/2014 7:19 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:06:29 -1000, dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> These days, they have make your own waffles in the lobby. Actually, it's
>>> a pretty shitty idea that sounds like a good idea. :-)
>>
>> I'm not crazy about it either. Why would I want to make waffles on
>> vacation? Vacation is when someone else does the cooking.
>>
>
> I enjoy making waffles, but not if it's going to come out awful. Awful
> would be a good description of a hotel lobby waffle.

Mostly the batter comes from something similar to pourable Bisquik. In
a big jug.

Jill