“MY UNCLE ORDERED POPOVERS FROM THE RESTAURANT’S BILL OF FARE.  AND, WHEN THEY WERE SERVED, HE REGARDED THEM WITH A PENETRATING STARE.  AND THEN HE SPOKE GREAT WORDS OF WISDOM AS HE SAT THERE ON THAT CHAIR:  TO EAT THESE THINGS, SAID MY UNCLE, YOU MUST EXERCISE GREAT CARE.  YOU MAY SWALLOW DOWN WHAT’S SOLID BUT YOU MUST SPIT OUT THE AIR! ”  Dr. Seuss

The thing which makes popovers so easy to create is that it only requires 5 basic ingredients and they are all combined in a blender!  I haven’t  popovers in some time.  I recall a restaurant chain when I lived in Boston, called The Proud Popover.  While my memory about this is vague, I do remember that the popover was the canvas for a host of fillings from savory to sweet.  And it’s what you add to your 5 basic elements that determines this.  Today, I chose to add orange zest, freshly grated nutmeg and freshly cracked black pepper!  There is such a subtle hint of sweetness and rather a warmth and heat which permeates each sumptuous bite of this oddly formed, egg-like bread!  I served these orange nutmeg popovers with….. [Read more...]