New Year's Day Brunch with the Persons

The Persons stopped by our house for a night and a morning and rang in the new year with us.  The next morning, we made brunch.

 

 

 

Featuring the coconut syrup that my sister-in-law (Miranda) got me for Christmas

 

 

Menu:

 

French Toast

Pineapple-Ginger Syrup (we had nothing fresh in the house with which to make a fruit topping, so I used canned pineapple and FINALLY used my new microplane to grate in some ginger.  That thing was well worth the wait!!)

Coconut Syrup (really good mixed with the pineapple)

Bourbon-Vanilla Syrup (the basic homemade syrup with bourbon and vanilla in it instead of maple)

Ahmad Cardamom Black Tea

Some Random Fruit Tea


Here is a picture of Miranda in the Renaissance Festival costume that we sewed/made for her at the last minute in the fall sometime:

 

 

Note to self: dying synthetics with coffee is not the greatest idea you have ever had.