Quiet Mornings at Cafe Drake HRV

Our writing desk - used for journaling and traditional correspondence - provides a soothing respite from laptop doodling.

Sunday Morning

Wallace Stevens (1st Section)

Complacencies of the peignoir, and late
Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair,
And the green freedom of a cockatoo
Upon a rug mingle to dissipate
The holy hush of ancient sacrifice.
She dreams a little, and she feels the dark
Encroachment of that old catastrophe,
As a calm darkens among water-lights.
The pungent oranges and bright, green wings
Seem things in some procession of the dead,
Winding across wide water, without sound.
The day is like wide water, without sound,
Stilled for the passing of her dreaming feet
Over the seas, to silent Palestine,
Dominion of the blood and sepulchre. 

A few tattered mini muffins above suggest even supposedly non-stick tins should be oiled prior to baking. Slightly sweet and savory simultaneously, these Maple Oat muffins also fit the double bill of Quick and Easy, both requirements for relaxed mornings. Here's how to make: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. and oil or butter a muffin tin. In a bowl combine: 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup rolled oats, 2 t. baking powder and 1/2 t. salt. Mix well. In another bowl mix well: 2 beaten eggs, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup vegetable oil and 1 t. vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones, mix just enough to combine and spoon batter into muffin tins. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Be sure to freeze any extra muffins!