mmm-yoso is vacation. Cathy is blogging away…Kirk is on a mini vacation with The Missus. Perhaps he is researching something for a more interesting post than this one…
Hi. Just thought I’d do a short post on …oh, carbs…keeping with the ‘forget about that New Years Resolution’ theme I seem to be running on. Panera is a national chain that bakes breads and sweets inside each store and sells pretty much fresh made carbs from 6 a.m. to about 10 p.m. daily, along with having free wifi available.
Many people go there for lunch to get sandwiches, soups, salads in various combinations. The Mister and I go there for breakfast…bagels, scones, mini quiches and coffee…The Mister reads the paper and I go on line. 
The bagels I like here are the French Toast one…its a little softer and fluffier and has only a slight cinnamon mixed with vanilla flavor..and the Asagio Cheese bagel has just the saltiness I crave. I just get a toasted bagel and butter (89¢), no cream cheese…that doesn’t seem to add to the flavor (and costs more…I think the butter is a nice compliment to the fresh toasted bread flavor). The ham and cheese scone has a great texture and just enough herbs, small pieces of chopped ham and shredded cheese to make it satisfy the cravings I have in the morning.
The bear claws cost $1.99 and are, of course, freshly made with a nice filling…it is a sweet marzipan with more chopped almonds added….but I like the crust edges (the "claw" parts) with a little frosting and the sliced almonds that are toasted. My brother craves the bear claws from here.
Then there those little quiches. They make three types, one with spinach and bacon (shown), one with spinach and artichokes and a four cheese quiche. Each costs $3.69 and are kept on a warming tray and have the time two hours after they were taken out of the oven written on the bottom, so you will never get an old one. The crust is a delightful, light, buttery puff pastry and the filling is fluffy with eggs and cream and the fillings.
We usually buy a loaf of fresh made rye here. The small one costs $2.30 and I get it sliced. It is just wonderfully rye flavored with seeds and a nice crisp crust….and, yes, that’s my little iBook….with some very old Colorforms decorating it.
Really, we’ve never had soup or sandwiches here. Just bagels, scones, sweets, the small quiches and coffee. They have a coffee card, you buy 8 cups and get the 9th free. If you are eating in, get the coffee in a ceramic cup; it tastes better and doesn’t cost extra.
Panera, multiple locations Click here