Gram's Classic White Layer Cake
Three tall white layers, a folded-in meringue, and old-school seven-minute frosting. Gram's cake, written down so it doesn't get lost.
- Prep
- 45 minutes
- Cook
- 25 to 30 minutes
- Method
- Oven + double boiler
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Diner breakfasts, recipes, and experiments at the griddle.
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Newest first · 1 / 3Hash Brown Casserole
Shredded potatoes, butter, sour cream, cream of chicken and Colby cheese baked in a 9x13 until golden. Feeds ten, and the leftovers are even better.
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 50 to 60 minutes
- Method
- Oven
Diner-Style Omelet
The flat, rectangle-folded omelet you get at a diner counter, with whatever meat, veggies and cheese you have on hand.
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
How to Make Eggs on a Griddle
Scrambled, sunny side up, basted and over easy to over hard, all on a griddle at the same low temperature.
- Prep
- 2 minutes
- Cook
- 2 to 5 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Diner-Style Home Fries
Crispy, well-seasoned home fries from russets, par-cooked in the microwave so the griddle only has to do the browning.
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Easy Camping Breakfast Tacos
Sausage, peppers, onions, canned potatoes and eggs on one griddle, rolled up in flour tortillas at the campsite.
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 25 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Sausage Hash Brown Scramble
Breakfast sausage scrambled with eggs and cheddar, next to a stack of crispy hash brown patties.
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 25 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Irish Breakfast
A griddle Irish fry-up with bacon, blood sausage, potatoes, mushrooms, tomato, beans, soda bread and eggs, all timed to land together.
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 30 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Bagel, Egg and Hash Brown Sandwich
Sausage, peppers, onions and eggs scrambled together on the griddle, then stacked on a toasted bagel with a crispy hash brown patty.
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 15 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
The B.E.L.T. (BLT & Egg Sandwich)
A BLT with a fried egg and melted American cheese, on Texas toast griddled in mayo instead of butter.
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 20 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Cheese and Chive Omelet
A ring-set griddle omelet with chives in the eggs and whipped cream cheese melting inside.
- Prep
- 10 minutes
- Cook
- 25 minutes
- Method
- Griddle
Golden Breakfast Potatoes
Diced Yukon Golds, pre-cooked so the griddle only has to make them crisp and golden.
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 15 minutes
- Method
- Griddle