French Omelettes and More

The other day, I stopped by at L'Amande Bakery in Torrance for breakfast. I thought I would try their french omelettes which was explained to me by the owner that it is different from the fluffy or souffle type omelette we are used to seeing. The french omelettes are flat, brown outside which looks overcooked but soft and tender inside.

I had my reservations but a friend told me they were really good; plus I hardly ever order omelettes since they never did excite me. I figured, an egg is still an egg. There were at least 6 kinds, from black forest ham with cheddar, mediterraean, cheddar with portobello mushrooms....I picked the prosciutto with ricotta.

The omelette came with a big slice of fresh french bread, butter and their homemade jam which is incredible and is also for sale. It also came with a green salad with your choice of citrus, oil and vinegar, or ranch dressing. I chose the oil and vinegar. The dressing was really smooth and subtle which complemented the sharp prosciutto. The omelette was very good. That with a strong cup of coffee and I felt I was ready to conquer the day.

Just before I left, I took one last look at their showcase (big mistake) and I just had to take some raspeberry croissants home.  I noticed they had sticky buns and very inviting scones. I took some of those to try.  For lunch I decided to have the scone. It filled me up since I was still full from the omelette; otherwise I could have eaten 2 easily. They were crunchy outside and soft inside. It was loaded with blueberries. Best scones I have had !!

The following morning, I thought I would attack the sticky cinnamon bun with lots of nuts.  I popped it in the microwave for 20 seconds and it seemed like my mother or grandmother just baked them. Well, not really, I wouldn't know since my mother and grandmother never baked!

I wish they would stop baking new things as I am having a hard time catching up.