Mal has been talking about The Human Bean ever since we booked our plane tickets to Medford a few weeks ago. The Human Bean is a chain of drive-up coffee joints.
Mal and I took coffee orders from the family before stopping by The Human Bean this morning.
Every customer at The Human Bean receives a chocolate-covered espresso bean with their order. What a fun and delicious treat! 
I ordered a soy milk cafe au lait. It was excellent!
While breakfast cooked, I enjoyed one of Grandma’s homemade cookies. She’s quite the baker!
She baked chocolate chip + butterscotch chip and walnut sugar cookies.
And the most amazing sugar cookies! They’re perfect and taste absolutely fantastic.
After much debate, I went with a chocolate + butterscotch chip cookie. I really wanted to eat one of each, but I didn’t want to ruin my breakfast.
Mal and my sister-in-law took the reins on making breakfast this morning. Mal was on bacon duty while Sib made the pancakes.
Did you notice Mal’s fancy apron?
The grease from the bacon kept splattering on his t-shirt, so Grandma offered him her apron to wear. Of course, I needed to snap a photo with my handsome husband. 
Once the pancakes were cooked, Mal helped himself to the leftover pancake batter. For some reason, he LOVES it. The thought of pancake batter, however, grosses me out. Ick.
And then it was time to sit down to breakfast in Grandma’s dining room.
Mmmmm! Pancakes + bacon are one of my favorite breakfasts ever.
I started with 2 pancakes and a piece of bacon.
And then I had a 3rd pancake. So good!
We’re off to see Jacksonville and visit a few vineyards!
Bye, guys!
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Yum, what delicious breakfast food! I’ve never eaten pancake batter…maybe I’ll give it a try the next time I make brunch?
The Human Bean looks awesome! So glad you are enjoying your trip!
Oooh – the Human Bean – I’d forgotten about those! I used to live in Oregon and I loved ‘em! Thanks for the memory
Yes ma’am, pancakes + bacon are a winning combo..I’ve been to restaurants that put bacon actually inside, in the batter!
Love Mal’s apron! Too funny! Pancakes and bacon are comforting. I think that’s why I like them for breakfast
A drive-up coffee shop that gives out chocolate espresso beans sounds like heaven! NYC has a lot of things, but we certainly don’t have that
I LOVE the apron! The coffee place looks great! We’re visiting Minneapolis this weekend and stopping by Carribou Coffee as much as possible. Looks like a great breakfast – especially the cookies!
The coffee, cookies, pancakes and bacon look great! The pancake batter, not-so-much! Hope you have fun in Jacksonville!
Eww eating pancake batter uncooked sounds kind of gross. To each his own I guess!
I think you need to save that pic of Mal in an apron somewhere special for blackmail
Wow, those pancakes look amazing. Maybe I need to invest in a cast iron skillet. Doesn’t look like my griddle makes them quite the same.
LOVE the apron on your hubby! I saw it in the first pic and started laughing because it’s amazing
I LOVE chocolate covered expresso beans! What a great idea to give them w/ the order !
can you post grandma’s sugar cookie recipe for me? those look delicious!
I am so glad that I am not the only one who likes pancake batter!! I know it is weird, but I am glad that Mal likes it too!
I forgot all about the Human Bean yes they are all over the place! Ohhh Jacksonville is one of my favorite places to go have fun!
Mal’s apron is hilarious
The Human Bean looks like an awesome coffee shop. Have fun touring the Vineyards!
I had chocolate covered espresso once and I was wired for hours.
The thought of pancake batter raw is sooo gross. I love cookie dough and cake batter raw but pancake batter sounds ick.
those cookies look oh soo good!
haha CUTE apron
Pancake batter grosses me out too- I don’t think it’s sweet enough
I love pancakes and bacon with maple syrup…holy yum! Love that the hubby’s wearing an apron too, how adorable
Love drive-up coffee places! There aren’t enough out there, in my opinion.
haha Mal looks so cute! But I’m with you on the pancake batter…unless maybe they were chocolate chip pancakes? No, nevermind, still bleh.
Don’t let Mal fool you! Dutch Bros. is the way to go. Well, actually the Organic Grind in Talent is delish, but they aren’t on every corner, only one!
mal looks adorable in the apron. i just posted a video on my blog showing what my mom was using to cook in – A PAPER HOSPITAL GOWN!!!
http://theactorsdiet.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/lynn-a-chinese-christmas-video/
i told her to take it off but she wouldn’t. sheesh.
The apron is so funny! Before you explained what it was I saw it in the picture and could not figure out what he was wearing. Your husband is normally so well dressed it just didn’t seem to suit him ;o)
Glad you had a nice Christmas visit!