No meal is less appreciated than breakfast. Great Chefs peer down their inflated nostrils at this pedestrian repast. The French think that anything more than a croissant and cafe au lait in the morning is barbarous. The Japanese take it a bit more seriously, but with relatively little variety. Not until American mothers on the prairie lent their ingenuity to feeding their men-folk and children at the crack of dawn did breakfast become something to really look forward to. 10 years ago NORMA'S at Le Parker Meridien in New York City opened to fill the void. After being asked for recipes by countless people the NORMA"S team decided it was time to have some fun and create this delightful cookbook. There are 18 recipes that range from simple to a days work, but all are guaranteed to amaze those privileged to eat the outcome.