Breakfast! The most important meal of the day (2012)

[Country]

thank you all, for the kind words and compliments.

Poached wild turkey egg, with cumin-spiced potatoes, spinach and heirloom tomatoes

I just have to ask. How did you get the wild turkey egg?

[Ashen]

herb and cheese bagel with cream cheese and a coffee with st remy creme.

[SobaAddict70]

thank you all, for the kind words and compliments.

Poached wild turkey egg, with cumin-spiced potatoes, spinach and heirloom tomatoes

I just have to ask. How did you get the wild turkey egg?

Quattro Game Farm sells them at Union Square Greenmarket, although the season for it has been over since early June. I happen to have two eggs left in my refrigerator, that will be used this week, after which no more will be available until next spring.

[kayb]

My, my. Such magnificent breakfasts, everyone. My biggest regret in having to almost eliminate wheat gluten from my diet is the loss of wonderful breakfast breads -- biscuits, scones, bagels, English muffins....

So most of the time, I look for an alternate starch for breakfast. Often, it's some form of potatos, but of late, I've been grabbing a few extra tamales at the Farmers Market and incorporating the meat and starch all in one.

Today, it was one of those frozen hash brown patties, fried in bacon fat, with a duck egg and fresh blackberries with creme fraiche.

One day last weekend, it was a chicken tamale and a duck egg..

Unfortunately, I don't have a pic right now of my fall-off-the-gluten-free-wagon breakfast for this week, at a B&B in western Maryland, but it was the best waffle I ever ate in my life. The recipe is here. Will include photos when I take my next leap off said gluten-free wagon, in a couple of weeks.

[heidih]

One day last weekend, it was a chicken tamale and a duck egg..

During a recent tamale party my Cuban neighbor told me that the combination of fried egg and a tamale was one of her favorites. I gave it a try and am a total convert. The color on the duck eggs is lovely. Are they purchased, raised, or gifted?

[kayb]

One day last weekend, it was a chicken tamale and a duck egg..

During a recent tamale party my Cuban neighbor told me that the combination of fried egg and a tamale was one of her favorites. I gave it a try and am a total convert. The color on the duck eggs is lovely. Are they purchased, raised, or gifted?

I have two sources -- I can buy them through my Locally Grown buying co-op, or I can most Saturdays get them -- and quail eggs -- at the Farmers' Market.

[menuinprogress]

Fried farm eggs, sunny side-up, with heirloom tomato salad and crispy toast.

Lovely!

[SobaAddict70]

thanks, menu.

here's a pic of a couple of wild turkey eggs. these were the ones I referred to in my response to Country (they weren't used until today unfortunately):

I've positioned them next to my steak knife so you can see how large they are.

(btw, that knife is what I use for just about everything I cook; for hard to cut ingredients like watermelons and acorn squash, I have a regular-sized chef's knife. did I just hear your jaws drop? it's true.)

and now, for something out of left field

Fried wild turkey eggs on potato chips

This isn't as strange as it might sound. It's based on a Parsi dish called wafer par ida.

You can view the recipe here: www.monicabhide.com/2010/06/once-upon-a-story-fried-eggs-... (courtesy of Monica Bhide, who some of you may recall as a former manager and staff member on eG)

The version that's pictured uses parsley instead of cilantro (as I had none on hand), and ground cumin instead of the ginger-garlic paste.

[Kerry Beal]

Bit of a dog's breakfast - but quite yummy. Couple of mushrooms, some green onions cooked in rendered beef fat, eggs, old white cheddar and some kimchi.

[Anna N]

Breakfast yesterday:

Bacon, egg and some leftover potatoes fried in bacon fat with a couple of very tired scallions thrown in.

Breakfast today:

Egg over a hash of bacon, potatoes and green beans.

[BeeZee]

not too photogenic (frankly, I'm not thinking about photos in the morning anyhow...) but I made overnight oatmeal/multigrain cereal, like muesli, with vanilla almond milk, a little maple syrup, cinnamon. Added a cut up apricot and toasted almonds before eating. A really nice thing to have in the fridge for a hot summer day...I think I may make a larger amount and portion/freeze for next week.

[percyn]

Soba, nice Wafer Per Eda

Kerry, nice Kimchi and eggs.

On a similar note, I had Spicy Pork Dolsot w/Fried Egg - soooo goooodd.

[ScottyBoy]

Breakfast time. Pulled pork, egg, lettuce and some hot sauce all wrapped up.

[Anna N]

Sauteed mushrooms, scrambled eggs and kimchi furikake.

[rod rock]

Sauteed mushrooms, scrambled eggs and kimchi furikake.

For me personally, this is perfect brekafast!

[percyn]

Nice breakfasts Scotty and Anna.

Scrambled Eggs w/Leftover Crab Curry

Bacon and Eggs on a Roll

Edited July 11, 2012 by percyn (log)

[percyn]

Nobody's eating breakfast?

Here is what I had today....

Turkey Bacon, Pork Bacon, Potato hash and Egg on a Whole Wheat Wrap

[nickrey]

Truffle season here in Australia.

Had scrambled eggs with microplaned truffle shavings on toasted rye sourdough this morning.

[Anna N]

Shakshuka has been on my radar for a very long time and today I finally made it. Wish I had some parsley but even without it, the dish made a lovely and unusual breakfast.

[rancho_gordo]

This is Sunday on the old Wedgewood.

Left to right, tepary beans with nopales, eggs from the henhouse, heirloom corn tortillas, an espresso pot, milk for the coffee with canela and piloncillo.

Not picured is the salsa made with manzano chiles.

[Anna N]

A different fusion breakfast - a combination of French "tartine" and Danish "smørrebrød":

[percyn]

Nice breakfasts all. Wish it were truffle season here.

A few past breakfasts...

Steak, Eggs and Mushrooms

Pancakes, Fried Egg and Parma Ham

Buffalo Chicken Omelet Sandwich

Prime Rib and Eggs

[mm84321]

Truffle season here in Australia.

Had scrambled eggs with microplaned truffle shavings on toasted rye sourdough this morning.

Awesome way to start the day.

[Kerry Beal]

Momofuku pork bun inspired eggs.

[Anna N]

Scrambled eggs and leftover pan-roasted duck breast.