Breakfast! 2015

[blue_dolphin]

More New Year's leftovers.  Ham & cheese on a croissant (TJ's frozen minis, nicely resuscitated in the Cuisi-steam oven) and fruit.

[Anna N]

 

Bacon and egg fried rice.

 

 

[blue_dolphin]

The leftovers continue.  Twice-baked potato with ham, cheese and egg:

Fruit in the side.

[Anna N]

Love the idea of the twice baked potato with the egg and I'm also totally in love with your plate.  

Edited January 4, 2016 by Anna N (log)

[Thanks for the Crepes]

13 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

The leftovers continue.  Twice-baked potato with ham, cheese and egg:

Fruit in the side.

 

blue_dolphin,

 

Great looking breakfast! I love your creativity with your leftovers. As a small household, we eat many leftovers, which I try to resurrect into new and interesting dishes, but I think I would get boring fast if I posted every dinner to the Dinner thread/topic. We don't waste food around my house. I might rethink that when I come up with a successful use for leftovers. Others may appreciate ideas to use their own.

 

I didn't know that there was a name for your egg/potato dish until recently, but that is an Idaho Sunrise.

[Anna N]

 

Breakfast blt with a fried egg. 

[blue_dolphin]

18 hours ago, Anna N said:

Love the idea of the twice baked potato with the egg and I'm also totally in love with your plate.  

The potato makes a nice container for a runny yolk!  Those plates were a gift from a friend and I love them too - they are a nice small size and look like a party!  

 

8 hours ago, Thanks for the Crepes said:

I didn't know that there was a name for your egg/potato dish until recently, but that is an Idaho Sunrise.

I didn't know that either, but I like the name!

 

Today was a modified repeat, using the other half of the potato.  Today, I mixed the potato guts with some sautéed spinach/mushroom/onion leftover from the quiche, plus a little cheese and ham.

 

Also, something very unusual in these parts is going on outside the window - it's raining!

[blue_dolphin]

Leftover salmon from yesterday's lunch flaked and lightly dressed with a bit of mayo, red onion and capers:

More rain !

[Kim Shook]

I honestly think that this is my favorite thread.  Some amazing meals/snacks/drinks here – I’ve worn my ‘like’ finger out!

 

Christmas morning breakfast – my MIL’s Candy Cane pastry:

 

Bagels and cream cheese:

 

Fruit salad:

 

Sausage rolls:

 

My mom made quiche:

 

We did not realize until later that day that I completely forgot to make the traditional and obligatory Pillsbury orange Danish ‘tree’.  Since I was so sick, the family decided to forgive me this year.

[Anna N]

 

sweet potato hash topped with a fried egg. 

[blue_dolphin]

Peanut butter and banana on whole wheat toast.  Grapes, coffee.

Edited January 7, 2016 by blue_dolphin (log)

[rotuts]

pretty much elvis Presley's favorite sandwich :

 

http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/elvis-presleys-grilled-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwich

 

they are pretty good !

[kayb]

4 minutes ago, rotuts said:

pretty much elvis Presley's favorite sandwich :

 

http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/elvis-presleys-grilled-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwich

 

they are pretty good !

There is a food truck in Nashville that makes a peanut butter-banana jam and Benton's bacon sandwich. I am counting the days until I can get to Nashville, hunt down said truck, and try it. They even use my kids' artisan peanut butter (shameless promotion of family product here: www.nutbutternation.com). It did convince me to try my hand at making banana jam, which isn't half bad.

[blue_dolphin]

My dad used to make peanut butter and bacon sandwiches on toast.  He said his mother taught him to put butter on the toast, under the peanut butter, "so it doesn't get stuck going down!" .  I bet that sandwich with the artisan PB and Benton's bacon would be superb!  

I did think of your banana jam, @kayb, when I looked at my bananas this AM but I decided they were still OK for open-face use.  I think I'd need to cover up that banana jam with another piece of bread as I don't think the color would be all that appealing!

[blue_dolphin]

Inspired by @Anna N's western posted yesterday.

 

I would like catsup with this but the bottle in the fridge says "best by 6-13-2011" so I subbed in some sriracha. 

[rotuts]

nice, BD

 

Im interested in the bread you used.

 

did it come from TJ's ?

 

I ask because I get a similar looking bread from Tj's, a sourdough but Im sure its a local only item.

 

its a When-Pigs-Fly bread

 

http://www.sendbread.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=15

 

rebranded and Fz for TJ's.  its stocked at night Fz and by the time you get there to buy it its thawed.

 

it about 1/3 less than the same bread at a regular store and and is identical.

 

I wondering if Tj's does the same thing w local bakeries in CA

[blue_dolphin]

That sounds like some great bread!  What I used is indeed sourdough but I can't remember whether I got it from TJ's or my local Sprouts which has recently improved their bread offerings.  I know TJ's partners with local bakeries here, too, and they seem to have made some recent changes as well. I slice and store it in a ziplock in the freezer so I don't have the original packaging to check.  

But the Cuisi steam oven makes such great toast - it's the star of the show!  When starting from frozen, I like to give it 2-3 min on steam bake to get it all evenly thawed out and then switch to toasting.  Perfect!

 

[rotuts]

"""   Cuisi steam oven makes such great toast """

 

a shame all home bakers or toastafficionados have not tried the CSB

 

a game changer if just for the toast.

[Anna N]

 

 Inspired by something posted on either the breakfast or perhaps the lunch topic.  My interpretation of chili toast.   Scallions, jalapeño, tomatoes and shredded cheddar cheese on toasted rye.  Finally dusted with smoked paprika.  I am awake now with taste buds tingling. 

[Anna N]

 

Toasted light rye topped with labneh and drizzled with pomegranate molasses. A few dried apricots on the side. 

[blue_dolphin]

That combination of Middle Eastern flavors is appealing to me, @Anna N!

 

Sharp cheddar melted on toasted whole wheat bread and topped with some of the warm apple and onion relish leftover from a recent pork chop.

I was going to do this as a grilled cheese sandwich but was too lazy to get out the pan!

[Anna N]

@blue_dolphin

 

Mmmmm.  I know what will be for one breakfast this week.   There is some excellent Cheddar in my refrigerator and some onion jam.  For the most part Middle Eastern is not a cuisine that appeals to me but I am learning that there are certain elements of it that I quite enjoy.

[liamsaunt]

Egg, bacon and cheese on a toasted poppyseed bagel

 

[MSRadell]

On ‎1‎/‎7‎/‎2016 at 0:32 PM, blue_dolphin said:

My dad used to make peanut butter and bacon sandwiches on toast.  He said his mother taught him to put butter on the toast, under the peanut butter, "so it doesn't get stuck going down!" .  I bet that sandwich with the artisan PB and Benton's bacon would be superb!  

I love a peanut butter and bacon sandwich on toast! I've never tried putting butter underneath the peanut butter, I'll certainly try it the next time I make them although I really don't see how to make much of a difference. I've actually tried them with artisan PB and Benton's and actually didn't like that combination as well as plain old Peter Pan crunchy combined with some Hormel Thick Sliced. I guess the good old tried-and-true is the best sometimes.

[blue_dolphin]

17 minutes ago, MSRadell said:

I guess the good old tried-and-true is the best sometimes.

 

Yes, that's often the case.  A local sandwich chain, Mendocino Farms,  is offering a special in honor of the King's birthday last week: "Housemade peanut butter with applewood smoked bacon, caramelized bananas, honey roasted almonds, and green apples on panini pressed ciabatta."

It's on the menu thru the 15th and I'm tempted to give it a try but I suspect I'd prefer my own version.