Breakfast! 2016 (Part 1)

[rarerollingobject]

I mostly dislike eggs, I'm largely anti-bread, and I have only a very sporadic sweet tooth at all, so I really can't say what possessed me to make these Korean gyeran-bbang egg breads this morning - fluffy mini loaves of slightly sweet white bread with a whole egg baked into the middle just until gooey, and I inserted two mini rafts of mozzarella cheese at either end to hold the egg in roughly the centre, which worked a treat. Gooey innards ably demonstrated here by my standby hand-model.

 

I might've just been looking for an excuse to use that ridiculously small loaf tin I bought in Paris. ONE loaf tin, the size of my palm..ridiculous. But good for egg breads!

 

[liamsaunt]

Eggs, sausage, toast and ocean

 

[blue_dolphin]

No spectacular view here, no adorable Parisian baking pans and saddest of all, no drop-dead gorgeous poached egg atop a delectable looking crab cake.  Sigh.  

 

From Serious Eats, Sweet-Sour Macerated Cherries With Marcona Almonds, Mint and Ricotta.

I had regular almonds instead of Marcona and subbed in lemon verbena since I was lacking mint but the ricotta was freshly made and still warm.  

We're having some rare early morning sunshine in this month of June gloom so I took my tray outside to enjoy the sounds of birds singing......and trash trucks banging and clanging.  Ahhhhh, Monday morning!

[Shelby]

The farmers harvested our wheat on Saturday so this morning we got up at 5:30 and went out to the field and gathered 4 trailer loads full of straw to put on the garden.  The garden is all strawed up now.   I am exhausted and it's only 9:30.  I needed breakfast.  I will soon need a nap.

 

[liamsaunt]

Tomato and sausage omelet, toast

 

[suzilightning]

A BLT on toasted white bread with Alouette cheese's Le Petite Fromage garlic and herb on one side.

[liuzhou]

 

Fresh ramen noodles in chicken broth with garlic, chilli, fresh shiitake mushrooms, cabbage and donkey meat.

[Anna N]

 

Kimchi, scallion and mushroom frittata.

[ProfessionalHobbit]

Leftover potato and mushroom gratin was today's brekkie.

 

Most days, it's either fruit or eggs in some form (poached, soft-boiled, scrambled) or oatmeal.

 

Then once I get to the office, I go to the McDonald's of coffee (my nickname for Starbucks) and get either a hot chocolate or a chai latte and some form of baked good.  

[Anna N]

 

 I am not a mealist (one who thinks only certain foods are appropriate for certain meals) and so roasted pork belly and cucumber muchim on a toasted English muffin for breakfast. 

[ProfessionalHobbit]

For breakfast today:

 

Two-egg omelette, and a side of chorizo sausage with leeks and cherry tomatoes.

 

 

I had some baby leeks and spring onion that had to be used or discarded...

 

 

Trimmed and sliced into rounds.

 

 

These were part of today's haul at the Ferry Building farmers' market.  I used about 1/3 of the amount shown here, halved.

 

 

 

Leftover lamb chorizo sausage, stripped of its casing.

 

 

Warmed some olive oil in a skillet, added slivered garlic and then after the garlic became fragrant, the leeks.

 

Sautéed the leeks for a few minutes, seasoned with salt and black pepper,

 

 

then added the tomatoes.  You can stop here and this would make a perfect vegan side.  Just sauté until the tomatoes wilt before serving.

 

I removed the vegetables, then in the same pan, added olive oil and the chorizo.  Fried the chorizo for a few minutes, then added the vegetables back in and cooked for 3-4 more minutes before plating.

 

 

 

I also made a batch of salsa verde.

 

 

In a food processor, combine:  basil leaves, mint leaves, flat-leaf parsley leaves, 1 clove of garlic that's been smashed, a tablespoon of capers, 1-2 anchovy fillets and the juice of half a lemon along with its pulp.  Pulse for a few seconds, then add extra-virgin olive oil.  Process until desired consistency has been reached.  I like mine a bit chunky.

 

 

 

We use it in everything -- with fish, with pasta, on roasted meats, tossed in vegetables, drizzled on omelettes, as a savory topping for oatmeal, as a sandwich spread.

 

 

[rarerollingobject]

Sydney winter; it's cold, it's rainy, and I've recently entered into a committed relationship with my new mattress topper, so these days I actively look for reasons to stay in bed as long as possible and not leave the house at all on weekends. And so; my semi-annual foray into potato-cooking for breakfast this morning; bulgogi kimchi fries.

 

It's crispy oven-baked fries, thinly sliced beef marinated in soy, mirin, honey and sesame oil, topped with caramelised black pepper kimchi, shredded cheese, wasabi mayo, chilli sauce and coriander.

 

Not bad for the result of standing in the middle of the kitchen blankly for 10 minutes, wondering what I could make with one potato, a tiny bit of leftover beef, and an inch-square block of old cheese, in order to not have to leave the house in this weather.

Edited June 19, 2016 by rarerollingobject (log)

[Anna N]

@rarerollingobject

 

 A woman after my own heart.  When you can stand in the kitchen with only a few scraps and come up with a breakfast of champions  you can unabashedly call yourself a cook!  

Edited June 19, 2016 by Anna N (log)

[liamsaunt]

Unfortunately it is a little overcast today but the view is still nice and the egg sandwich is still tasty

 

[Anna N]

 

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then inspiration must at least come close. Duck-fat oven roasted fries with kimchi and some morsels of pork belly and a fried egg for good measure. Thanks @rarerollingobject

[liuzhou]

It's been a day or so since our last fix of poached egg porn.

 

Unusually for me, this is a chicken egg. I nearly always use duck eggs, but torrential rain kept me away from my usual market and the local store (that I can paddle to) only has chicken eggs. On home-made bread toast.

 

 

[Anna N]

 

Cheese and tomato melt. 

[blue_dolphin]

Leftovers from a lunch I hosted yesterday.  Pulled pork, spinach and caramelized onion quesadilla, TJ's mango-jicama slaw, TJ's mango salsa and my pickled onions.  

Once again, the Cuisi steam oven does an amazing job of reheating something that I would ordinarily have tossed out.  

[ProfessionalHobbit]

 

 

Roasted leeks, fried egg and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; cucumber, sesame and ricotta crostini.

 

Good morning!

[Ann_T]

Wow, some pretty spectacular breakfasts.  

Start this morning off with Eggs Benedict.  Homemade Hollandaise.   This is my plate.  I like my eggs more set than Moe.  A lot more. 

 

Cornbread Waffles with maple syrup.

 

 

[rarerollingobject]

Rambutans; like a far more intense lychee.

 

[blue_dolphin]

Was debating a poached egg breakfast but had to jump on the toastie train, inspired by recent toasts by @rotuts, @Anna N & @sartoric.  

Whole wheat English muffin, a smear of dijon, sautéed mushrooms and greens, crumbled bacon and sharp cheddar.  Kinda makes me want some tomato soup!

[Anna N]

 

Hmmm.  Might need to break this mold!  @blue_dolphin if I had seen yours before I made mine I would surely have swapped out the tomatoes for some mushrooms. 

 

 

 

Edited June 23, 2016 by Anna N (log)

[rotuts]

once you Climb Aboard the TT, its difficult to get off !

[rotuts]

@Anna N  

 

mushrooms work quite well with Tomatoes !

 

should you choose to at pepperoni,  

 

which has its place.

 

then that might need to be reviewed in the Pizza thead

 

I make Pizza-ish all the times

 

some times I forget the pepperoni

 

it might be better that way

 

unless, well  it Pizza-ish you want.