Breakfast 2023

[blue_dolphin]

TJ's Délice de Bourgogne triple cream ripened cheese & blackberries with chili sauce on rye from Prue Leith's Bliss on Toast.

The recipe calls for sweet chili sauce.  I used sriracha. Sambal oelek might have been better but I'm out. 

Edited to add that this needs a super flavorful, sweet and tangy fruit to stand up to the rich cheese and spicy chili sauce.  These blackberries were only so-so. 

 

 

 

Edited May 26, 2023 by blue_dolphin (log)

[Ann_T]

 

Hard fried egg sandwich on a toasted baguette.

[blue_dolphin]

More from Prue.  Duck egg & rainbow chard with Dijon butter on toast from Bliss on Toast. 

 

Edited to add that Dijon butter is a very good thing!

Edited May 27, 2023 by blue_dolphin (log)

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

Bliss on Toast

Such a great book. I am almost at the end of it and I have got so many things bookmarked. Today I really fancied some thing similar to what you made. But I had leftovers that I couldn't bring myself to ignore.

[blue_dolphin]

27 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Such a great book. I am almost at the end of it and I have got so many things bookmarked. Today I really fancied some thing similar to what you made. But I had leftovers that I couldn't bring myself to ignore.

I’m glad you like it. I’m quite pleased with the book as well. Lots of the recipes are good ideas for using up leftovers.  I went ahead and cooked the chard for today’s breakfast but I can see it working with all sorts of leftover veg, too. 

[Kim Shook]

@OlyveOyl – your strawberry and ricotta crostini looks and sounds incredibly good. 

 

@Ann_T and @blue_dolphin – the two of you made me crave egg salad this week.  Jessica made a batch and I’ve been making fold-overs and egg salad saltines all week!

 

Lots of bagels this week – the freezer was stocked up.  A sourdough ET from one of our favorite places:

 

Another morning, another bagel place:

…and Minneola orange wedges.  This bagel is from the European market that sells bagels flown in from NYC.  Spread with chive cream cheese and only gently heated in honor of @weinoo !  

[Margaret Pilgrim]

On 5/26/2023 at 8:15 AM, blue_dolphin said:

TJ's Délice de Bourgogne triple cream ripened cheese & blackberries with chili sauce on rye from Prue Leith's Bliss on Toast.

.... this needs a super flavorful, sweet and tangy fruit to stand up to the rich cheese and spicy chili sauce.  These blackberries were only so-so.

 

Don't tell.    It looks absolutely sublime.

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Breakfast from some of yesterday's outdoor dinner leftovers (it was 27 C. It's back to a high of 10 C. today with a frost advisory for tonight).

Egg, peameal bacon and pepper jack on focaccia with a side of gazpacho.

I was too occupied to take photos of the dinner except for the empty mussel shells.

 

 

 

 

 

[weinoo]

I had all sorts of grand ideas for breakfast yesterday.  But as we all know, sometimes even the best of plans go awry...

 

 

The batter was for waffles.  We can see how those turned out.  I should have known there might be issues when I checked the temperature of the plates inside that old Toastmaster waffle iron. Even though I set it at 375℉, when I checked the plates they heated to over 500℉! I cooled off the iron, and tried the first batch - results above on the left!

 

Then I figured, use the batter to make pancakes.  Results on the right. (I'm much better at crepe making, evidently.)

 

We had granola with fruit and yogurt. I needed more coffee.

Edited May 29, 2023 by weinoo (log)

[weinoo]

The Toastmaster, by the way, was laid to rest.

[blue_dolphin]

Toasted chili cashew butter (from Snacks for Dinner) on toast with banana, lime zest and a drizzle of maple syrup

 

[rotuts]

@weinoo 

 

R.I.P.

 

what sorts of replacements 

 

have you looked into so fa ?

[weinoo]

19 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@weinoo 

 

R.I.P.

what sorts of replacements 

have you looked into so fa ?

 

That's an interesting question, @rotuts.  Since I have made waffles so infrequently, I'm not necessarily rushing out to buy anything. I have the big Breville panini press/griddle - I should look and see if there is an interchangeable waffle plate.  Or look at eBay for maybe something I can use on the stovetop.

[rotuts]

@weinoo 

 

'''  Breville panini press/griddle ''

 

which one ?

 

I can't imagine  a reason 

 

Breville

 

 doesn't have  something 

 

that  would slip in there , 

 

with what you have  ..........................................................

 

unless they have 

 

something , on its own .

 

that was quite beguiling 

Edited May 29, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[weinoo]

32 minutes ago, rotuts said:

'''  Breville panini press/griddle ''

 

which one ?

 

I've got this one, and yes - they offer the waffle plates...https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/grills-sandwich-makers/bgr700.html

 

Quote

 

The Sear & Press Grill has been designed to deliver perfectly pressed paninis and sandwiches, delicious burgers, seared steaks to golden waffles. Do it all with reversible and ceramic griddle, flat and waffle plates*. The possibilities are endless with open BBQ mode which doubles your space to create!

*PFOA free waffle plates are sold separately.

 

 

[Kim Shook]

I just wish someone would make a waffle maker that made regular and Belgian waffles.

 

This morning:

Bacon on a toasted cinnamon-raisin English muffin, pear, and scrambled eggs with catsup. 

Edited May 29, 2023 by Kim Shook (log)

[weinoo]

5 hours ago, rotuts said:

doesn't have  something 

 

that  would slip in there , 

 

Ordered.

[Kim Shook]

 A couple of days ago:

Bacon on a toasted cinnamon-raisin English muffin, pear, and scrambled eggs with catsup.

 

This morning:

Watermelon and toast w/ butter and Tiptree’s fabulous Little Scarlet strawberry preserves.

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Woke up to light rain which was sorely needed so I had time for a relatively leisurely breakfast.

Soft scrambled eggs with chives, fish sticks, 'breakfast rounds' with hot pepper jelly and blueberries.

 

 

Tried these for the first time. Way too sweet to my taste. I'd be willing to try a simple whole grain if that version is available.

 

 

Another breakfast from sometime this week (left in my camera and forgotten).

Egg, peameal bacon, mixed greens and pepper jack with a side of tomatoes.

 

 

[Ann_T]

Sliced a batard this morning and made Moe

Bunny French Toast.

[blue_dolphin]

I had some cherry tomatoes that were starting to look a bit wizened and milk, cream and buttermilk all running out the clock so I made the creamy ricotta from Bestia and used it to make the Ricotta and Roasted Cherry Tomato Crostini with Too Much Olive Oil from the Rome chapter in Renee Erickson's Getaway. 

If I'd had some of @Ann_T's bread, this could have been perfection but it was still pretty good!

[Anna N]

8 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

I had some cherry tomatoes that were starting to look a bit wizened

I am sure that @Shelbyis scrolling quickly past the photograph of your breakfast but I am just loving the look of those blistered tomato skins. 

[blue_dolphin]

Toast with TJ's Délice de Bourgogne triple cream ripened cheese, Armagnac-poached prunes and a handful of spiced pecans.  

Not sure if this should be breakfast or cocktail hour! 

[liuzhou]

 

肉包 (ròu bāo) - Pork Baozi. There are from a new to me supplier. Very good.

 

I got tired of my old supplier sending baozi with the wrong fillings - sweet bean paste is not a sub for fresh pork!

 

Edited June 10, 2023 by liuzhou (log)

[SusieQ]

On 5/27/2023 at 4:47 PM, Kim Shook said:

egg salad this week.  Jessica made a batch and I’ve been making fold-overs

What are "fold-overs"?