Breakfast 2024

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Eggs with mushrooms, onion, peppers and herbs (incorporated into the whites) with toasted naan, a mix of watermelon and orange and a V8.

 

[Shel_B]

Bob's polenta, made creamy-style with melted and chunked banana, fresh blueberries, and Ethiopian French press coffee.

[YvetteMT]

Potatoes with onion and a couple pieces bacon.  (Eggs didn't sound appealing today)

 

[Shel_B]

On 7/14/2024 at 9:35 AM, blue_dolphin said:

Beans on toast, Caesar-style:

 

Rancho Gordo caballero beans tossed with Caesar dressing and chopped little gem lettuce, spooned on toast rubbed with garlic and brushed with olive oil and butter and topped with Parmesan.

That's nice.  I've been looking for some variety in my sandos, and this is inspiring, esp. with the beans as I've just recently started exploring and experimenting with them.  Did you use actual Parmesan cheese or a Reggiano.  The crystallization suggests to me Reggiano, but maybe an older Parmesan?

[blue_dolphin]

2 minutes ago, Shel_B said:

That's nice.  I've been looking for some variety in my sandos, and this is inspiring, esp. with the beans as I've just recently started exploring and experimenting with them.  Did you use actual Parmesan cheese or a Reggiano.  The crystallization suggests to me Reggiano, but maybe an older Parmesan?

It's an Italian Parmigiano Reggiano Stravecchio (meaning aged at least 3 years) from Trader Joe's. It was $16.99/lb and the flavor is very good. They tend to have those older Parms around the holidays so I stock up. Not sure if it’s still in stores or not. 

[Shel_B]

39 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

It's an Italian Parmigiano Reggiano Stravecchio (meaning aged at least 3 years) from Trader Joe's. It was $16.99/lb and the flavor is very good. They tend to have those older Parms around the holidays so I stock up. Not sure if it’s still in stores or not. 

TJ's has some decent cheeses and some good deals.  I sometimes purchase Reggiano there both for convenience and the smaller size pieces which are easier to grate in some situations.  Mostly I buy Stravecchio at Costco (it's always available) as it's only $12.99 per lb.  Gotta buy a big chunk, though, about 1.5 lbs.

 

Some years back, our local Whole Foods had a wheel of 54-month-old Reggiano and was selling chunks at a very good price ... Mr. Plastic did his job well that day.

 

Reggiano Trivia:  The oldest wheel ever opened was 23 years old.  It was opened at a charity event in Barcelona in November of 2023.

[Kerala]

A two egg omelette with smoked mackerel. Coffee on the side rather than tea.

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Picked these on a walk yesterday so had a lazy breakfast of the raspberries with yogurt and coffee.

Blueberries are a week or two away so only got the odd ripe one and a few saskatoon berries and sour cherries.

 

[OlyveOyl]

Peach shortcake for breakfast, peaches have really been excellent.

I made just two biscuits and spread with peaches and sour cream, will definitely tide us over until lunchtime!

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Yesterday I baked a focaccia with duxelles divots and flavoured with some summer savoury.

I used it to make an egg, blood sausage, tomato, lettuce, cheddar, green onion tops and tarragon breakfast sandwich.

Some very fresh raw sugar snaps, a mix of kiwi, watermelon and sour cherries and a V8 on the side.

 

 

[liuzhou]

5 am. 33℃.  I've taken to eating in the dark to avoid the heat. Still too hot to cook though.

 

Breakfast: Home made duck liver pâté with Chinese flatbread. I made the pâté at 9pm last night.

 

 

 

[BeeZee]

Muesli, almond milk, banana

 

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Omelet (with leftover duxelles incorporated into the eggs (accounting for the dark colour but tasted fine) with a filling of zucchini, feta, green onions and dill).

Leftover colcannon repurposed as potato cakes with sriracha and the first garden tomatoes of the season (Gold Nugget).

 

[Ann_T]

Put a pot of one of my favourite soups on to simmer this morning.

Made a pot of chicken broth Wednesday night.

Chicken Tomato Rice soup.

Moe had toasted crusty English Bloomer bread with a bowl of soup for breakfast.

[Neely]

Saturday morning here and breakfast of mushrooms and small pieces of speck… toast of course. 
 

[YvetteMT]

Cheesy Hashbrowns, omelet with onion, ham and cheddar.  And coffee. 

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Eggs (whites incorporated with mushroom, onion, zucchini flower, Thai chili, garlic chives, cilantro and globe basil), sausages and focaccia 'soldiers'. Withe a mix of watermelon and the first of the Niagara peaches appearing in the local supermarkets.

A big breakfast as I'm planning a long day of work in the garden and a long hike/forage.

 

 

Edited July 28 by Senior Sea Kayaker (log)

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Early morning when it's still cool post garden check breakfast.

Egg, shrimp, green onion, Thai chili and coriander 'scramble' on a WW muffin, small salad of baby lettuce, cucumber, tomato, radish and beet.

With a shot of freezer gazpacho and a peach.

 

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Post garden browse breakfast wrap of eggs, mushrooms, zucchini, shishitos, cheddar, green onion, cilantro and a splash or five of green Cholula.

Small salad of cucumber, tomato, shaved radish and Chioggia beet.

 

[Tempest63]

Many years ago I was working on the construction of one of Londons iconic buildings, namely the cheese grater.

The cheese grater was built very close to Leadenhall Market

 https://leadenhallmarket.co.uk 

The market dates back to the 1300’s and whilst a lot of people won’t know the market they may have seen it in some of the Harry Potter films, it’s where he went to buy his wand.

In those days the market was populated with independent shops and eateries, one of which was a tiny Italian sandwich shop.

It was here that I first had a Mozzarella and anchovy panini. Admittedly not to everyone’s taste but I was hooked, eating it 3 or 4 times a week.

I rarely eat white bread, or any bread with yeast, due to a digestive disorder. But I can eat sourdough and so this morning I cut a couple of medium thick slices of sourdough bloomer, filled them with mozzarella and lay a few anchovies over the top. Into the sandwich/panini press and lo and behold a salty savoury breakfast sandwich.

Sadly, that little independent Italian has gone, driven out by the big name brands and the ridiculously high rents that only they can afford. Happily, we can now get good quality mozzarella in most of our supermarkets so making that breakfast sandwich at home is now much easier.

Edited August 3 by Tempest63 (log)

[Tempest63]

On 7/23/2024 at 12:29 PM, Senior Sea Kayaker said:

Picked these on a walk yesterday so had a lazy breakfast of the raspberries with yogurt and coffee.

Blueberries are a week or two away so only got the odd ripe one and a few saskatoon berries and sour cherries.

 

We have a glut of blackberries on the brambles this year and the wife has picked kilos of them. Some go in a breakfast with yoghurt, a lot go into the freezer and end up in the dogs bowls, some will go into a crumble which the grandchildren adore and some are destined for a Cranachan with an Indian twist for our forthcoming Curryfest, courtesy of an Anjum Anand recipe.

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Breakfast sandwich of an egg scrambled with green onion, shishito and Thai chilis, cilantro and globe basil with salmon belly, tomato and lettuce. Peach and V8 on the side.

 

 

Edited August 4 by Senior Sea Kayaker (log)

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

 

I went in a different direction this morning.

Breakfast wrap of egg, Italian sausage, mushroom, zucchini flowers, mozzarella, green onion, Italian parsley and basil  'tomato' tortilla.

With cherries and sour apple.

 

[YvetteMT]

Hashbrowns, over medium eggs and bacon. 

[Ann_T]

Sliced one of the baguettes baked this morning and

 

made

 

toasted peameal bacon and tomatoes sandwiches for breakfast.