Breakfast 2026

[liuzhou]

It’s very nearly midnight here in China and so almost 2026! I’m ensconced in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for sometime later. I’m making 皮蛋I瘦肉粥 (pí dàn shòu ròu zhōu), Century Egg and Lean Pork Congee, which I like to cook for around eight hours in my slow cooker, so I have to start now, before the celebrations begin. I'll post the result tomorrow when I wake up, though that will be late.

 

新年快乐！

 

Welcome to 2026 and congratulations on making it through 2025!

 

 

[liuzhou]

I woke up earlier that expected, mainly because I was hungry, I think. Luckily the congee was ready so I chopped some century egg and fried some lean pork mince, added it to the congee and let it warm up. 

 

 

Did the job. Now going back to sleep!

 

 

[C. sapidus]

Leftover smashed potatoes and mustard greens with sauteed sausage, shallot, garlic, and Fresno chile. Seasoned with cumin, ancho chile powder, and Mexican oregano, then crambled in an egg and Feta at the end.

 

Edited January 1 by C. sapidus (log)

[YvetteMT]

Pancakes and bacon this morning.  And a bucket of ice coffee.  Not pictured, partners eggs.

(Mine with unmelted butter.  His with peanut butter and real syrup). Not a dirty lens- steam off pancakes. 

[Ann_T]

Moe's breakfast.

Grilled top sirloin cap (Picanha) steak with scrambled eggs and toasted sourdough.

[C. sapidus]

Scrambled eggs with roasted chile Poblano, sauteed onion and garlic, and feta cheese. Seasonings included cumin, cayenne, and Mexican oregano

 

Used the Tramontina non-stick pans that @rotuts kindly suggested and they worked a treat. Thank you!

 

[YvetteMT]

Potatoes and an omelet with ham and Beehive cheddar 

 

[Duvel]

The full Irish (in Spain, nonetheless) …

 

[rotuts]

@Duvel

 

Nice

 

what is this :

 

[Duvel]

That’s half a grilled tomato, topped with cheddar and emmental (utilizing the fridges bounty 🤭) …

[weinoo]

The gift that keeps on giving...

 

 

Brouillade aux truffes.

 

 

[C. sapidus]

Bricklayer's eggs (huevos al albanil): Toast pasilla and guajillo chiles, soak in hot water, and then blend with chopped garlic and shallot. Fry the sauce, stir in eggs, and cook until set. Serve on corn tortillas, topped with minced shallot and crumbled feta. A long-time favorite.

 

[Ann_T]

Baked four smaller baguettes with poppy seeds yesterday morning.

I normally don't eat breakfast, but I sliced one of the small baguettes horizontally, toasted and topped with fried ham and tomato.

Moe had toasted sourdough, with fried ham and buttered basted eggs for his breakfast.

[C. sapidus]

Leftover larb lettuce wraps, topped with a fried egg

 

[Neely]

Breakfast of ham omelette with toasted wholemeal bread.

 

[C. sapidus]

Fried rice with leftovers (deboned pork ribs, long beans on oyster sauce, red bell peppers), vegetables (shiitake mushrooms, zucchini), flavorings (fish sauce, shallot, garlic, ginger), and an egg to bind. Should hold me until dinner.

 

[Ann_T]

I find it very annoying that after Christmas you can't find Cranberry and White chocolate shortbread cookies,

or at least not the ones made by a local bakery and carried in a number of grocery stores.

They taste homemade.

 

It is almost like someone made a rule that shortbread is only served during the Christmas holiday period.

 

So I had no choice but to bake a batch this morning.  My idea of breakfast. 

Cranberries and Callebaut white chocolate, chopped into chunks.

Moe just told me these are better than the ones I was missing.

[Ann_T]

 

Grilled Moe one of those small top sirloin cap steaks for breakfast

and instead of eggs he had twice fried fries, and sautéed mushrooms.