Breakfast! The most important meal of the day (2004-2011)

[Shalmanese]

Acorn Squash Risotto Cakes in Panko, Fresh Pear, Orange Juice.

Bread, Butter, Peach Jam, Cheese, Pineapple, Pear, Orange Juice.

[doughgirl]

That Cherry cream bread looks delicious !!

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thank you so much percy!

[C. sapidus]

Shalmanese: I can state with absolute certainty that I did not eat breakfasts that nice when I was in college.

Leftovers for breakfast; all leftovers are not created equal, and Thai red curry is at least first among equals. I took the day off to run errands and work on the car (why yes, I do live an exciting life, why do you ask?). On the way home, I picked up some Thai basil. One of my favorite things in life is when fresh basil hits hot curry, and the intermingled aromas rise up to smack you in the face like a warm, wet, anise-scented towel.

[snowangel]

Bruce, I think leftover curry is probably my favorite breakfast, and I usually make lots more than we can possibly eat for dinner, just so I have leftover "treats." (It also makes for a very good latenight snack)

[percyn]

Needed to use up some Chorizo, so I made Rioja style potatoes (potatoes with onions, chorizo and paprika).

On Saturday I paired them with Scrambled Eggs

and a Fried Egg on Sunday

Liked the pairing with the fried egg better....allows you to dunk the chorizo and potatoes in the yolk!!

[C. sapidus]

Percy: Looks delicious as always.

We had leftover sauce and roasted Poblano chile rajas from yesterday’s brunch, so I made huevos rancheros with feta cheese and oregano. Slapdash plating, but good eats.

[C. sapidus]

And the last of the brunch leftovers bite the dust: huevos rancheros redux (with requisite runny yolk photo).

[percyn]

Made Easter Brunch today, where I served:

Deviled & Boiled Eggs w/Caviar - was planning to make a few other egg items, but people got too full

Cheese (Baby Swiss, Truffle, Petit Basque, Sheeps milk Brie, Brie with Mushrooms & Goats with figs)

Roasted Eggplant and Goat's Milk Cheese Quiche

Focaccia

Benton's Bacon - Best bacon in the US (and perhaps the world)

Enoki wrapped in bacon

Other items not pictured were Ham, Bagels, Muffins, Fruit Salad, Asparagus, etc.

Of-course we also had Champagne, Mimosas, Stoudt, etc.

[Fibilou]

Here is the Easter Saturday my fiancé and I enjoyed. The "juice" is half freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juices mixed with sparkling wine and some ice. I got some lovely unsalted italian cream butter to go with the bagels, which were my first atttempt (very proud !). The salad is a mixture of oranges, pink, ruby and white grapefruits which were very ripe and juicy - quite unusual from a British supermarket !

My Bagels

The main event - vanilla crepe soufflé with poached pears, grilled nectarines and poached dried peaches.

[C. sapidus]

Fibilou – Great spread, and nice job on the bagels and crepes.

This started as a healthy breakfast and evolved. What it lacked in visual appeal it made up by being abso-freaking-lutely delicious (definitely a close-your-eyes-and-enjoy breakfast). Had I been dining in a restaurant, I would have licked the plate anyway.

Roasted Poblano and Anaheim chiles, sauteed chayote, garlic and Jalapenos, finished with feta cheese, lime juice, cilantro, butter, and a touch of cream. OK, I’m suitably fortified to do my taxes now.

[GTO]

Bruce: Your idea of breakfast is...is just bogus. It looks absolutely fantastic but how do you manage?

Nice table by the way, Fibilou. Crepe isn't bad either!

[C. sapidus]

Bruce: Your idea of breakfast is...is just bogus.

. . . how do you manage?

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Managing is very easy: I took the day off to work on taxes (that excuse only works once a year). Playing in the kitchen was a delaying tactic. A normal weekday breakfast is coffee, maybe supplemented by leftovers Edited April 13, 2007 by C. sapidus (log)

[Marky Marc]

Cereal..... everyday..... sometimes with an egg

[rooftop1000]

A big bowl of Ramen with Kimchee

I am very happy today...after reading an old blog where someone mentioned they have the same camera as me (someone with great photos, unlike mine have been)...I finally made the effort to download the directions that I had lost......

And I found the Macro button

tracey

[BrodeurR]

I recently learned to make an omelette and have been hooked since. This morning I made one for my wife with just a litlle bit of pepperjack cheese. (I made one of these for lunch the other day and it was great.)

Later, for myself, I used some leftover rice and put together (from my memory of what my Grandma used to make me) what she always called rice pudding. I heated it up in some milk, mixed in some fresh nutmeg, cinnamon, and a little bit of brown sugar. I have to say it was pretty good for something I made up off the top of my head.

[C. sapidus]

I finally made the effort to download the directions that I had lost......

And I found the Macro button

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And you have put the Macro button to good use already.

[Ninjai Fanatic]

I made some carob muffins for breakfast today..

Yesterday I just made some strawberries and sunflower honey (just cooked for like 2 minutes) and then just mixed it with some cream. yum.

[C. sapidus]

Another breakfast that evolved: red curry scrambled eggs. I improvised the curry paste from ginger, garlic, scallions, and Thai chiles, and pounded everything in the mortar with salt. After cracking some leftover coconut cream, I fried the paste with palm sugar and fish sauce. When that tasted right, I lowered the heat and scrambled the eggs low and slow. This was the first time I improvised a curry paste, and the combination of soft eggs, rich coconut cream, sharp-aromatic curry, fragrant cilantro, and lime juice was absolutely delicious.

[Ann_T]

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Bruce, Wish I lived at your house. I don't even care much for breakfast, but I'd be happy to eat what you make.

Found rhubarb at the farmers market yesterday so I made a pie. Perfect for breakfast.

[C. sapidus]

Bruce, Wish I lived at your house.  I don't even care much for breakfast, but I'd be happy to eat what you make. 

Thank you, and likewise! Our 2-BR house is pretty crowded, but there is a nice, empty fixer-upper next door. I’m sure that you could make rhubarb pie there, and we would hardly be good neighbors if we didn’t volunteer for taste-testing. Let the record show that I am willing to trade breakfast for pie, especially yours.

Found rhubarb at the farmers market yesterday so I made a pie.  Perfect for breakfast.

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[Alinka]

Banana bread, instant coffee with milk (at least I'm honest ) -

[Lisa1349]

I often cook out of James Macnair's Breakfast and yesterday I made his Lemon Souffle Pancakes. I love using up the cottage cheese I buy and intend to eat - the batter is made in the blender with cottage cheese or ricotta, then fold in egg whites. With super crispy bacon and gobs of butter. I make a little pancake for the top of the stack so I can eat that before I add syrup. Enjoyed with a pot of Guatemalan French press coffee with foam.

Edited to clarify use of cottage cheese.

Edited April 16, 2007 by Lisa1349 (log)

[LindsayAnn]

I often cook out of James Macnair's Breakfast and yesterday I made his Lemon Souffle Pancakes. I love using up the cottage cheese I buy and intend to eat - the batter is made in the blender with cottage cheese or ricotta, then fold in egg whites. With super crispy bacon and gobs of butter. I make a little pancake for the top of the stack so I can eat that before I add syrup. Enjoyed with a pot of Guatemalan French press coffee with foam.

Edited to clarify use of cottage cheese.

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Looks great! Is the batter only egg whites and cottage cheese or ricotta? Or - is there a base of some sort (wheat, pancake mix, something?)???

[Lisa1349]

The batter is egg yolks, lemon zest and juice, cottage cheese, canola oil, baking powder and flour folded in to whipped egg whites. Folding in to whipped egg whites is also the method used in The Armchair James Beard pancakes which are more traditional. The pureed cottage cheese gives the pancakes a wonderfully moist interior and great texture. Think of a crepe with leavening.

[percyn]

Lisa, last week I also happened to make

Pancakes with Bacon and Sausage

Your version looks and sounds better....