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

[Blether]

What is a natsumikan? Your marmalade looks yummy.

Natsumikan is a large, thick-skinned orange citrus fruit with a sour, bitter flavour. It ripens around March in Tokyo - there's a tree in the grounds of this apartment building from which I'm allowed to take as many as I have the time to cut up. To my mind, it's every bit a match for Seville oranges (and the marmalade's tawny because I use brown sugar).

[Snadra]

Home made steamed buns (boa zi) filled with spiced pork and beansprouts with a side of long beans with sesame sauce. It sure beats cereal!

Oooh! I want to come to your place for breakfast. That doesn't just beat cereal, it puts it in aheadlock and makes it promise never to inflict its brand of milksoaked sugar crusted terror on the world ever again.

[percyn]

Pancakes, Maple Syrup, Fried Egg and 2 feet of snow. Sprinkled with some Bacon Salt after taking this pic.

[Darienne]

No photos, but I had smoked salmon and fried eggs. Yummm.

[Prawncrackers]

Here are a couple of recent brekkies that I've saved for the egg-porn thread. First up is Eggs Benedict, with home-cured back bacon and shop-bought soda farls. Sorry no egg-porn money shot this time:

Today we had gravadlax and boiled spuds. We were going to have these small salmon tranches for dinner on Wednesday but at the last minute we opted for a take-out. I did a quick grav pickle instead with the salmon, wasn't sure how well such small pieces would turn out but in the end they were brilliant. Sorry (again) no egg at all in this one:

[kayb]

Leftovers. Thursday night, this was a filet with garlic mashed potatos. This morning, it was steak bites with potato cakes, and I warmed up the asparagus (with either some mashed potatos or some leftover bearnaise, not sure which, sticking to them, but it didn't harm the taste a bit). Brings steak and eggs to a new level.

[Darienne]

Lunch today was a breakfast dish - or supper, for that matter - and I didn't think about photographing it until we had eaten most of it and the remnant looks a mess. How it would ever feed 12-14 people as noted on the recipe is beyond me. W, two, ate more than half and we did not 'pig' out.

It's a Blintz Souffle and not incredibly rich. It puffed up beautifully...and then fell down soon after. Still, with yogurt and raspberry sauce in stead of the called for sour cream and fresh fruits, it was delicious.

Quick to make. Could be served easily as a brunch dish. Couldn't possibly have it for breakfast in my life because it baked for 50-60 minutes. Perfect for a light lunch.

[ThisRedhead]

Breakfast today was three oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and a Diet Pepsi. Microwave the cookies to warm them up a bit and you've got the comfort of oatmeal without any of the fuss/having to be awake enough to make oatmeal (it was a long night last night).

[Aloha Steve]

Breakfast today was my last macaroon which I hand carried back from Paris.

It was pistachio from Ladurée and delicious. I ate 7 of the 12 we bought

I had on my list to try Hermé's this time and did not.

I guess I'll just get his recipes translated, bought the book, and make them myself.

They are sure to come out close to his. Hahahahaha right, yea, that's the ticket !

[ruthcooks]

My grandchildren are real breakfast fans. Here are their favorite foods: boy, 20, bacon; boy, 17, eggs; boy, 7, pancakes AND SYRUP; girl, 3, strawberries.

This weekend, my son and family (the two younger children) came over for brunch. I had planned to try out some new recipes but since we had to move it up a day to avoid the Super Bowl, I changed the menu to reflect more last-minute cooking. The adults had Eggs Benedict and the kids had pancakes and bacon, plus there was a fruit tray with strawberries. Everyone was happy

[Blether]

Chicken pie as seen in "Dinner", re-warmed in the microwave. Sprouts tossed in yesterday's bacon pan - cooked, seasoned and dressed in one.

[rooftop1000]

I huge slab of my last loaf of mutant shaped bread toasted with way too much butter.

I managed to play with the dough too much at the last min got a big seam in the middle, so it doesn't slice well. Thicker slices of course require extra butter

tracey

[Darienne]

Thicker slices of course require extra butter

Of course. First big smile of the day.

I mean to photograph my breakfast...but oops! I ate it first. Smoked salmon with two scrambled eggs, scrambled by me for me. Not by DH, who is a great cook, but I like my own scrambled eggs exclusively.

[Kim Shook]

Prawn – your gravlax is gorgeous! Can I have some directions, please?

ThisRedHead – oatmeal cookies are a perfect breakfast (and the only way oatmeal passes my lips).

Breakfast last Sunday:

I think that you can figure this out. The bacon is just regular bacon. There is Benton’s in the shed freezer, but no one wanted to venture out into this:

to retrieve it!

[Pilori]

Breakfast at The Bazaar today:

"Bagel and Salmon"

"Olive Oil pancakes with bourbon aged maple syrup"

"New Style Eggs Benedict with Iberico ham"

I know I didn't cook it....but it was too good not to share!

Edited February 14, 2010 by Pilori (log)

[Kim Shook]

Pilori - amazing looking breakfast. I can't imagine any place around here that we could get something like that!

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!

Our Valentine’s Day breakfast was French toast stuffed with sweet cream cheese and either bananas or sautéed pears, scrambled eggs, Benton’s bacon and sliced bananas w/ yoghurt and honey.

Pears:

French toast:

Plated:

[kayb]

Champorado, Filipino chocolate rice porridge, with sugar and heavy cream. My first attempt at it, but it won't be my last; it's excellent. Recipe called for glutinous rice, and I didn't have any on hand, so I used plain old brown rice; it worked fine.

And Sally Lunn bread, a dense, faintly sweet, brioche-y kind of loaf. A full stick of butter, and more melted on a warm slice; fat grams be damned.

Working on blueberry muffins this morning.

[Darienne]

Breakfast at The Bazaar today:

"Bagel and Salmon"

Lovely breakfasts all.

Can someone please explain exactly what I am looking at? Thanks.

[Kim Shook]

Breakfast at The Bazaar today:

"Bagel and Salmon"

Lovely breakfasts all.

Can someone please explain exactly what I am looking at? Thanks.

I wasn't the OP, but I'm thinking that those are crisp, bread-type cones filled with a cream cheese based filling and topped with salmon roe (or those bubble things the molecular chef types make). How'd I do, Pilori?

[Pilori]

Exactly right, Kim!

[Darienne]

Exactly right, Kim!

Kim said: "topped with salmon roe (or those bubble things the molecular chef types make)."

Which one is exactly right? And what are 'those bubble things'?

Thanks.

[Pilori]

Oops! They are salmon roe.

[percyn]

Pilori, where is "The Bazaar" located? Was that Iberico bellota?

Yesterday I made Scrambled Eggs over Cheddar Chive Biscuits, topped with Bacon Salt.

[Pilori]

Percyn, those eggs look delicious.

The Bazaar is in Los Angeles. It's one of Jose Andres restaurants. We went for brunch, but sadly they are stopping their brunch service. And I believe it was Iberico Fermin.

[percyn]

Of-course, now I recall why it sounded familiar.

I have been to Jose' places in DC, but not for brunch - will add it to my list.