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

[Kim Shook]

Verjuice - Mr. Kim is just fascinated with those egg yolks. When we lived in the country he wouldn't let me explore raising chickens, but if he'd seen those eggs back then, I think I'd have had a giant flock !

Bruce - you continue to torment me with rice

Sunday breakfast was a lot of shortcuts on my part. I found some packaged waffles in the deli section of the store - not frozen ones. Kind of expensive, so I probably won't buy them often, but they were really good. I over-toasted them a bit - ended up with Melba waffle toasts , but really tasty! The potatoes were just frozen hash browns that I added some onion to. The directions say not to stir, but I rebelled and stirred like crazy and ended up with nice, crispy potato bits (I wonder how come you're not supposed to stir them?). The bacon was Neuske's which we used to just love, but since we've been eating that Benton's we are finding the Neuske's a bit bland . We are going to be eating less bacon in the future, so I think we'll just continue to order the Benton's - if we can only have 2 slices, they better be the best! The eggs were from the farmer's market. Local and from free range chickens. Nice - rich, dark yolks. Lots of eggy flavor:

[Shelby]

Nothing like runny farm eggs!

[Prawncrackers]

Haven't contributed to the Egg Porn thread for a while so here are a couple from this weekend:

Poached Duck Egg, Asparagus, Pancetta & Crouton

Lamb Kidneys & Sweetbreads, Fried Eggs on Toast

[percyn]

Nice breakfast Prawn...I love sweetbreads, but never tried it accompanied with an egg, so will have to add it to my list.

Today's breakfast was Corned Beef Hash w/Fried Egg - papaya and mango juice in the background

Yolk shot

Last week I made an omelette with left over moo shoo pork and some Thai sweet chili cause on top, with a roti.

[C. sapidus]

Ahh, everyone's breakfasts continue to inspire.

Scrambled eggs with vaguely Indian seasonings - browned onion, garlic, chiles, chaat masala, garam masala, and cumin seeds, all fried in ghee. Served on toasted potato bread, and topped with coconut chutney and more chiles. Cool cucumbers for contrast.

[rooftop1000]

This was actually my mother in laws lunch on Friday but eggs are eggs especially when they are on top of 1/2 inch thick slabs of bacon and toast...with a pickle no less

taken in Obersalzberg Germany

tracey

[percyn]

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taken in Obersalzberg Germany

Ahhh..that explains the bright orange yolks one usually sees in Europe.

[Shelby]

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taken in Obersalzberg Germany

Ahhh..that explains the bright orange yolks one usually sees in Europe.

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Why is that? I wondered the same thing yesterday.

[MiFi]

Nespresso Latte

[johnnyd]

Behold the world's largest cinnamon swirl...

clocking in at a massive 9 inches in diameter. Purchased in Saugus, Mass. USA

[fischwlu]

Where did you purchase that monstrosity? Kane's Donuts?

Behold the world's largest cinnamon swirl...

clocking in at a massive 9 inches in diameter.  Purchased in Saugus, Mass. USA

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[johnnyd]

It was brought to Reading where my wife's family gathered over the weekend. I was told where it was bought but tried to find it in a net directory for Saugus this morning and didn't recognize any on the list. I want to think it was "Troy's" [Pastries? Bakery?]; maybe Tony's??. If you can help out, t'would be a bonus.

As soon as I saw it I said "Hold it right there!", and scrambled for the camera. My father-in-law instantly saw the utility in a nearby tape measure, otherwise it wouldn't have cut so striking a pose.

This beast fed a dozen people!

[percyn]

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taken in Obersalzberg Germany

Ahhh..that explains the bright orange yolks one usually sees in Europe.

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Why is that? I wondered the same thing yesterday.

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Not 100% sure, but I heard it might have to do with pasteurization (or lack thereof). The unpasteurized fresh eggs I buy from the farm are orangish, but yet not as bright orange as the ones in Europe. Might also have something to do with the breed of chickens.

[Pam R]

Isn't the colour of the yolks due in part to what they feed the chickens? Corn fed chickens = darker yellow/orange yolks.

[rooftop1000]

The supermarkets there also did not refrigerate their eggs....

that was the only dish on the whole trip that no one else got a bite of every other meal there were forks flying but she kept those eggs pretty close to her

T

[monavano]

Challah French toast with butter, maple syrup and strawberries.

[Shelby]

[Domestic Goddess]

Oh Shelby! That's a thing of beauty... the bacon, the egg yolk, the tomatoes, the bacon...

[monavano]

Fritatta made with leftover pommes dauphinoises, fresh rosemary and sharp cheddar.

[pax]

I made "Green Eggs and Ham". (with respect to Dr. Suess)

I have been trying to get around to trying my hand at a souffle. I finally pulled out the Domestic Goddess book and did the Pistachio Souffle. It was easy to do and tasted and looked beautiful enough to eat.

I didn't have the right ramekins so they didn't get up so tall, but they did puff enough that I was able to serve them puffy and give them the idea.

The ham was a slice of pancetta.

My picky kids ate every bite.

[percyn]

Very nice breakfasts all. Special shout out to monavano

[MiFi]

Poached Eggs on toast w/Arugula Salad

[DominicBruys]

A whole mess of Hemp-flour pancakes.

with chunks of raspberry thrown into the batter, and the requisite tablespoon or so of maple syrup.

[Megan Blocker]

Yesterday I had some Fage yogurt topped with homemade strawberry-rhubarb compote and sliced fresh strawberries. Yay summer!

[purplewiz]

Breakfast last Saturday:

Wedge of canteloupe, toast with butter (jelly not pictured), bacon, scrambled eggs with cheddar and chives, garnished with a chive blossom

Marcia.