Breakfast Ideas

[Megaroo]

I'm not usually a fan of eating breakfast (for some reason I've never liked eating in the morning) but since my husband is, I figured that I should start making it a bit more (I never make it now) as surprises for him.

Usually, I'll just either fry or poach eggs and then roast potatoes, but I'm looking for some new (exciting?) ideas... anybody have some great things that they make for breakfast?

[Chris Cognac]

Skillet filled w potatoes, topped with poached or over easy eggs, sausage, cheese then covered in salsa or enchilada sauce and baked till good and gooey..oh yea!

[jsolomon]

Fresh, good quality fruit can rarely be faulted as a good breakfast food.

Of course, neither can biscuits and gravy

[Toliver]

Lots of inspiration in this discussion:

"Breakfast! The most important meal of the day, What did you make?"

[jgarner53]

For special occasions, I like dutch baby pancakes and have a yellowed photocopy of the 1977 issue of Sunset magazine it appeared in. (Mom has the original) They're very showy, but easy to make.

[Cusina]

Oatmeal. The steel cut variety is worth the effort (not that it's terribly difficult).

If I'm feeding a crowd, I like stratas. Endless variety.

Here's an example.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_recipes_lunch/...1377643,00.html

[PopsicleToze]

I've been on a yogurt kick. Just put about 1/2 cup or so Greek yogurt in a bowl.

Add nuts (pine nuts, walnuts--whatever)

Add a sweetner (honey or brown sugar)

Add a cereal (granola, wheat bran, Grape Nuts, etc.)

Add some berries.

Mix. Voila.

It may sound a bit strange, but it tastes great. I've even variations of it for dessert instead of ice cream.

Edited December 15, 2004 by PopsicleToze (log)

[BeJam]

Instead of the bacon or sausage, try a little gyro meat. Fried crispy.

[pam claughton]

My favorite breakfast,

Pizza. Hot or Cold, any kind. I'd take it over eggs or cereal any day.

Pam

[pam claughton]

I'm not usually a fan of eating breakfast (for some reason I've never liked eating in the morning) but since my husband is, I figured that I should start making it a bit more (I never make it now) as surprises for him.

Usually, I'll just either fry or poach eggs and then roast potatoes, but I'm looking for some new (exciting?) ideas... anybody have some great things that they make for breakfast?

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If I'm in the mood for a real breakfast treat, I'll do an omelet, and had a great combo recently at a friends house, leftover chopped ham, spinach, tomato, mushroom, a little cheddar, and a lot of cream cheese. The cream cheese almost creates a sauce, and is delicious! The one we made was in a big pan, with six eggs, so it served 3-4 people, when you cut into wedges. Or 2 very hungry people.

[Jaymes]

In the summers, when the tomatoes are ripe and flavorful, I often fry big slices of them alongside the eggs. I don't necessarily dredge them in flour or anything, although do sometimes, but usually just let them sizzle away naked, and serve hot with salt and pepper. I love 'em.

[LaurieB]

I sometimes do an egg souffle roll. I think there's a basic recipe on Epicurious -- if you can't find it, I'll post mine. You can fill it with any number of combinations and it's good at breakast, brunch or an early lunch.

Laurie

[highchef]

I am surrounded by men, sons, husband, single brothers. Sundays I do a Rachel Ray thing and they think it's the perfect breakfast...what they'd order if they were eating at Cracker Barrel. Frozen (20 min. to table) buttermilk bisquits. A pound of sliced Jimmy Dean's sausage, Red eye gravy (made w/milk and coffee, ham base.) perfectly undercooked scrambled eggs. If they've been good, there might be some mini muffins. (albertson's). cleaning up is the hardest part.

[elswinger]

I like making Biscuits & Gravy ala Chicken pot pie. I put two or three boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a 2qt. covered Dutch oven and bake until done. Remove the chicken and set aside, make a gravy out of the broth with flour, milk, and seasoning, add sliced mushrooms, peas, and onions, (I don’t like carrots) chop up the chicken into bit sized pieces and mix in gravy. Serve over hot biscuits.

[Carlovski]

Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, black pudding, hash browns, fried bread, fried tomatoes, sausages, plenty of hot toast and a cup of tea

Guess where I'm from!

[Ling]

blueberry buttermilk pancakes...so delish!

[suzilightning]

leftover meat hash, scrambled eggs and hashbrowns

tea breads(cinnamon raisin, cranberrry orange, banana nut) that you cut, toast and serve with flavored butter or cream cheese

denver or western sandwich - ham, peppers and onions on toast

yoghurt and fruit or cottage cheese and fruit - i've been having vanilla soy yoghurt with orange or cottage cheese with pineapple lately

breakfast wraps

toad in the hole - i'm going to be making this for johnnybird one day when we are both off the next two weeks

french toast with bacon and real maple syrup

cream of rice cereal made with milk and topped with real maple syrup - this is actually what john will eat as a snack late at night

damn. i ate at 430 and now i'm craving that western sandwich with ketchip and miracle whip

[fifi]

Oh my goodness, breakfast is my favorite meal. This is especially true in Mexico. You can get wonderful soft cooked scrambled eggs. Over-easy isn't bad either. The star is the chilequiles. This is a casserole sort of dish made with the left over corn tortilla "chips" from the night before. The chips are thicker than you usually find here and they are bathed in chicken broth and salsa type seasonings with fresh cheese. Sometimes there is chicken in there. One time I had chilequiles that included the BBQ from the day before diced up. When you add some "stand up" (read . . . not soupy) refried beans I am in heaven. Don't forget the jalapenos en escabeche to get the old heart started.

Any combo of eggs, cheese, sausage, potatoes, and salsa wrapped in a tortilla is also good in my book.

[HKDave]

Oeufs en Cocotte, aka shirred eggs, aka baked eggs - simple, classy.

Butter a ramekin.

Line it with ham, or bacon, or spinach, or smoked salmon, or nothing.

Add 1 or 2 eggs (depending on size of ramekin). Don't break yolks.

Bake 325F/160C for 8-10 min., until just begins to set.

Remove, top with a spoonful of warm cream/milk and a sprinkle of cheese (and/or crumbled bacon, or fresh herbs, or...).

Back in oven until cheese melts and egg is done, 3-5 min. You want yolks soft but the whites set.

Serve in the ramekin.

Some recipes say to bake the ramekins in a water bath. It works if you don't.

A different idea, this time spicier:

Heuvos Rancheros - the poached-in-the-sauce variation, which has its own Spanish name but I can't remember it.

Fry chopped onion, garlic, chilies.

Add a can of chopped tomatoes, simmer.

Adjust seasoning (S+P, oregano, chili powder) to taste - you want some spice.

Slip in eggs (make a little 'crater' in the tomatoes for each egg), cover, and poach.

Serve w/tortillas, chopped cilantro, sour cream, jack cheese, chorizo.

[lovebenton0]

French toast (or pancakes) topped with thin sliced Granny apples sauteed in butter then tossed with brown sugar and cinnamon. Serve eggs on the side if you wish.

Bagels. Toasted and smeared with cream cheese then thick preserves.

Poached eggs on toast topped with quickly satueed onions and chopped tomatoes.

Spanish tortillas (egg dish, not the bread), or frittatas. Any kind of leftover diced meat, chopped veg (broccoli, spinach, asparagus, onions, tomatoes), starch (such as potaoes or chopped pasta), and grated cheese mixed in with eggs then poured in a small hot skillet. Cook on med low to bake the eggs. Run under the broiler the last minute or two to further puff the eggs and lightly brown the top. You can also add a little to the top before broiling if you wish. Cut in wedges or serve whole if doing only two eggs in a small skillet.

[EdS]

Japanese short-grain rice with miso soup.

[PurpleDingo99]

personally, i love making 'intresting' french toast. Orange juice and brown sugar mixed with the eggs work well. Ive even had it coconut 'fried' with pineapple syrup (and yes, its good.) makings cinnimon rolls into french toast is no-miss, too.

[therdogg]

coddled eggs

yeast-raised waffles

homemade donuts

bagels and lox w/fixings (tomato, capers, red onion)

frittatas

[merstar]

Baked Banana Stuffed French Toast - Delicious! You can find the recipe at www.epicurious.com

[RobStagis]

I'm a fan of left-overs hash or Irish oatmeal..... but cheeseburgers are just as good :)