mp072004 -> RE: recipes for breakfast? (4/21/2007 9:09:57 AM)
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Neither submissive nor slave, but an enthusiastic cook here: Eggs: scrambled, poached, fried, coddled. Multiple kinds of omelettes with different textures, and then multiple additions to the different omelettes. Baked eggs, like frittatas. French toast is good, yes. Pancakes and crepes. Crepes are harder, but good and impressive for company. Baked items. Quick breads, including muffins, can be mostly prepared ahead of time, if you like, and then the final mixing and baking can be done in the morning. Scones are one of my breakfast staples, and, again, like omelettes, you can play with texture and add-ins. Potato options. Chickpeas, if pre-cooked, can be fried up in a man with a little onion and ginger, and make a wonderful breakfast side. Freeze tofu ahead of time, slice it thinly, and saute it with some onion, and garlic if that's to your taste. Consider vegetables. Breakfast should be a balanced meal. Roasted cauliflower and sauteed zucchini are good breakfast options. Tomatoes, lightly sauteed canned tomatoes in winter, with a little basil and garlic, and sliced and eaten raw with fresh basil leaves or pesto in summer. Corn, with lime and chipotle chiles. (And take this and turn it into a breakfast burrito with some tomato salsa, eggs, sausage, black beans, and wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla.) Asparagus, especially roasted with a little pecorino cheese crumbled on top. Artichokes with lemon. Experiment with breakfast meats, and with faux-meats. I'm a great fan of Gimme Lean sausage. There are store-bought solutions, of course, that require little preparation. Yogurt--often my weekday breakfast. Farina, oatmeal, grits, and cold cereals. Bagels and bialys. Doughnuts. Edit: and smoked fish--trout, salmon, whitefish. Finally, get a book like Joy of Cooking and check out its breakfast and brunch options for good, basic recipes that you can play with. Monica Edit: And oh, yes, quiche! And avocados! I like avocados with either lime or balsamic, but I might have to try your lemon and pepper version, Barnone.
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