What did you have for breakfast thread?

Toulouse

Toasted slice of Mammy's brown bread with lashings of raspberry jam and a cup of tea.

I love my Mammy's brown bread

oscarBravo

I'll just leave this here...

snowgal

oscarBravo wrote: »

I'll just leave this here...

where, what, why, when??! yum!

oscarBravo

I needed a hangover breakfast on Saturday, and rather than give a hotel €10 for a mediocre buffet, we headed to the Village at Lyons where my sister is getting married soon. They have a "breakfast stand for two" for €18.50, which we sat outside and ate in the sunshine over a period of an hour or so.

It was every bit as good as it looks.

Dizzyblonde

I'd say that wins the prize for most fabulous breakfast ever .....*drools

The Hill Billy

I haven't seen a spider in my apartment for around 2 years. The last one was so big that I needed to borrow a shovel to bury the body! :eek: Anyway, last night I caught a huge fecker (*shudder*) & sent him packing out the window.

"What has all this to do with breakfast?" I hear you ask. Well, this morning I decided to do a bit of a fry-up with some lovely local smoked bacon, Italian tomatoes & organic eggs.

I stuck the pan on the hob & went to prepare the bits & pieces & stick on the kettle, etc. When I returned to the hob I could see something moving in the pan. Sure enough, it was another new houseguest leaping about in the oil on the hot pan like MC Hammer on speed. I got most of him out, but after using the last of my oil I had to make do with hoping I got him all.

So, I had a very tasty brekky of bacon, tomato & egg with lots of black pepper to disguise any 'unexpected elements' that may have still been present.

nompere

The Hill Billy wrote: »

So, I had a very tasty brekky of bacon, tomato & egg with lots of black pepper to disguise any 'unexpected elements' that may have still been present.

I always put lots of black pepper in when cooking mushrooms, partly because I like black pepper, and partly because I'm never quite sure that all the compost has been brushed off.

Did I read somewhere recently that mushrooms are now being grown in a medium that doesn't need to be removed?

As this is a breakfast thread, I must make it clear that my weekend fried breakfasts always include mushrooms.

Gloomtastic!

nompere wrote: »

I always put lots of black pepper in when cooking mushrooms, partly because I like black pepper, and partly because I'm never quite sure that all the compost has been brushed off.

Did I read somewhere recently that mushrooms are now being grown in a medium that doesn't need to be removed?

As this is a breakfast thread, I must make it clear that my weekend fried breakfasts always include mushrooms.

The big flat mushrooms are the best for breakfast. So much more flavour than the smaller varieties. Peel them instead of washing them.....

Toulouse

The Hill Billy wrote: »

I got most of him out, but after using the last of my oil I had to make do with hoping I got him all.

So, I had a very tasty brekky of bacon, tomato & egg with lots of black pepper to disguise any 'unexpected elements' that may have still been present.

I'd have just had grilled bacon and tomato with poached egg. If no grill then I've have fried in butter or I'd have rendered some bacon fat to fry everything else in.

No fecking way would I risk eating anything got to do with a spider :eek:

Let us know if you develop any speshul powers though!

nompere

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

The big flat mushrooms are the best for breakfast. So much more flavour than the smaller varieties. Peel them instead of washing them.....

It's (almost) always big flat ones, and they're (almost) always peeled and brushed. I generally remove the stalk as well - ever since my father showed me when I was young that there's sometimes a worm to be found between the stalk and the cup. Those were real field mushrooms, picked in a local field, but the memory of that little worm has never quite gone!

Wile baking they get anointed with herbs and butter as well as black pepper, and then they normally cook gently for about 45 minutes. The long slow cooking is because much as I love mushrooms of all sorts, I do find them a bit indigestible unless they are well cooked.

pog it

To the guy or gal who posted the tip about making perfect runny eggs, thank you! Did this first thing this morning and wow, just wow.

This is an important life skill!

The Hill Billy

Toulouse wrote: »

I'd have just had grilled bacon and tomato with poached egg. If no grill then I've have fried in butter or I'd have rendered some bacon fat to fry everything else in.

No fecking way would I risk eating anything got to do with a spider :eek:

Let us know if you develop any speshul powers though!

Ahem!

Toulouse

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Ahem!

homemadecider

nompere wrote: »

It's (almost) always big flat ones, and they're (almost) always peeled and brushed.

Read this too quickly and thought you were still talking about spiders! :eek:

northgirl

Greek yoghurt, berries, toasted almonds and a drizzle of honey - yum :pac:

kylith

My coconut scone's didn't rise very well, but are delicious with my dad's rhubarb and ginger jam.

snowgal

yum kylith, recipe please?!:)

correa cristobal

Arepas! It's a venezuelan dish that's pretty simple to make. I made them deep fried, but can be normally grilled on a pan. And you stuff it with whatever you want from cheese to pulled meats (chicken, port, beef), or any sausage style you want.

kylith

snowgal wrote: »

yum kylith, recipe please?!:)

Sure thing!
2 cups self raising flour (or plain flour and 3tsp baking powder)
1tsp salt
0.25 cup coconut oil (room temp)
0.75 cup coconut milk (the liquid stuff in a carton, apparently, not the thick stuff in a can) (I used normal milk which would be why they weren't very coconutty)

Sieve flour (or flour and baking powder) into a bowl, add salt. Rub in the coconut oil until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Mix in the coconut milk (or other nut milk, or regular milk) until it forms a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface, roll to about half an inch thick and cut. Bake for about 10-15 mins.

My research tells me that mine probably didn't rise because 1) I kneaded the dough for a bit and 2) I twisted my cutter, which is apparently a big no-no.

As for the jam, the best I can do is - get some rhubarb and some ginger and make jam out of them.

kylith

I should probably have added - a cup is 250ml volume. Just in case you're not used to American measures.

MissFlitworth

Porridge with banana, blueberries, Greek yoghurt, cocoa powder & cinnamon. None of which I could taste, bar a sharp yoghurt tang, because I am a Snot Monster and cousin to the plague rat. Breakfast was accompanied by a delightful mug of Lemsip Max - Cold & Cough. Oh I do feel sorry for myself.

MissFlitworth

This, shortly.

BenEadir

MissFlitworth wrote: »

This, shortly.

Just had exactly that with a pancake and maple syrup plus two eggs over easy. Yum yum yum

Nekarsulm

3 egg omelette, with a scallion and a beef tomato chopped into the mix. Topped off with a good dollop of Mrs H S Ball's Original Recipe Chutney.

Tom Dunne

BenEadir wrote: »

Just had exactly that

Ha, that's gas, I did too.

In addition, I had a rare treat of Rudd's black and white pudding as my local supermarket started stocking it recently. Which isn't all that remarkable until I mention the fact that I live in The Middle East. :cool:

A lovely taste of home.

Markcheese

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Ha, that's gas, I did too.

In addition, I had a rare treat of Rudd's black and white pudding as my local supermarket started stocking it recently. Which isn't all that remarkable until I mention the fact that I live in The Middle East. :cool:

A lovely taste of home.

You can get pork in the Middle East ?? Cool ...
Normal Saturday breakfast for me,large coffee half a pain au raisin and half a pain au chocolat ... To be eaten while working ....

Gloomtastic!

Markcheese wrote: »

You can get pork in the Middle East ?? Cool ...
Normal Saturday breakfast for me,large coffee half a pain au raisin and half a pain au chocolat ... To be eaten while working ....

Isn't black pudding made with cows blood, not pigs......

Mars Bar

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Isn't black pudding made with cows blood, not pigs......

Almost certain it's pigs blood

BenEadir

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Which isn't all that remarkable until I mention the fact that I live in The Middle East.

You should order a Ring of Kerry butchered lamb. €160 vacuum packed in a cool box. Pay the DHL fee to have it shipped to the Middle East and you'll eat like a king for weeks!

BenEadir

Mars Bar wrote: »

Almost certain it's pigs blood

Yep, pigs blood afaik.

the beer revolu

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Isn't black pudding made with cows blood, not pigs......

Depends on the pudding.
Clonakilty is cow.
Most are pig afaik.

Faith

Clonakilty is cows' blood? I never knew that!

GrahamThomas

I think that any food product containing animal blood is forbidden until the Islamic dietary rules, whether it's pork or beef, hence why puddings hard to come by in the Middle East!

the beer revolu

Faith wrote: »

Clonakilty is cows' blood? I never knew that!

Yup, I've been in the factory (in Little Island!).

A few years ago when all pork products were pulled from sale, Clonakilty started advertising the fact that they have no pork in their products.

oscarBravo

An experimental breakfast on Saturday: baked eggs with bacon bits, served with toast.

GrahamThomas

My girlfriend made a batch of glazed cinnamon rolls for breakfast this morning:

The Hill Billy

She's a 'keeper'!

lukesmom

A cup of Nescafé azera Americano coffee

A bowl of Aldi Omega3 crunchy cereal

Another cup of coffee

Cup of tea

emc2

Pancakes with syrup and a strong coffee

Applause

Two rashers, two pieces of black pudding, two pieces of white pudding and three sausages. Washed it down with milky tea.

murphyebass

emc2 wrote: »

Pancakes with syrup and a strong coffee

That's my tomorrow breakfast.

I had an onion bagel (not homemade, but lovely) at 7am with coffee.

I just had some homemade lasagne.

Pancakes for breaky tomorrow morning.

dee_mc

All Bran, banana and a chopped royal gala apple, yum! And a strong coffee.
Tomorrow it'll be garlic and herb sausages, bacon, baby plum tomatoes and a baked egg... Roll on tomorrow!

Markcheese

At the moment eating a liege waffle ,with tart tatin ice cream and berry compote...
Didn't make it my self, looks very sinful though.... (Yum gelato in Douglas market... Nom nomnnnm)

dee_mc

Paleo pancakes (eggs, bananas, vanilla, cinnamon), garlicky sausage and bacon, bucket of coffee... perfect breakfast on a horribly stormy day!

Applause

Made chia pudding for the first time. :pac:

Mrs Fox

Having the best scone in Ireland, and a cup of cappuccino.

iwantmydinner

Tuesday treat - up to Love Supreme in Stoneybatter for a cup of their delicious black tea and a wee blackberry cáca milis from Widflour bakery. Deeelish.

Gloomtastic!

Breakfast in bed for Mr & Mrs Gloomster. Eggs benedict with bacon.

leahyl

OMG gloomtastic that looks incredible!!!

The Hill Billy

Breakfast is a coffee & a shinkengipfli (croissant stuffed with minced bacon) in Bern train station. Off to Zürich to catch my flight home. I haven't seen Mrs Billy & The Kids for 3 weeks. Can't wait!