T.W.O.R.G.B. - Birthday Breakfast

 Hm, this is a little delayed, but The Week of Really Good Breakfasts came to a close last Sunday on my birthday!  It was a toast buffet (I love toast), and featured avocado with poached eggs, and ricotta and jam. Pretty simple because I had to come up with a dinner that would feed about 20 people later that night, but simple things are often the best.  If you have trouble poaching eggs, what I always do is bring the water to a boil, crack an egg into a bowl, and then hold the bowl very close to the surface of the water and let the egg slip in.  I let them cook a little longer than I would expect every time, until they start to take a definite shape and the yoke section is maleable to the touch, but not completely relaxed, and then take them out with a slotted spoon and pat off the extra water.  The whites are firm and the yolk is still runny, but not undercooked.  That's the way I like 'em, anyway.  I've decided to continue with T.W.O.R.G.B. because it's so delicious, but it has to be a little less intense, so I will just do a weekly breakfast post.  There are lots more recipes to try :)

T.W.O.R.G.B. - Day 2

The Week of Really Good Breakfasts - Day Two:  Potato and Onion Frittata

Thinly slice the onions and cook them in olive oil with with dill, basil, and parsley.  Slice the potato and cook in butter until golden brown.  Whisk the eggs with some milk and add 1/4 cup grated parmesan while stirring.  Spread the potatoes and onion out in the same pan and pour the eggs over them.  Cook on the stovetop until the bottom sets, then move it to the oven preheated at 350 degrees and let the top set.  (Don't cook frittatas too long, or they will dry out!)  Loosen the edges with a spatula and invert it on to a plate.  

Day two was very successful.  Yum :)

ps:  I also ate a grapefruit.

2 Delicious Breakfasts

Breakfast is possibly my favorite meal of the day, and some pretty great ones have come out of our kitchen recently.  At the top, a sweet german apple pancake - very easy and sooo good.  I found the recipe here, but substituted coconut milk for cream, took out the white sugar, and cut down on the butter and brown sugar because I prefer things to be not too sweet.  Second, savory sauteed vegetables topped with a poached egg, parmesan, and basil.  Yuummm.