Category: Breakfast and Brunch

Sunny Side Up Eggs and Sausage

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs

Happy Saturday! This morning I made sausage links, runny eggs, and buttered toast! Always an easy and fast breakfast!
For the sausage I just followed the directions on the back of the package. For the eggs, I started with 3 tablespoons of butter in a hot pan. I made 10 eggs (2 batches) for the 5 of us. I cooked the eggs for a few minutes until the bottom set, then I took them off the heat and covered them for about 2 minutes to cook the whites on the top. Perfection!

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Clean plates! Even the dog got an egg and some sausage! He loved his special weekend breakfast treat!

Eggs Diablo

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Leftovers/ Freezer Meals, Mexican

I watched Rachel Ray last night and her show was all about rolling over leftovers. Try to make your food dollar stretch by re-purposing your dinners into some great breakfast, lunches, and dinners. I love this idea! I think it is important to find ways to not throw out food. Food cost money, and no one wants to throw money away!

You may remember last night I raved over my leftover Ragu sauce. I was thinking of this dish last night when I typed out my dinner post. It was everything like I imagined it would be! Eggs Diablo, or Eggs in Hell, are eggs poached in fiery tomato sauce. I decided to re-purpose my Ragu sauce by adding some hot sauce in it to and poach the eggs. Serve with some crunchy bread for dipping. Easy and fast. I made this dish in about 10 minutes.

First I added my leftover Ragu to the pan and put in a few good shakes of hot sauce. Then I cracked 2 eggs on top. Cook for about 5 minutes uncovered. Then take off the heat and add a lid to poach the eggs in the steam. You could also cook this in the oven if you wanted to… 350 for until the eggs are cooked how you like.
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Money shot! Runny eggs are crucial for this dish. The rich yolks and tomato sauce dipped up on a piece of toast…Just yum! You could totally use this as a thick soup and add some tortilla pieces, avocado slice, and a dollop of sour cream. I have more Ragu in the fridge, so I will def. be coming up with another recipe or 2 to rollover this sauce. What is your favorite way to rollover leftovers?
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Buttermilk Waffles

Breakfast and Brunch

E requested waffles last night on the way to dinner. Then she planned tonight’s dinner. She is my child for sure; she thinks about her next few meals even before she has the one she is about to eat. I remembered we had some buttermilk in the fridge, so I looked up a couple of recipes and decided on this one. It is from 014

Buttermilk Waffles

Preheat a waffle iron. Whisk together in a large bowl:
1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon sugar -I added 3. It seems like a lot, but it was not at all. I tend to make our waffles sweeter, because we eat them right out of the waffle iron, no butter or syrup.
1/2 teaspoon salt

Thoroughly blend in another bowl:
3 eggs
1 stick melted butter1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups of buttermilk

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Combine with a few swift strokes of the whisk. 013

His and Her Breakfasts

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Vegetarian

I wanted a vegetarian omelet, so I made one with goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes.
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My husband made himself a pretty yummy frittata. Of course, I had to have a taste. I am kind of like a hobbit; I eat first breakfast and second breakfast any time I can.

My husband’s breakfast- potatoes thinly sliced, chopped bacon, and American Cheese

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