breakfast

Goldenrod Eggs – Eggs in White Sauce on Toast

October 3, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I’ve seen this recipe called several different things. It is essentially hard boiled eggs in a white sauce on top of toast. We like food on bread, two notables being Welsh Rarebit and tuna melts. This is the plain version, suitable for breakfast or dinner, especially when rounded out by a cup of vegetable soup [...]

Mini Quiches for Quick Breakfast

August 29, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

School has started and the need for quick breakfasts is upon us again. I made these mini quiches from 30DayGourmet in muffin tins the other day and they were a big hit. The first time they stuck pretty badly to my muffin tins. I’d used shortening to grease the tins but evidently not quite enough! [...]

Blender Hollandaise and Eggs Benedict

January 9, 2006 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My youngest discovered Eggs Benedict while going out for breakfast a while back. I’d promised I’d make them at home sometime, although I readily admit I’d never made Hollandaise Sauce and never poached an egg! The egg poaching turned out to be quite simple. I filled a skillet most of the way with water, adding [...]

Apple Butter

October 4, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I’ve been making fried apples, apple pies, and apple crisp, not to mention slicing an endless number of apples up for snacks and lunches. Over the weekend I decided to make apple butter. I was originally going to just make “a batch” and enjoy it, refrigerated. But somehow I started cleaning out the garage over [...]

Sunday morning waffles

September 26, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I had a bit of a spree at the local Target the other day. There are some small appliances I did not have, believe it or not. Like a waffle iron. And a handheld electric mixer. I use my big KitchenAid stand mixer nearly every day, but there are times I miss the old handheld. [...]

Blueberry Coffeecake

May 12, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My eldest has hit that point, which seems common, when breakfast is a problem. She doesn’t want eggs anymore. And the hot cereals that were a favorite for so many years don’t do it–other than hot cornmeal or fried mush. (I’ll write that up another day.) We’ve never been cold cereal eaters. Fruit smoothies sometimes [...]

Cornmeal for Breakfast

September 24, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My dad hates “mush” of any type, sweet or savory. Puddings, hot cereals–anything–but I always loved them! Both my girls love puddings (rice, tapioca, chocolate, etc.) and hot cereals but only my eldest loves cornmeal mush! It makes a good filling breakfast and is much more frugal than those prepackaged instant oatmeal packages. Sometimes I [...]

Tomatoes for Breakfast

August 3, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I have wonderful red ripe tomatoes waiting for me in the garden each morning. If I don’t have any sitting in a bowl on the counter, leftover from the day before, I wander out in the garden after feeding the cats and pick a handful of the ripest ones I can find. Early Girl and [...]

Blueberry Pancakes

July 19, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Blueberries are on sale around here. My kids love them plain, in cereal, in pancakes, and in smoothies. This morning we made blueberry pancakes. Just take your favorite pancake recipe and pour the batter on the grill. Once the pancakes have started to bubble, plop the blueberries (washed of course) onto the top of the [...]

Fried Egg Sandwiches

April 30, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is almost too easy to mention but my kids are suddenly taken with them, so what the heck. Fry an egg. Make toast. Put the fried egg between the slices of toast and eat. It actually makes for a pretty quick weekday breakfast. Much better than bowl of sugared cereal! Detailed directions: Put the [...]

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