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Gail Simmons's Welsh Rarebit with Guinness and a Fried Egg. It’s Eggs Benedict Day! It’s Eggs Benedict Day! My favorite day of the year. Okay, so it’s my 48th favorite day of the year. But who’s counting? I first posted Eggs Benedict here back in 2007. Eggs Benedict For the purposes of my new cookbook, I remade and reshot the dish last summer. Happy Hollandaise, everyone! First, poach the eggs: Bring a pot of water to a boil and add a small splash of vinegar. Or, what I prefer to do, you can crack eggs into individual ramekins, and carefully pour them in one by one.

Also: On the water, I take the approach my mom always took, which was to use a spoon to swirl the water into a cyclone right before adding in the eggs. When the eggs are cooked (but yolks are still soft) remove them with a slotted spoon, dab the underside of the spoon on a kitchen towel to get rid of the excess water, and place the eggs on a plate. Next up, add egg yolks to a blender. Then, with the blender on, slowly pour in 2 sticks of hot melted butter in a steady stream.

This is everything. This is evil. Egg Onion Rings [Breakfast Time] Chocolate Peanut Butter French Toast [Breakfast Time] Poached Eggs with Bacon Polenta and Cherry Tomatoes. We all know how much I love bacon. (If you don’t, please check the Recipe Index on this very blog. My categories are: Appetizers, Breakfast and Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Veggies, Desserts…and Glorious Bacon.

And poached eggs are right up there on my list of favorite, favorite, favorite foods. So it was only a matter of time before I figured out a way to put these two faves together in one place…but I didn’t want it to be plain old poached eggs with bacon. So while I was pondering this, my mom and dad took a trip out to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, and knowing my love and devotion to bacon, they stopped at S. I cooked up a pot of polenta, which is basically cornmeal whisked into salted boiling water and simmered until it is thick and smooth. Now, unless you are passing by that same farmer’s market, pea shoots might be hard to come by, but any little green will be fine. Poached Eggs with Bacon Polenta and Cherry Tomatoes Ingredients 4 strips bacon 4 cups water 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 eggs 1. Fried egg sandwich with bacon and blue cheese. Due to a delightful clerical error (a scheduled babysitter when we forgot Alex would be home from work), I got to have a weekday lunch with my husband on President’s Day.

In a restaurant. With linens on the table and no sippy cups in a two-table radius! Oh, and maybe something petite, bubbly and pink in a glass. I admit nothing. But man, sometimes I think everyone should have kids just so they can get 80 times the joy out of excursions that would have been ordinary in another era. Which brings me to my pre-kid favorite egg sandwich. This is modeled after a Salade Lyonnaise, which is a frisée salad that’s been tossed with bacon, a bacon vinaigrette and topped with a poached egg.

Fried Egg Sandwich with Bacon and Blue Cheese [Egg Sandwich Lyonnaise] Inspired by ‘Wichcraft + my favorite bistro salad Note: If you don’t like like frisée lettuce, spinach is also a great friend to bacon vinaigrettes. Makes 2 sandwiches 2 ciabatta rolls Split your rolls and put them in to toast. Related. Springtime Frittata from 'Family Table' [Photograph: Marcus Nilsson] A frittata is a wonderful way to make use of odds and ends in the kitchen. WIth so many spring vegetables springing these days, I had plenty of small bits to turn into dinner. Or lunch. Or brunch. The spring frittata in Michael Romano and Karen Stabiner's Family Table is presented as the perfect dish for serving at any time of day, and at any temperature.

Indeed, the combination of wholesome veggies, rich eggs (with extra yolks), and nutty Gruyère cheese is killer at any time of day. And while the recipe looks long, it can easily be broken up into two phases: the filling, and the eggs. Why I picked this recipe: The ease of a frittata combined with the draw of fresh spring vegetables was too good to pass up. What worked: The balance of rich cheese and extra egg yolks paired nicely with the earthy green vegetables in the final dish.

What didn't: No problems at all. Suggested tweaks: Frittatas offer endless variation. Bake an Egg in an Avocado for a Fast and Healthy Breakfast Treat. Anda Bhurji (Spicy Indian Scrambled Eggs) Heat oil till shimmering. Add onions and stir around till softened. About a minute. Add tomatoes and mix well till soft. About 1 minute.

Croissant Stuffed With Bacon, Fried Egg, Cheese and Hash Browns [Breakfast Time] Cinnamon Roll Pancakes | recipegirl.com - StumbleUpon. Updated 9/22/11 to Add: If you’re coming here to sample these delicious Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, you just might like the latest recipe that I’ve posted for Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. And Gingerbread- Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. Enjoy! Here’s a short video sharing how to make these delicious pancakes: If you’ve ever thought you needed a reason to eat pancakes, today is the day: National Pancake Day! How do you like your pancakes?

But recently I started dreaming about mixing cinnamon rolls and pancakes together… and this is what I came up with- my new favorite pancake: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. I have a wonderfully fluffy pancake batter that I like to use (recipe below) so I swirled a bit of cinnamon roll filling into the pancake. And they cooked up just like a pancake- fluffy, but with craters of crusty, sugary cinnamon swirled within. You might find three of these stacked in a fancy breakfast restaurant, but I’m gonna tell you that one pancake is all you need. Oh yeah. Ingredients: