But hey!
One does have to splurge once in a while. You know...just fall off the
wagon and go nuts with a big and not so healthy breakfast. Over the last 2 weeks, I’ve given in to
impulse twice while my better half has only succumbed to temptation on one
occasion.
This was one of my favorite breakfasts…
We have beef hash, fried until there was lots of crispy parts, covered by three
easy-over eggs and sided with a biscuit with sausage gravy. Add Tabasco and my glass of mixed cranberry/orange
juice and I was feeling fine!
Note the difference… Laurie is more of a
purist. She doesn’t like to mix or cover
her food with layers of other food. Her
eggs are carefully placed beside her hash and her biscuit and gravy is on a separate
plate. She also went with orange juice ‘straight
up’.
To reassure anyone who might be concerned
about our health…we didn’t eat lunch as this was a late breakfast…and dinner
consisted of a bowl of soup with crackers or a slice of 9-grain bread.
Following the Presidential election and the long night
watching the returns, with all the talking heads on Fox and NBC, (contrasting
coverage for sure!); I needed a pick-me-up breakfast/brunch. I started out with the bottom of a large
hamburger bun…toasted and buttered. Then
I added a pan fried slab of some terrific bologna from Benton’s…and I sprinkled
a bit of shredded sharp cheddar on top to prepare for the next layer of
goodness!
I’d heated up a small bowl of Laurie’s homemade
chili which I then poured over the bun, the bologna and shredded cheese…and
then I added a bit more cheese. (Never can have too much cheese) Only one more
key ingredient to go…
I fried two eggs easy over and placed
them on top of my mound of flavor and pure comfort. Then I added Tabasco and this
breakfast/brunch was history! This
creation made me feel sooo much better about the election and the election
process… If only our government could work together as well as my breakfast creation
did!
Note: This will be one of only two meals
today…and Laurie stuck with her yogurt and Grape Nuts for breakfast!
This is the recipe for Laurie’s special
chili…which she makes a huge pot of about twice a year during cool or cold
weather. As you can see, the recipe was ‘borrowed’
from Epicurious Food/Bon Appetit…and it’s been modified just a bit. Laurie uses the ground beef/pork sausage
mixture as well as the pinto beans and she adds a bunch of heat to the pot! This recipe yields some very, very nice
chili!
Just click on any photo to enlarge it…although
the portions are big enough as is!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing breakfast…
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Great! Breakfast is absolutely my fave meal of the day and this sounds excellent!
ReplyDeleteTwo outstanding looking meals David - I'd dive into either one of them but will have to admit, even I haven't tried chili on bologna.
ReplyDeleteYum! Thanksgiving dinner, here I come
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