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Back to our new favorite weekend breakfast spot again this morning, this time with the daughter along. She is now as hooked on it as we are, not surprisingly.
I was so impressed with the taste I had of the spouse's fried egg sandwich last week that I had to have one this week. It was even better than I remembered: the egg was perfectly done, so that the yolk was nice and runny, soaking into the lightly grilled rosemary bread, the bacon was crisp and tender, and the red onions added just the right note of zip to the flavor. The addition of the cream cheese is absolutely inspired - it adds a richness and a creaminess that I would never, ever have thought to include in an egg sandwich.
The daughter tried out the chorizo-pepper jack-egg strata this week, which the spouse had a couple of weeks ago, and was bowled over by how good it was. She identified a note of cinnamon in the chorizo, and the spouse agreed with her analysis; gives it almost a Middle-eastern overtone, which is both unique and very tasty. The owner, who generally stops by our table to say hello each week, confirmed that their chorizo recipe does include cinnamon, though she was understandably reticent about sharing the precise ingredients and proportions.
Spouse tried one of their omelets this week, a combination of ground turkey, onion, roasted red pepper and fresh rosemary, and pronounced it excellent. I had been a bit dubious about the notion of ground turkey in an omelet, but I have to admit that it was an excellent choice, not nearly as heavy or greasy as pork sausage or beef would have been. And the flavor notes added by the other ingredients were the perfect enhancement for the mild flavor of the meat and eggs.
Of course, all the breakfasts were accompanied by the standard melon slices and oven-roasted red potatoes, which are absolutely wonderful and so much less heavy than home fries. And their coffee is about the best I've ever had in a restaurant; it's more like coffee-house coffee, rich, strong and flavorful enough that even if their food wasn't great, I'd go there for coffee anyway.
I really hope they keep the momentum and quality going - they're off to a great start. It's tough to keep a restaurant going at the best of times, and these are hardly the best of times to start a new business, but with luck and a lot of hard work, hopefully they'll be one of the success stories. We'll do all we can to keep them in business!
For a while now I've been reading with fascination about the American fascination with the breakfast burrito. ACTUALLY I read with fascination MOST American breakfast fare.
Things are pretty simple around here in terms of breakfast.
Cereal
Porridge
Toast
Crumpets
Bacon and eggs
Fruit Salad
When MM was here I made French toast for the first time in about 30 years AND there was one day I actually made a breakfast omelette but for the most part we really don't have the variety of cooked breakfasts that are available in America.
SOOOO today I was all excited because I'd remembered to buy ham and that meant I could poach a couple of eggs and have them on some freshly buttered toast with a nice little slice of thinly shaved leg ham under the egg.
EXCEPT I forgot to buy bread!
So I improvised!
We do have some soft flour tortillas because I made burritos earlier in the week, so I whisked up a couple of eggs with a little salt and pepper, a splash of milk and a sprinkle of portuguese seasoning and poured the lot into a nice mix of melted butter and olive oil. Chopped up some of the leg ham and scattered it all over the top, some grated tasty cheese and a little squeeze of tomato sauce (ketchup) drizzled over it all. Once it was cooked I cut it in half and wrapped each half in a lightly warmed soft tortilla.
It rocked!
Can't wait to do it again and expand on my repertoire!
I had a Peanut Butter Sandwich for breakfast this morning. I know, it doesn't sound like breakfast, but I just didn't feel like toasting the bread this morning!!
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