Breakfast for Dinner

       

Having breakfast for dinner is almost better than breakfast in the morning.  Sometimes it’s just to early in the morning to eat much more.  I don’t know how your mornings go, but there isn’t enough time in mine to spend time cooking something.  Breakfast for dinner can be more planned out. 

Another great meal using  the fresh farmers market veggies.  We had shiitake and crimini mushrooms and asparagus fritatta, with roasted fingerling potatoes on the side.  For the potatoes I tossed them in canola oil and seasoned with salt and pepper.  Then roast in oven at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes, or until tender.

For the fritatta, I started out by cutting an onion, slicing mushrooms, cutting asparagus, and slicing garlic in thin slices.   Then I got a pan heating on the stove and started rendering onions, throw in mushrooms and sautee.  Season with salt and pepper.  I went and cut some rosemarry and parsley from my back yard, add then when eggs are added.  Then add the asparagus to the onions and mushrooms.  It depends on the size of pan you are using for the number of eggs you use.  I used 8 eggs and added 1/2 cup of almond milk, then whisked them.  Season with salt and pepper.  You can add milk, or any other dairy product you like.  Once the asparagus is done pour in the eggs and keep on medium high heat, when the egg starts cooking you want to lift the edge and let the uncooked egg spread under.  You don’t stirr it.  When the egg is mostly cooked around the edge, pop it in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until done.   You can top with cheese before putting in oven.  Goat cheese goes great in a fritatta.

Give it a shot, let me know how it turns out!!

The Fresh Egg is the Best Egg

Fresh cracked egg

The key to a good breakfast is a good egg.  The best eggs are laid by your very own chickens! The first time I tasted a fresh egg, I realized that I had to have chickens.  While living in North Carolina we had seven beautiful hens, but they don’t travel well.  It was great to learn that you are allowed to have three chickens here in Portland.  Having chickens has brought us such joy and great tasting eggs.  The difference in flavor is amazing.  Store bought eggs taste bland and flavorless, even the ones that say farm fresh or free range.  

Fresh from my hens

Nothing is like harvesting fresh eggs from the chicken coop.  Farm fresh eggs have orange yolks, because of the many extra nutrients they have.  They cook up bright , and the white has a superior texture.  Factory farmed eggs turn a dull grayish color scrambled.   The free range egg stays bright yellow.  The flavor is beyond compare.  Once you go fresh egg you never go back!  If you don’t have the opportunity to have chickens yourself, pick up eggs from a farm stand or farmers market.  Store bought just won’t do.

Two of my three lovely ladies