Breakfast / Brunch

Eggs In A Glass

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This is  THE  breakfast classic of Viennese coffeehouses, where it has been served for many generations. Usually, it is being served in a stemmed champagne cup, which originally invited the immature nonsense of comparing its appearance with the male anatomy.
Although the two eggs with the long stem of the glass can invoke sexual imagery, it is the egg lover who loves this simple dish most, for the ease it provides to eat soft boiled eggs, without the trouble of peeling them or chopping the top off with a butter knife. 🙂
However, my love for this dish leads all the way back to my childhood, when my mother served the soft eggs in regular glasses for all the family, sprinkled with fresh ground black pepper,  a pinch of salt and a dollop of fresh butter, with some hearty farmers bread to soak up the yolk from the bottom of our glasses. To this day, nothing has dimmed my love for eggs in a glass, except that the 2 eggs my mom used to serve me have nowadays grown into five or six eggs. 🙂
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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 – Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Now that I am back living in Germany again, there is always a jar with currywurst sauce in my fridge. I use this wonder sauce not only for traditional currywurst, but also on sandwiches instead of mustard and on other dishes, veggies, BBQ, eggs, etc.
I admit that this looks a bit messy on the plate, but when it tastes so good, who gives a ……….
And if the portion seems excessive ???, pls understand that I share all my food with Bella, and breakfast was the only meal we had before a late dinner on that day. Otherwise, this would probably serve 3 to 4 “normal” people.  🙂
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Currywurst Sauce Recipe:
There are a million and one currywurst sauce recipes out there, and most are pretty good. Yet, this one is so tremendously simple I don’t even consider it to be a recipe, but it is perfect for me and it is my go-to CW sauce:
Simmer a 1 cup of water, add 2 tblsp curry powder, a dash of worcester sauce, one tsp of garlic paste and 2 cup best quality ketchup.
Simmer for a few minutes, cool down. When serving, alway sprinkle more curry powder over the sauce. Done !
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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Best ! Poached Eggs ! Ever !

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Best ! Poached Eggs ! Ever !

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Some folks will cry out about the title of this dish, and (maybe) rightfully so.
We don’t all prefer the same version of a dish, and even if we do, sometimes we long for a different rendition. So, pronouncing a dish the best is obviously very biased and only correct when applied to our own tastes and preferences.
Alas, I can truthfully say that this particular combination is my all-time favorite.
As I cut into the egg and its soft yolk mixes with the spinach and the crisp bread while the overall mild flavor gets a kick from the relish, something almost magical happens and I find the result wonderfully delicious with a flavor and texture that’s just heavenly and unique 🙂
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Best ! Poached Eggs ! Ever !

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Frittata (Kind Of………..)

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Black beans, potatoes, mushrooms, eggs and loads of cilantro – what would serve better as proper condiments than salsa verde and salsa Mexicana ? 🙂
Ever since I have discovered authentic tasting salsa verde and salsa Mexicana at my neighborhood international food market, I have them in my larder and fridge at all times, using it to enhance breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes of all types – eggs, seafood, meat, pasta, rice, vegetables, etc, etc. Together with chili paste of all levels of hotness, Maggi seasoning and soy sauce, these are the condiments/seasonings  without almost none of my meals are complete. 🙂
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Breakfast Of Champions # 63 – Veal Blade Steak With Poached Eggs, Tzatsiki & Pita

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Breakfast Of Champions # 63 – Veal Blade Steak With Poached Eggs, Tzatsiki & Pita

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The  beautiful 2 lbs veal blade steak on this page cost all of $ 5.00. As soon as I got home, I felt like kicking myself not to have bought a few more to keep in the freezer to serve in the coming few weeks. While not the most tender of steaks, veal blade bursts with flavor and has a wonderful texture (think of strip loin cap).
Anyway, I did not go back to the store since I know that it features this cut as a special often, so there will be no problem to repeat the wonder of this superb breakfast 🙂
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sauteed blade steak

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Breakfast Of Champions # 63 – Veal Blade Steak With Poached Eggs, Tzatsiki & Pita

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Breakfast Of Champions # 63 – Veal Blade Steak With Poached Eggs, Tzatsiki & Pita

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Breakfast Of Champions # 63 – Veal Blade Steak With Poached Eggs, Tzatsiki & Pita

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Congee With Mushroom, Carrot & Egg

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“Congee With Mushrooms, Carrots & Egg (Chinese Rice porridge)
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Excerpt from a previous post of  Congee  on ChefsOpinion :
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” Rice Porridge –
The first thing that comes to mind is probably baby food or hospital gruff.
Most folks would never think of ordering it from a menu in a restaurant, much less wake up and crave it for breakfast, if they hadn’t tasted or at least seen it before.

Now, let’s try again :
Congee. Lúgaw. Chok. Xifan. Juk. Okayu.
OK now, that’s better  🙂

Sounds more interesting and exotic? These are just a few names given to rice porridge around the world. If there is a country or region which traditionally eats rice, then there is some form of rice porridge eaten.
Congee can be enjoyed as breakfast, snack, lunch or dinner. Congee most often contains rice, but other grains can be used.
Ideally, it is made with strong, tasty stock that infuses great taste and debt into the dish. But from there on, let your fantasy run wild. Congee can be made with seafood, meat, vegetables or a combination thereof.
Then there are the toppings – Pickled vegetables, fried shallots, sliced scallions, any mushroom, crisp fried garlic, dried shrimps, 100-year eggs, cilantro, etc, etc.
If you like it, put it on.
Below is a version I made on Sunday for breakfast. The texture is more like a Filipino Lugaw, with the rice VERY soft but still keeping its shape. .
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Congee With Mushrooms, Carrot & Egg

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Congee With Mushrooms, Carrot & Egg

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See you again in 2018……….

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.I am spending the next three weeks in Argentina, visiting friends, eating (mostly) parilla and drinking (mostly) red wine.
Since I am living with friends who keep me busy 24/7 🙂 , I will not post my usual three or four posts per week during this time.
However, I have a surplus of about 50 dishes/post’s I have cooked and photographed in the past few months, which I will post as soon as I’ll return to Florida in mid- January, together with the new stuff I’ll produce when I will be back in my own kitchen.
Until then, here is a preview of a small selection of dishes waiting to be published. Hope to see you all again in 2018 🙂
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Easy Does It # 35 – Torrejas

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Like most groups of lovers of traditional, old and beloved dishes, Torrejas have their fans divided into two main parts: on one side of the fence you’ll find the traditionalist’s, who don’t want to change a thing and believe that only the original recipe and ingredients are worthy of  their love, and, on the other side of the fence, the folks who believe that nowadays we have access to better and more varied ingredients and therefore should try to improve recipes whenever possible, as long as the character of a dish is respected.
I personally respect both sides, depending on the dish involved. However, when it comes to Torrejas, I am a big fan of improving the original, which is just stale bread, dipped in milk or wine, then dipped in whole whisked eggs, sautéed and finally sprinkled with sugar. While there is nothing at all wrong with that, I believe you can agree that the version on this page outshines those simple, traditional Torrejas by a mile. (I can imagine the steadfast traditionalist’s reaching for their cannons right now……. 🙂
But anyway, don’t knock it until you try it. I am sure you too will become a convert, at least as far as Torrejas are concerned.
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Lunch Quickie – Smoked Salmon, Spicy Potato Salad And Sunny Side Up Eggs

When contemplating what to prepare for a combined breakfast/lunch today, I found that I had some leftover cooked potatoes, leftover “cebollas en escabeche” (escabeche de cebollas) and a packet of smoked salmon.
Within less than 10 minutes, this gorgeous dish was ready on the table.
Bella and I were happy and content, and cleanup was a snap. Easy peasy 🙂
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Lunch Quickie – Smoked Salmon, Spicy Potato Salad And Sunny Side Up Eggs

Lunch Quickie – Smoked Salmon, Spicy Potato Salad And Sunny Side Up Eggs

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Easy Does It # 34 – Angel Cake With Vanilla Cream And Blueberry Compote

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Easy Does It # 34 – Angel Cake With Vanilla Cream And Blueberry Compote

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I prepped  this beauty, and a few more, a couple of days before I took off for Germany, thinking that I can keep posting at least twice weekly while on the road. Oooops, that did not work out as planned. But, this here little gem deserves the extra time spent on the computer when I could be exploring my old/new country.
Without further ado, here is the easiest to prepare, prettiest to look at and most important, “yummiest” sweet dish of the month 🙂
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Vanilla Cream Recipe :
Ingredients:
I cup heavy cream, 1/2 cup milk, 1 dash organic vanilla extract (or seeds from 1 vanilla bean), 1 tblsp honey.
Method :
Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with tip of a knife into a bowl. Bring cream, honey, and vanilla to a simmer, add 1 tblsp cornstarch slurry, simmer a few seconds, remove from heat, check/adjust taste and texture, let cool to room temperature.

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!!!!! If you use other than edible flowers, wrap the stems tightly in plastic film, then in aluminum foil, so that they don’t come into contact with the edible part of the dish. !!!!! Remove before cutting the cake  !!!!!
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Easy Does It # 34 – Angel Cake With Vanilla Cream And Blueberry Compote

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Easy Does It # 34 – Angel Cake With Vanilla C And Blueberry Compote

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Easy Does It # 34 – Angel Cake With Vanilla C And Blueberry Compote

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