The Breakfast of...err...Not Champions

[Asherdan]

So over the last few months we've had a change in schedules around the homestead and I've found myself in charge of breakfast food delivery.  The 'standard' breakfast is pretty boring (one hard boiled egg, dessert cup of non-fat cottage cheese, half of a banana and apple juice) but 1-2 times a week I like to spice it up and make something possibly bad for us but at least, uhhh...not boring.

Some things I've produced thus far:

Pancakes/Flapjacks
Waffles - regular and Belgian version too.
French Toast
Varied toppings for all the above, current fave is lingonberries.
Scrambled Eggs/Omelettes w/ mustgo veggies & cheese added.
Fried taters, sausage & onions.
Shit on a shingle (thin white gravy w/ sheared roast beef over toast).
Corned beef hash and fried eggs on top.
Bisquits & Gravy (white gravy & sausage).

As you can see, I'm a little limited, any suggestions for things that might be considered a good breakfast?

I'ma askin' 'cause this mornings breakfast did not, well, agree with me at all.  Take pity and have mercy on my poor bowels.

[Mite]

Whatever happened to wheaties and scotch?

Have you tried crepes with fruit? It's yummy.  I'm a fan of the breakfast burrito and huevos rancheros, as well. Don't forget the grits!

[wombat]

Limited?  I would weep with gratitude if I got something off that list twice a week.  When I'm done marrying Nabu can I marry you?

However I do have a favorite recipe that I will post later.

[andalucia]

When I actually do breakfast beyond coffee and Tylenol, I'm a big fan of grapefruit.  With brown sugar if I am feeling particularly extravagant.

Ugh... when did I start being a sickly, embittered professional type?

[Asherdan]

Have you tried crepes with fruit? It's yummy.

There's a winner, I haven't fired up crepes in years.

When I'm done marrying Nabu can I marry you?

I'll sit in judgement on that proposition once I see your recipe.

 :wink:

[wombat]

This recipe is from a book by John Thorne who has a website http://www.outlawcook.com/ that I probably ought to remember to look at more than once or twice a year, even though he is kind of annoying.  It has a whole section on stuff for breakfast, incidentally.

Breakfast Clafoutis

Fruit: 6 oz berries or 12 oz cherries, peaches or plums
Cherries should be pitted and cut in half, peaches and plums cut up.
I really only ever do it with cherries, so can't vouch for the other possibilities.  You want to prepare the cherries the night before or breakfast will seem painfully late.

Melt 1 T butter in an ovenproof skillet or similar thing, I use something that's deeper than a skillet for fear of spillage. Saute the fruit and a little sugar till soft.

While it's sauteeing you want to combine:
1/2 c flour
1/4 salt
2 T sugar
2 eggs
1 c milk

Beat the eggs and milk together; combine the dry ingredients.
He says to add the wet ingredients to the dry very slowly, combining with a whisk.  I do it the other way, sifting the dry into the wet.  The trick is not to end up with lumps, which is a little hard when it's so much wet and so little dry, so pay attention.

Pour this batter over the fruit and put the skillet in a 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes.  It will get all puffy and browned.

You can top with sour cream (or yogurt) or confectioner's sugar although to me that is gilding the lily.
The original recipe puts some lemon zest in the batter.  I found this nasty but you might feel differently.

[slink]

That's the sound of me remembering how much I love clafouti.
Thanks for reminding me how much I have to make a good plumb clafouti real soon now.

[Carlos del Vaca]

It's time for breakfast burritos.

Rustle up any or all of the following:  scrambled eggs, fried taters, black beans, crumbled cooked sausage.  Warm up a big flour tortilla, and slap that stuff in there.  Slather on some grated cheese and some salsa.  Rolllllllllllllll it up.  Eat.  Repeat if necessary.

Dammit now I'm hungry.

[Nabubrush]

Black coffee, bourbon, and Vicodin.

[Asherdan]

Wombat - that equals a little bit of delicious.  You're in.

Re: Breakfast burritos.  For me hell's yes, for the others I'm feeding maybe not so much yes and more hell.

I gave up booze for breakfast about the same time I gave up waking in strange places (and gaol).

[AlohaDawg]

The original recipe puts some lemon zest in the batter.  I found this nasty but you might feel differently.

Sounds like you got a little rind in there with your zest.... Unless you don't like lemon. Try a bit of lemon extract. I think that could be nice in the batter if it's little enough not to get into the fruit.  I put a little lemon extract in the french toast batter, along with nutmeg and vanilla. It adds a nice little thing to it. Orange would be good as well...

What is the origin of Clafouti? It sounds like some kind of arab head garment.

[wombat]

I think Clafoutis is singular, not plural.  It is a French dish, normally served for dessert.  I haven't looked closely at any other recipes for it, so I don't know how he changed it to make it count as breakfast - I think it may just be less rich, like with milk instead of cream, but I'm not sure.  But hey, dessert for breakfast, who can argue?

I like lemon, but it just didn't seem to go with this. I am that sort of person who does not like different foods to touch on my plate - it is typical for me to prefer fewer ingredients in anything.

[AugustWest]

When I was in the throes of Atkins (I'm off the wagon...) my breakfast would usually consist of two packages of thin sliced turkey or chicken.  You know, the 39 cent Carl Buddig ones.  Generally, I ate them whole -- i.e. not peeling individual slices off, but scarfing chunks.  Lowcarbilicious!

[V-Adore]

When I was in the throes of Atkins (I'm off the wagon...) my breakfast would usually consist of two packages of thin sliced turkey or chicken.  You know, the 39 cent Carl Buddig ones.  Generally, I ate them whole -- i.e. not peeling individual slices off, but scarfing chunks.  Lowcarbilicious!

I'm sorry, man, but this is in fact the breakfast of Homer Simpson. (Yes, technically individually-wrapped cheese food slices would have to be involved, but humor me here.)

[AugustWest]

Nuh-uh.  I have it on very good authority that doughnuts are the breakfast of Homer Simpson.

So there.