Casual Cooking Journal: Breakfast

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Gritney's Meatballs

Breakfast!

Rachel came over and we made meatballs from pork sausages.

Chives and basil from my garden (my two potted plants). The usual recipe is with a can of tomatoes but I have so many fresh ones that we decided to go from scratch. This kind wasn't as juicy so we had to add a little water to make it more soupy. I would like to tweak the recipe some how and make the soup more saucy and thick.

Cook the meatballs first!

At first, we just cut up the baguette, but it was too soft. I popped some in the oven with a bit of olive oil and then it was perfect!

YUM! Fresh veggies, meatballs, cheese and crusty bread. Such an easy recipe. You can put as much or as little effort into it as you want. The pork sausages have so much flavour that you don't really need to add seasoning. We made four portions and ate it all between the two of us!

Tollhouse recipe for chocolate chip cookies! My new oven is very small so the cooking time is much faster than called for in recipes. These cookies came out the best when the cooking time was 8 1/2 minutes. Soft and chewy! I put them in a box the next day and they're just as good.

9:07 AM | Labels: Breakfast, Cookies, meatballs, soup | 1 Comments

Sunday Omelette

I tried to make an omelette with just two eggs and no milk just like my friend suggested. It was nice and thin. It cooked very fast. I didn't burn it but it wasn't soft enough on the inside. I sautéed the filling before I made the omelette. I used a mix of mushrooms and tomatoes. Next time, I'll add onions too! I put the extras on my salad and found that I quite liked the warm mix.

My usual quick lunch but this time I put some spinach in it! The plum was sour =(

8:51 AM | Labels: Breakfast, Salad | 0 Comments

Breakfast and Dinner

I used two eggs and added some milk because I didn't think there was enough egg. The omelette took a long time to set. I put the cheese, tomato and spinach in at the same time. The cheese was melted but the tomatoes tasted too raw and crunchy.

Amazing night view. Wonderful company. Delicious food. And refreshing pear cider!

We roasted an assortment of vegetables with chicken thighs nestled in between. 220C for 35 minutes. The vegetables were done first so we took it out and gave the chicken another 5 minutes. Only used olive oil, salt and pepper to season. Italian salad mix with cucumbers sprinkled with lemon juice.

11:40 AM | Labels: Breakfast, Chicken, Roast | 0 Comments

Pancakes

It was Katie's birthday so I made her pancakes with a side of Luffy.
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12:24 AM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

French Toast

11:52 PM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

Sesame Bagels

- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 Tbls sugar
- 1 1/2 tsps salt
- 1 Tbls vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tsps yeast
- 1 1/4 to 11/2 cups warm water

Directions:

1. Activate yeast with warm water and sugar (you do not need to do this if you are using instant yeast).

2. Mix together all ingredients, but with only 1/3 of the flour. Slowly incorporate as much of the rest of the flour as you can.

3. Need dough for ten minutes or until smooth. Divide into 8 pieces. Wait for 10-20 minutes.

4. Preheat oven to 425 F. Roll bagels into shape. Let them rest for 20 minutes.

5. Bring a deep saucepan of water to boil. Boil each side of bagel for 1 minute. Let them dry.

6. Place bagels on well oiled tray. Bake for 10 minutes on each side.

Notes: Made these with my tutor

Adapted from: John D Lee's Homemade Bagel Recipe
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11:54 AM | Labels: Bread/Muffins, Breakfast | 0 Comments

Marble Pancakes

11:08 AM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

Personalized Pancakes

Notes: It looks like a big bow, but it's supposed to be H for Heidi!
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11:04 AM | Labels: Breakfast | 2 Comments

Apple Marble Pancakes

10:59 AM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

Heart Shaped Pancake

Notes: I mixed in some leftover chocolate batter. Along with artificial lighting, the pancake looks like cardboard. It tasted really good though!

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10:55 AM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

Double Batter Pancakes

Notes: The trick is to make the inside batter thicker than the outside.
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10:45 AM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

Fruit Yogurt

1:32 AM | Labels: Breakfast, Fruit | 0 Comments

Chocolate Banana Pancake

Notes: It was SO moist and thick!
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12:12 PM | Labels: Breakfast | 0 Comments

Chocolate Heart Pancake

Notes: I saw this done in a cook book I flipped through at the library. My pancake failed, but I'm not sure why. The heart was too liquidy and got broken up by the pancake mix when I poured it on the pan. Next time, I'll draw the picture, and then put the pan on the stove. Maybe I'll use chocolate from a tube instead of melting my own.
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