Morning Mountain Egg Stack

Good morning! Some days you wake up to coffee and a bowl of cereal. But, on other days, you wake up to this: Morning Mountain Egg Stack. Jasmine rice, poached eggs, garden fresh heirloom tomatoes and avocado, with a whole bunch of salt and pepper, fresh basil, and a hint of Melinda’s Hot Sauce! Go…

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Polenta Poached Egg Stack

One of the most satisfying breakfasts on earth, in my opinion, consists of poached eggs. Ooey gooey poached eggs. Bright yellow-orange, yolks running across the plate and sprinkled with plenty of salt. Oh yea. Poached eggs. Perfectly poached eggs. Breakfast of champions. And skip the greasy grits – go for the magnificent, warming flavors of…

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Avocado Dinosaur Eggs

Remember when you used to fry up some Dinosaur Eggs for breakfast after a Girl Scouts sleepover? Of course you don’t, but I do! Hollow out the bread, melt some butter, crack and egg ~ wham, bam ~ Dinosaur Eggs! For breakfast today I present a bit of a heartier form of the dino toast….

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Turkish Eggs and Labneh

Labneh – that ultra-strained, lightly salty, Middle Eastern yogurt “cheese” – or made through a process of straining yogurt via suspension or compression. It’s special. It lasts a really, really long time without getting moldy or otherwise spoiling. It can last for weeks, and still taste as good as when freshly bought or made. You see, the ultra…

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Shakshuka Eggs

In Israel the word shakshuka is synonymous with breakfast. It’s best with a slice or two of challah bread to sop up the juices, so they say. It’s a humble dish—essentially, just eggs cracked into a skillet tomato sauce and poached until barely set—but for some reason it always garners oohs and aahs. Now how about breakfast for dinner? No more waffles….

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Simmered Miso Eggs

It was over the winter, I believe, on one of those cold and gloomy mornings, that I thought to myself, I really just need the warmth of a bowl of soup. Miso soup. Not only is miso soup warming from the inside out physically, but the warmth and über goodness of the umami paste nestles…

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Poached Eggs and Chia Patties

I’m on a ch..chi..chia kick these days! The morning sliminess seems to be satisfying some sort of need, particularly when coupled with the hearty deliciousness of farm fresh eggs. It sounds pretty strange, I know. Yet, strange texture and flavor combinations are the name of the game when it comes to my life. Firm chia…

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Cool Cauliflower

Even when the going gets rough, sometimes you just have to put on your “cool” hat. Amidst my “temporary” transition – isn’t all transition temporary? – I’m struggling to cook, clean, and even be myself. However, I’m a “cool cat” at heart and certainly still have to please myself from time to time. …Enter “Cool…

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Ooey Gooey Farm Fresh Eggs

Remember when I learned to poach an egg SOOOOO long ago? It seems like an eternity ago that I had my Perfectly Poached Egg experience and evening lesson in the food mecca of the PNW. I like steamed eggs, boiled eggs, scrambles eggs, whipped eggs, and ovas of all kinds.  But the poached egg, in…

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