Adventures in Breakfastland

So for today I have two entries, one a semi-traditional breakfast and the other quite not. I do not like breakfast, generally. That is, I love breaking the fast and all, but I'm not too keen on western interpretations of what one needs to eat first thing in the morning. I love sweets as much as the next person, but I don't necessarily want to eat them at 7am. I tend to appreciate brunch over breakfast: give me savory dishes that warm and delight any day. As a result of this dislike, I find myself quite the beginner when it comes to preparing a traditional breakfast.

So for starters I have two sunny side up eggs over toast with a side of canadian bacon and sauted spinach. Disecting this breakfast with a critical eye, the eggs are underdone, the spinach overcooked, and the toast not quite crispy enough. This is the kind of breakfast I can avoid at all costs, but it was a good experiment.

I must make a note about the bacon. Usually I don't care much for canadian bacon, but in this case I was compelled to buy it over the traditional kind. This was for one reason and one reason only: fat content. Canadian bacon has .5 grams of fat per slice, as opposed to hickory smoked bacon which has 1.5-3 depending on what kind you get. The fact that it's not even bacon does come to mind, but it's still good.

The second breakfast is a rice porridge chuck full of sausage, turkey and shrimp. I made this with some spinach and onions as well. The sausage is chorizo, a personal favorite. There's not much to this dish; it's hardy and delicious. Not your typical breakfast, but not too outside the norm of western style. Personally, I rather love a fillet of fish and rice with a side of a clear broth soup to break my fast.

On the next post I'll be discussing some asian eats, and my second attempt to make dumplings.