Breakfast

Breakfast, Muffins & Sweet Breads

Ingredients:
3/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup greek yogurt
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp melted butter or oil
1 large egg
1/4 honey
1/4 cup mollasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup cooked carrots, chopped
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup golden raisins

Directions:
Combine bran, greek yogurt, milk and vanilla. Blend in remaining ingredients. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes.

Breakfast

Ingredients:

2 eggs
2 Tbsp Pesto
protein Tortilla wrap
1/4 cup feta
1/4 cup mild cheddar cheese
2 cups spinach
salt & pepper
butter or cooking spray

Directions:
Put 1 Tbsp butter or cooking spray in large frying pan. Heat to medium. Pile spinach in pan, add pesto, saute a bit to stir in pesto. Crack eggs over the top of the spinach. Cover and cook over medium heat until eggs are mostly cooked through. Gather spinach mixture to center of the pan. Place tortilla over spinach mixture, flip over. Fold in half, holding shape of tortilla for a minute or two. Brown both sides before serving.

Breakfast, Muffins & Sweet Breads

Ingredients:
3 large over-ripe bananas
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 and 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup mini chocolate chops
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Mash bananas. Add sugar and slightly beaten egg. Add melted butter and dry ingredients. Add chocolate chops. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

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Ingredients:

1 cup All-Bran Cereal
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup dark mollasses
1/4 cup soft shortening
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
2-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup raisins or dates

Directions:

Combine all-bran, milk and mollasses. Let stand until most of the moisture is taken up. Add egg and shortening. Beat well. Stir in raisins.

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to all-bran mixture stirring until combined. Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full.

Bake in 400 degree oven about 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Appetizers, Breakfast, Entertaining

Charcuterie list of ingredients:
Hard Salami
Prosciutto wrapped mozzarella or asparagus cut in bite side pieces
Boursin Herb Cheese or Brie
Cheddar and Monterey Jack Cheese Slices
Water Crackers
Seed Crackers (Mary’s Gone Crackers from Lunds & Byerlys)
Lemon Madeline Cookies (Lunds & Byerlys)
Figs
Mini Bananas
Kumquats
Cara Cara Orange Slices (peel orange before slicing)
Rosemary Sprigs
Blackberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Strawberries
Pitted Olives
Marmalade

Other items to add:
Mini grapes
Carrots
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Small pickled vegetables
Small chocolate cookies or chocolate dipped pretzels
Mini Muffins
Mini Scones
Mini Popovers
Whipped Cream
Fruit or Vegetable dip

Served with Bacon Spinach and Mushroom Breakfast Strata, Orange Juice/Mimosas, Coffee

Breakfast, Muffins & Sweet Breads

Ingredients:
1/4 cup quick oats
1/4 cup shredded wheat cereal
1/4 cup All-bran cereal
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cups sugar
1 egg
1 and 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk

Preheat over to 375 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup water over quick oats, shredded wheat and All-bran cereal. Set aside. Cream sugar, shortening and eggs. In a separate bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients. Combine all ingredients together by gradually adding buttermilk, cereal mixture and flour mixture to the shortening mixture. Fill buttered muffin tins about 3/4 full. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Breakfast

Ingredients:
6-8 slices bread
6 eggs
1-3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup swiss cheese shredded
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp dry mustard
Ham, bacon or sausage cooked and chopped

Directions:
Cut crusts off bread, butter one side of 4 slices of bread. Line the bottom of an 8×8 glass pan with the buttered bread. Mix remaining ingredients. Pour half the egg mixture over the bread. Put on another layer of bread (unbuttered). Pour remaining egg mixture over the top and sprinkle with cheese. Let stand for at least an hour. Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for about 45 minutes.

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In the evening:

Mix with a wooden spoon in a large bowl:
1-1/2 cups water
1-1/2 cups flour
2-3 Tbsp sugar
1/2 package dry yeast

The batter will be a little lumpy. Leave covered overnight at room temperature.

In the morning:

Add to the flour mixture:
3 eggs
1-2 Tbsp oil
1/2 tsp vanilla

Heat waffle iron on high. Pour batter as directed and turn heat to medium. Cook until waffle is golden brown. Serve with butter and maple syrup or whipped cream and strawberries.

Breakfast, Muffins & Sweet Breads

Ingredients:
1 cup quick oats
1 cup shredded wheat cereal
1 cup All-bran cereal
1 cup water
1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
5 cups flour
4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp salt
1 quart buttermilk

Preheat over to 375 degrees. Pour 1 cup water over quick oats, shredded wheat and All-bran cereal. Set aside. Cream sugar, shortening and eggs. In a separate bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients. Combine all ingredients together by gradually adding buttermilk, cereal mixture and flour mixture to the shortening mixture. Fill buttered muffin tins about 3/4 full. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

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Ingredients

2 Tbsp coarse chopped peeled fresh ginger root
1-2 lemons well scrubbed, patted dry
1/2 cup butter room temp.
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup yogurt or buttermilk
2 cups flour
1/4 fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp. of sugar


Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Finely chopped ginger, finely grate the lemon peel so you have 2 tbsp.
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add ginger and lemon peel
Stir baking soda into buttermilk. Fold flour into ginger mixture one third at a time alternating with buttermilk. when well blended scoop into muffin cups. bake 18-20 minutes until springy to the touch.
While muffins are baking, mix lemon juice and 2 tbsp. sugar until dissolved. When the muffins are baked, cool 3-5 min. then dip into mixture (top and bottom).