Breakfast
What’s for Breakfast?
Cold fried chicken and slaw for breakfast?? What! why that’s crazy talk.. well that’s what we eat all the time. Sushi, cured meats, cheese, olives, tacos, beets, fresh sliced tomatoes, braised cabbage and miso soup … I get a lot of people saying” I could NEVER stomach that stuff first thing”.. HA! Is all I have to say… After downing coffee, OJ, eggs, bacon, flapjacks and pastries…I ask you “what’s harder to stomach?” huh huh..
Anywho, the primary reason I thought of this is because Molly and I just eat whatever’s in the fridge. There’s usually not allot to eat at home simply because we don’t stock up, rather eat as we go… often our morning food is what you see in this picture.. sashimi with cold noodles…. “so how did you come to this you ask?”.. well..I had a tasting the day before and was left with random tidbits…kinda like how we chefs create the “special” of the day.. The noodles, carrots and sprouts were from the duck spring rolls, the tomatoes came from the crab cake garnish and the sashimi was from a salad with watercress, avocado, radishes and fresh lemon.
And you no what? it was delightfully light, tasty and full of energy.. the perfect meal!… what’s not for breakfast I ask you?
Tags: cold noodles, morning food, random tidbits, sprouts
July 24th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
I’m with you, Chef Stephen! I love savory stuff for breakfast. When I was a teen, I went through a phase of demanding chili and rice every morning before school. Mom was thrilled, as you can imagine… Nowadays, I’ll enjoy whatever is in the fridge; Indian food is a favorite.
August 21st, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Never could tolerate milk as a beverage, or, poured on anything; so I grew up avoiding cereal and anything with it, in a bowl! As a young adult I began skipping breakfast because the other traditional menus just weren’t appetizing. Somewhere along the way, like you folks, I discovered that the dinner leftovers from the night before looked really good, first thing in the morning! Spent a few years overseas in Eastern Europe and learned that tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, beets and thinly sliced servings of beef, pork or lamb were delicious in the morning with a nice homegrown herb tea such as mint, chamomile, raspberry and so forth. Hurrah for veggies and grains for breakfast!
August 30th, 2007 at 12:10 am
I’ll tell you what, until recently - as a married mother to the father of my children w/ft j-o-b (tell me it isn’t so…) I can (almost) never find the time to make palatable sense of the break-from-the-fast drama. I am just too busy! BUT - I do believe in my heart of hearts of this requirement to nourish the being that I am currently possessed with. I really seem to thrive; in myself and my workday, if sustained with some exquisite nourishment in the early hours. My secret? I often eat miso soup or seaweed soup (a personal favorite) to get the bodily fluids moving. Rice milk and whole grains are often in the personal gruel bowl on my desk in the early hours too. And all right, I’ll confess, there are really only two kinds of left-over pizza that occassionally appear there as well; ok, well, yeah - either hot or cold. (It’s a weakness, I confess.) This is a struggle as I am currently trying to eliminate dairy -no pun intended from my diet. I would love to hear from other like minded souls of nourishing, protein enriched and vitamin packed starts to the day. Kippers for breakfast - Mommy dear? Yup, I’ve done that with a bit of warmed brown rice too when the mood strikes me. Tea anybody?
Debbi