Quinoa Breakfast Scramble

We’ve decided next month is going to be John Cooks May, where my husband will be taking over the primary kitchen responsibilities next month (I’ll probably make a few things here and there). Because of that, I’m trying to stretch out April with what I already have in the fridge, so he can do a big shopping trip later in the week. So we’re eating things like leftover quinoa stir fry for breakfast.

Gravlax (Graflax)

This was one of my contributions for ladiez brunch and I was really happy with it. It’s easy, but time consuming. I used a recipe that I got from our Eater in the Embassy series (from an Icelandic diplomat) with a bit of adaptation – I halved the recipe, as I didn’t have the money for 4 pounds of salmon. I also added sugar, because although he defined “graflax” as involving a cure of both salt and sugar, the recipe he sent only had salt. The results had great texture and were a big hit.

Toad-in-the-Hole with Cheese Sauce

Now, I don’t often take my culinary cues from Paula Deen, but I saw her making something along these lines on television the other day and thought, “Hmm. I have homemade bread. I have leftover Velveeta from the mac and cheese. That sounds like breakfast to me.” My didn’t-really-rise bread wasn’t the best choice (just because it was too thin to cut a decent circle out of), but it was still delicious. Also, John had never heard this called “toad in the hole”…is that a Midwestern thing?

Toast with Refried Beans and Avocado

This is one of my favorite Meatless March breakfasts (I’m sure it’d be a good snack, too). Inspired by Kenji over at Serious Eats, who ate it during his vegan month (he added onion). Super simple.

Asian Frittata

Simple weekend breakfast. Something a little different.

Instant Low Carb “Huevos Rancheros”

One of those barely-a-recipe ideas, but this came to me as a way to shake up our breakfast routine a little. Super easy.

Bacon Avocado Toast

My favorite breakfast as of late. Also, not dissimilar from a favorite sandwich of mine in 2008.

Buttermilk Cornmeal Pancakes

Great recipe – these even worked over a campfire (I brought the dry ingredients combined and the wet ingredients combined in separate containers, and mixed them at the campsite). I’m not a huge pancake fan but the added texture of the cornmeal made me really enjoy these. From Amateur Gourmet.

Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes

A fun breakfast from the homemade cookbook that Eve made me. Mine are shaped a bit oddly because I’m not great at pancakes, hehe.

Green Monster Smoothie

I’ve been curious about these trendy green smoothies that rely more on veggies than fruit, so it was fun to make one when trying something out in one of my cookbooks. That said, this smoothie could stand to be sweeter – maybe a bit of honey?