BS: What did you have for breakfast?

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 01 Feb 11 - 04:05 PM

A diced apple with cinnamon, microwaved for 1.45 with granola and plain yogurt. Nice in winter because it is warm!

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: saulgoldie
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 06:32 AM

A big & strong cup of coffee, and a strong pipe. In Winter, a SAD light, too. Oncet I get to work, I often have oatmeal honey with asstd dried thingies.

Saul

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 09:22 AM

Same thing I have every day, summer or winter:
Steel cut oats, with raisins, dried cranberries and frozen Maine blueberries added in the last 5 minutes, a sprinkling of homemade granola for crunch, topped with 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk.

Why yes, I do qualify as an aging hippie. Why do you ask?

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: maire-aine
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 10:41 AM

Made-from-scratch waffles. Not going anywhere today, so why not?

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 12:28 PM

Coffee.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 01:19 PM

Alison, do you have a recipe for the homemade granola? I've never made it but would like to give it a try. There are some recipes on the internet, but I'd like "tried and true".

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,number 6
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 01:41 PM

I can't remember.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 01:43 PM

LOL

Good one, Bill.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 03:41 AM

Gnu's description of body hair, I've suddenly lost my appetite.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 04:23 AM

I've just nibbled a couple of chocolate covered coffee beans.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Van
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 05:07 PM

Whisky. The dog has a healthier diet than me, and she has to be fed first.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 02:33 PM

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 02:35 PM

You didn't have ANY breakfast 999? Why, it's the most important meal of the day... or so I heard.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,David E.
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 03:41 PM

Scrambled eggs with salsa, raisin toast and three cups of coffee. I haven't read this entire post, are we doing this for some particular reason?

David E.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 04:06 PM

...as variety's the "salsa" of life..?

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 04:10 PM

``I haven't read this entire post, are we doing this for some particular reason?``

It`s a research project for a giant food company.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 04:26 PM

Who cares, but I got up at noon and had a bowl of soup, a ham sandwich, a glass of milk and a few Tostitos.

Researching mattresses.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Stringsinger
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 06:07 PM

Get a Vita Mix. Raw unsweetened chocolate, blueberries, a banana, maybe some
rhubarb, a dash of Agave, add water and you can forgo coffee.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 06:47 PM

Noon? You got up at noon?

Oh... yeah... you live in Alberta. I understand.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 07:07 PM

But I don't want to forgo coffee.

I really really like coffee.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 09:21 PM

Two little boys come down for breakfast, the mother says to the first one "what would you like for breakfast?"

he replies, "I'll have a fucking egg"

she gives him such a clout he falls off his buffet and she glowers at the other kid and says "AND WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR BREAKFAST?"

he says, "I don't want a fucking egg"

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 05 Feb 11 - 07:24 AM

Started off this morning's breakfast with a large glass of water at the suggestion of my London GP in order to eat less!!

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: JennyO
Date: 05 Feb 11 - 09:16 AM

Today we had some rather nice kippers, with buttered wholemeal toast on the side, followed by more toast and marmalade - but not just any marmalade. We found a lovely one while we were living in Aberdeen and brought down a couple of jars with us. Unfortunately we haven't been able to find marmalade anywhere near as tasty down here in Somerset, although it probably does exist somewhere. This morning I scraped the last bit out of the jar :(

Our tea is also special. It is one that we sent over from Oz, from a chain of tea places there called T2. They have a loose leaf tea called Daintree Tea, which has the interesting property of being naturally so low in caffeine, that it is lower than decaffeinated tea. It also has a particularly good flavour. Unfortunately we are coming to the end of that too :( So it will soon be back to Tetley decaffeinated teabags unless we can find something else. So far we haven't found any decaffeinated loose tea here, which is a shame because we do prefer loose tea made in a teapot.

Seems like a lot of the stuff we brought over or sent is running out now. I'm down to the last 4 Weetbix too (2 more breakfasts), and then it will be back to Weetabix, which although similar, is not as good IMO.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 05 Feb 11 - 10:24 AM

JennyO, now is the time to make marmalade.
Put 3lb or 1 1/2 kilos of Seville oranges (about 15 fair-size ones) and a lemon or two in a large pan, cover with water and bring to the boil and then simmer for ages, until well softened. Allow to cool, and remove the fruit from the liquid. Cut the fruit in half, and put the pips in a separate small saucepan (there will be far more than in dessert oranges). Put the pulp back in the cooking liquid, then cut the soft peel into thin slices and add those as well. Meanwhile, cover the pips with water and simmer, then strain and add the pip-water to the rest.
Add sugar to the liquid/pulp/peel mixture at the rate of a pound of sugar to a pint of liquid (roughly 400 grams to 1/2 litre?), dissolve well and then boil till it reaches setting point. Pour into clean warm jamjars.

If anyone tries to tell you that you have to slice the oranges BEFORE boiling them, just smile sweetly and ignore them.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 05 Feb 11 - 11:52 AM

Coffee and a smoke.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: JennyO
Date: 05 Feb 11 - 12:26 PM

Thanks for the recipe, Topsie. Home made might be the answer :)

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: maire-aine
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 11:13 AM

Oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup and a little bit of butter.

M

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 11:47 AM

Eggs scrambled with tortillas - topped with salsa. And the usual 3 or 4 cups of coffee with milk and sugar.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 11:50 AM

Molson Export Ale, and a smoke.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: JennyO
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 12:06 PM

Big Sunday fry-up, with bacon, eggs, tomato, mushrooms and a delicious bubble and squeak made from last night's mashed potato and fried onions, cooked in the pan that we did the pork chops in last night. Yum!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,Frug
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 12:13 PM

Fried tomatoes on rye and coriander toast.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 04:26 PM

In the past, I've split an unpeeled banana down the middle, spooned in some cocoa, before steaming/melting it; or just cut slices onto my porridge.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 04:30 PM

Nothin` strange about that for a poet . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Charmion
Date: 06 Feb 11 - 05:56 PM

Today I discovered that, although my desire for bacon is as extensive as ever, but my digestive tolerance therefor is now limited to three rashers, preferably two.

Woe is me. It is to weep.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 07 Feb 11 - 09:30 AM

It's very wise, Charmion. Good pig like that, ya don't want to eat him all at once.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 07 Feb 11 - 10:37 AM

I made chocolate chip pancakes and sausage for my husband, bananas and plums with rice cereal for the baby and so far, nothing for me yet. Soon. Probably Cheerios. :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Smokey.
Date: 07 Feb 11 - 09:43 PM

Strong tea with nicotine and herb surprise, followed by toast and marmite, followed by stronger tea with - when does breakfast actually finish?

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,Max Johnson
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 10:51 AM

What an odd thread.

Egg fried rice, made with last-night's left-over rice, a few frozen peas, a spring onion, seasoning and a little soy sauce. And an egg, obviously. I sometimes like a sardine with egg-fried rice, I don't know why it works so well, but anyway I hadn't got any.
It's usually some type of chicken on a raft, occasionally with unsmoked bacon or one of my secret stash of sausages from Kitridding Farm, and I'm very partial to a kipper.
And strong Kenyan tea.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 11:22 AM

Coffee.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Smokey.
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 03:12 PM

Tea & a damn good grumble.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 03:28 PM

lol

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: Smokey.
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 03:39 PM

Grumblo ergo sum.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: gnu
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 04:01 PM

3:15... 2 heapings tsp 2% cottage cheese, water. 5:00... hard boiled egg, blood pressure pill, water. 7:00... a small bit of fruit salad (from a plastic jar; washed the light syrup off with water), water. 9:00... one slice cracked wheat bread, water. Brekky ends at 9AM. After that, it's brunch.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 04:14 PM

...when woken through the night, I like to have a quick sip of orange juice (from a glass kept bedside), before trying to get back to sleep.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: JennyO
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 10:00 AM

Well I do intend to make my own marmalade one day, but in the meantime, my quest for the perfect marmalade has come up trumps. This one is every bit as good as the lovely one we used to get at Kellys of Cults in Aberdeen - maybe even better.

We found it in a rather unexpected place - Pynes Butchery at North Petherton has a range of jams and chutneys and other goodies from Homefarm Foods Banbury. This is already our favourite butcher, and now we have yet another reason to go there. When I opened the jar of their seville orange marmalade today and sniffed it, I knew I had a winner. The taste confirmed it! That's a relief. My cupboard was starting to get cluttered up with marmalades that had failed the test, although they will probably get used up somehow at some point.

So what did I have for breakfast? Tea (without any grumbles), toast and lovely marmalade. Yay!

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 10:15 AM

While noting that 'other marmalades are available', I have to say that Waitrose's organic is pretty good.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 12:53 PM

My favourite conserve is raspberry jam.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 01:04 PM

Apart from marmalade I am fond of pineapple jam, and bramble jelly.
And I like apricot jam (or apricots) with thick cream.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: gnu
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 02:33 PM

Partridgeberry (Lingonberry) for me. I gets me jam from Newfoundland eh.

Subject: RE: BS: What did you have for breakfast?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 03:02 PM

Tea.