There are times when I have to leave breakfast to be made by those that are left behind. The sleeper-inners. You know who you are. Stay up half the night, sleeping in until almost ten. Color me gone by 7 AM. Breakfast is done, put away with only the coffee pot still hanging out. I'm not cruel, I know they need their coffee. This was a quick and easy one of the girls made up because it is easy and basically they are a bit lazy when they get up and there is nary a bowl of porridge left. I ask you, what's a mother to do?
Quick Breakfast: Potato and Egg
Ingredients:
Salt
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Cayenne Pepper
A few fragrant herbs from the garden
Basically, open up your spice cabinet and pick a couple that you like
Diced Potatoes
Egg
Optional: bacon, ham, piece of onion
It's easiest if you use Happy Eggs, yes? I won't have any frowny faces around here. They are actually from a local farmer, I trade off raspberry jam for eggs. I have too many and it works out pretty well for both of us. One thing is for sure, those yolks are as golden as the happy eggs Every time one goes in the pan, I am delighted, all over again. So, of course, I want to start with Happy Eggs.
Use enough diced potatoes that will cover the bottom of your mini electric griddle (single serving size, it's only 4 inches, or use a larger one) season potatoes and microwave until soft and warm. I actually dislike microwaving anything, but, this is a quick and easy. Put onto the griddle and use your choice of oil. Approximately 1 teaspoon, give or take. It makes a nice crisp. Close the lid for a few minutes, until they stop steaming, indicating most of the excess water is gone.
-Crack an egg in the center and close the lid again, cooling the egg as you normally would. Make sure to season the egg to taste. I generally season the potatoes liberally and do not season the egg at all.
This actually slides right off the griddle and will come off in one piece to a plate. Not a grand effort, but, it is yummy delicious!
These have a nice color that goes nicely with toast or on its own. Now, one of my daughters drives me crazy as she uses my mom's old Corelle. I promised her, she could have it when she leaves home. I like a few things on hand that are quick and easy to make, without a bunch of fuss! :)
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
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Lines Written in Early Spring
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And ’tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:—
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature’s holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
William Wordworth
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Thanks for the repost @pixresteemer!
Haha ... 10am is an early rise for me. I am the quintessential night owl but I am loving the recipe. Good way to used left over mash. I am getting inspired. Stay tuned. I am going to try something.
I am up late too, but cannot sleep in. You are already overinspired! :))
I will definitely stay tuned!
I'm inspired by this recipe, but not so inspired at 12:42am to start cooking. I'll leave that for the proper breakfast time when the sun is out and the birds are singing.
:) Well, to be fair, it is breakfast time somewhere in the world.
LOL. True. True. It is now mid-morning in my part of the world and after I get my coffee and walk in, I'll be pulling out the waffle iron to see what kind of trouble I can get into.
Hehe! I look forward to hearing! :)
nice food. Have a nice day
Thank you. Good morning from here! I hope your day went well, as you wind down into your evening!
Thanks for stopping by!
I haven't used my waffle iron for anything except waffles. Your breakfast idea has inspired me to try something new this weekend. Thanks!
I know! I bet most people never use them and they are actually kind of fun to use- sometimes for something a little different! Let me know if you try something different or run! I am always up for that!
OMG! Do some people actually sleep in that late??? Tsk tsk
I know, right? Can you believe it? I mean, half of my day is gone by that time! Tell you what? Let's beam over to @prydefoltz and give her a wake-up, yes? You first.
I'll follow with the coffee.
Good morning from here! It is going to be a beautiful day! I will be headed off soon to pick some stone from a quarry. Fun, yes?
Now remember that I am over on the west coast. I stayed up far too late watching Bridgerton. So I think I went to bed around the time you beamed me. LOL
Haha~!! My daughter and I watched Bridgerton last night!!!!! I didn't go to bed until 2:30 AM I need to stop doing that. I had to get up at 6 this morning.
I am le tired. :)
Bridgerton .. fine maker of bags ... under the eyes. But I finished it and so now I can sleep again. I think it was even better than last year.
Someone has to keep the castle walls free of marauders while the rest of you are snug in bed.
Hahaha made me chuckle 🤣
But fast and easy breakfast.
I skip breakfast just a coffee for me will do no matter when I get up. ☕️
That works. :) I find there are just as many who don't as do. It is a mixed bag of tricks, yet, it is great either way!
More coffee? It might be too late for you.
Happy weekend!
Indeed… it’s mixed.
Yep, can drink it all day. When I wrote my comment it was still morning for me.
I tend to do a coffee mornings, mid day and around 1600h that’s enough… sometimes evenings but not that often.
Thank you @dswigle happy weekend too!
Me too! I love my coffee! :)
Happy Weekend!❤️
😁👋🏻☀️
Oh! I miss being a sleeper-inner, oh well... You remind me off very dear friend
Oh!!! You were one of those, yes? I had six brothers that never slept in. I grew up in a house of no sleeper-inners... Neither did any of the neighbors' kids. We would conspire on what to do with our day off from school.
Oh, life was so full of fun back then. Now too, but, different. :)) Good morning to you!
Oh ! What fun !
That looks like it would taste delish.
What a GOOD mother.
Ha! Did you ever see the show, The Good Wife? It reminded me of that when you said Good Mother because she was neither. :)) I know, crazy, right?
Good morning to you! Bright and shiny out today!!! Can you believe it? Spring is back! Again!
Should we believe it? Can I get you some fresh coffee? :))
ha ha..... I didn't mean it like THAT kind of good.....but yes, I've seen that show.
I don't picture you like that, but then, who really knows what kind of shenanigans you could be up too in the real. 😄
Good Morning ! yeah... how about a half gallon cup of that coffee, cause I'm about to log onto work .... ugh, even the thought of OT pay doesn't make working on Saturday feel better.
I mean, who needs all that money after all??
Exactly! I have always gone with the thoughts of How much money do I need to be happy? Not nearly as much as one supposes. There is that balance between comfortable and squeezing. Nobody wants to do that. But, when the birds are singing and the sun is shining? OT doesn't feel worthy. Until the paycheck comes. A Gallon of coffee coming right up! Is it too early for Irish?
Oh! I just came across a recipe for Irish Coffee cake!!! It looks yummy!
Haha! I am going to the quarry to look at rocks today. I think I am pretty safe there. :))
It's never too early for a little Irish.....
I'm off now ! On to cookie backing and veggie cutting and then trying to fix old girl up enough to be presentable at Mom's this evening. Sure is a lot of work just to have a little fun...LOL !!!
Golden yolks ! I like the sound of that . They really look tasty .If I prepare it i would add some onion for sure. Did you prepare enough for the sleeper-inners to eat? Walking up late in the morning and finding mom's made meals at the kitchen is awesome.😂 Im waking up, and I think I'll try some omelette or sth. Have a nice day !
I did not know what a Corelle was. Beautiful that one you have !
Corelle is a brand of dishes that my mom had. (It is shown here in the white dishes with a blue rim) They are nearly unbreakable, so with nine children, that is what my mother bought. :)
I always use onion and sometimes peppers. I do prepare enough for the sleeper-inners. :) Waking up and finding an already prepared meal is the best. Of course, it is what moms love to do, yes?
I do love the golden yolks! They look heavenly. I keep my old egg cartons and put the eggs in them. So, perhaps they are not Happy Eggs, but, I sure am glad to see them!
Good morning from here!
I had to googled it. Thanks. The one you have is beautiful. It does not look like an old dish . Quite trendy still ( at least for me )
It very well could be. I will always think of it as older as I grew up with it. I don't dislike it at all. My daughter likes to set her place with it every day. :)
Even when I put a different set out. LOL
They are actually still quite affordable and they last forever because you can drop them and they don't break! :)
it's very delicious, in my area no one has tried eggs with potatoes like that. I am very interested in the recipe that @dswigle mother . later i will try it. Thank you mom
Good luck! It is delicious, to me! :)
yes mom thank you
To make soft eggs, use sterile eggs
Do you mean unfertilized eggs? If so, most commercial operations for eggs are unfertilized.
That egg dish looks like something both my husband and son would love! I'll have to give them the idea (they make their own). Me, I only like eggs in cookies and cake!😄 But I think I'd like the potatoes done that way.
Seriously? Since when is bacon optional? ->insert disappointed sigh here<-
That looks super tasty. Needs bacon. Possibly ham. Definitely onion. Now I'm hungry.
I get a dozen fresh eggs delivered weekly from a local farm and they're the best. They come in a variety of sizes and colours; brown, white, blue, and small to large. I'm not picky. They're good!
I'm not picky either! I got duck eggs one week! :) They are massive!!!! I use the Happy Egg carton to put the farm eggs. I just love them. They are the best. Once in a blue moon, I get quail eggs and I really like them best, I think.
I like your farmer giving you a mixed batch. That is fun.
OMG... You are not fussy at all. Do you know I don't love bacon? I tolerate it, but, the bacon hair that I get from making it is so not worth it! LOL The only thing that I absolutely love - okay, two things... is a BLT (OMG! Love at first bite) and a Bacon Cheeseburger. Both unhealthy as heck, but, love, love, love.
Yummm that looks delicious, i have to wake up early nowadays about 7 am but some month's ago i woke up in 11.30 am at morning.
I have a newborn at home, plus a 2 year old girl hahahaha so sleeping late is a normal thing in our family, and this breakfast comes like a ring to our finger super fast easy and nutritious.
I am so glad to hear this! :) I hope it comes out well and you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by!
Have a wonderful night!
Happy eggs do really crack a smile when they see and feel the beauty you made out of them . The potato and egg breakfast meal does look attractive and good . Should try this sometimes, thanks for the recipe ! 🙂🙂
Damn that has made me hungry for western food now will give the Thai food a miss tonight after seeing that....yummmmmmy 😋