Thursday, May 22, 2014

Yummy Spring Breakfast

Breakfast this past weekend was hash browns with poached eggs, turkey bacon, and mixed berries drizzled with lemon honey.  A bit of homemade catsup on the side made it a delicious meal.

Spiralize four medium white potatoes and precook them in the microwave in a Ziploc bag (a little olive oil, salt and pepper mixed in) for three minutes. Place a bit of butter in a skillet and cook the potatoes slowly with some roasting seasoning for vegetables, stirring often. Cover with a cake pan the same size as the skillet and turn the heat down low.

Preheat your oven's broiler.  A few minutes before serving, turn up the heat under the skillet on the stove and drop eggs spaced around the skillet over the potatoes.  When the whites are nearly cooked, place the skillet under a broiler until the whites are done.

We get our turkey bacon from Stoltzfus' Poultry at the Pennsylvania Dutch Farmer's Market in Princeton, New Jersey.  It's so good we buy a few pounds every month to eat on the weekends. We simply heat it up in a skillet before serving.

I bought a jar of lemon honey at T.J. Maxx and was aghast at the cash register when I realized it was $14.99! I'm glad I splurged, though.  It is delicious and from Italy. Served over berries (a little goes a long way) it was really yummy.

The pièce de résistance, however, was homemade catsup made by my friend, Irene Gotovich. It's vegan and oh-so-much-better than the name brands.

Homemade Catsup

Mix 2/3 c. water with
4 tsp maple balsamic vinegar
4 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 pinches ground cloves
2 pinches allspice
1 T maple syrup

Mix the spiced water with two 6 oz cans of tomato paste.

Simmer and use just like you would use any catsup.