may 19, 2013 breakfast prep

eggs from three sisters, artichoke hearts, basil, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted asparagus, bacon - these are a few of my favorite things, and they're going into this week's frittata!

prior to going into the frittata, bacon needs to be fried, and asparagus needs to be tossed in olive oil, salt and pepper, and roasted in the oven. sunday nights are busy but fragrant around here!

april 15, 2013 breakfast

after an extended hiatus, i am back for another season of crow-eatin’! i feel a bit like a disoriented bear emerging from hibernation, so bear with me (wow, so not intentional) as I claw my way back into regular bear form (ok, that one was totally intentional). i’ll start the ball rolling with a simple monday morning breakfast of eggs and bacon. i’ve got a fresh egg hookup from a coworker who lives on a farm (love those bright yolks!), and the bacon is a new type i’ve been digging on lately: beeler’s. it’s thick and chewy and has a good salty/smoky balance. and even though it didn’t make it into the shot, rest assured I am still keeping cholula in business. 

august 5, 2012 breakfast

breakfast as we tear down camp is a scramble of everything we have left: eggs, ham, mushrooms, zucchini, onions and avocado.

we do a short hike from sunrise, getting a taste of the other side of the mountain..

the view from the ridge is breathtaking, but swarms of mosquitos are mobilizing, so we keep marching.

this clark's nutcracker is keeping pace with us along the trail.

august 4, 2012

good morning! sleeping to the white noise of the river was so peaceful. that was the best night's sleep i've had in i don't know how long..

make way for grilled portobello breakfast sandwiches! we were excited to try out this idea. these were hearty, and had to be eaten with a fork, not as a handheld sandwich. assembly was simple enough:

first, we grilled up some portobello caps that we'd brushed with garlic olive oil.

topped each with a few slices of thick bacon..

then a fried egg for the next layer..

half an avocado atop the whole shebang, and she's ready to nom nom!

deliciousness. this steller's jay wanted a bite, but no dice.

august 3, 2012 breakfast

takoyaki girl photobombs my frittata.

august 2, 2012 breakfast

attempting to get as much dahlia backdrop in this week as possible. breakfast is almost as colorful and quite satisfying.

august 1, 2012 breakfast

happy august! dahlias are my favorite flower. sure, they're showy and ostentatious, but what's not to love? my breakfast was so excited, it hopped up onto the printer.

july 31, 2012 breakfast

a fine entry in the frittata regatta, featuring linguica from A & J meats, and co-piloted by broccoli (roasted). i don't want to eat frittata anymore that don't have roasted broccoli. also making a showing are plums from my husband's coworker's yard.

july 29, 2012 breakfast

sunday breakfast is a delicious scramble of eggs, red chard, onions, and garlic. i added turmeric and cayenne - i used to do this scramble with tofu, and all of the flavors really work well together somehow. add to this two pork sausages from A & J meats and we're ready to hit the zoo!

we made a beeline to the family farm area to check out the new piggie on the block, the kunekune. too cute for sausage! kunekune means "fat and round" in maori, and is so fun to say. i am running out of ways to use kunekune in a sentence, but i'm not giving up yet.

it was a hot and sticky day, so the brown bear went for a refreshing dip. he kept dunking his head in and scanning from side to side for trout (his "river" is pretty well stocked), blowing bubbles as his ears rotated above the water's surface. have you ever seen a brown bear blowing bubbles underwater? it was a first for me.

july 28, 2012 breakfast

a pretty darn decent scramble of tomatoes, bacon, avocado, garlic and basil.

july 27, 2012 breakfast

friday breakfast is a couple of hard boiled eggs and some roasted broccoli. hint: walking a mile with uncushioned eggs bopping around in your backpack make them easier to peel!

july 26, 2012 breakfast

no, i didn't eat a crow for breakfast. but i saw this fledgling crow on the way to work! note the stumpiness of the tail compared to the rest of its body, the blue eyes, and the blunt beak. it was super cute! its parents were none too happy with me for taking this photo.

the crow's parents had no issue with me taking this photo of my breakfast, though.

july 25, 2012 breakfast

same breakfast, only sunnier.

july 24, 2012 breakfast

i think the pros outweigh the cons of having the same thing all week. the convenience of having a ready-made portion of eggs, meat and veggies to bring to work ensures i don't have to make the choice between spending money on something on the way to work or trying to hold out until lunch.

july 23, 2012 breakfast

a similar frittata to last week's, but with sliced chicken andouille sausage from trader joe's instead of bacon, plus a good deal of fresh basil. a nice addition to the standard crowd pleasers of oven-roasted broccoli, spinach, roasted red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, etc. both the sausage and the cholula lend it a nice wake-up kick.

july 20, 2012 breakfast

not too proud to have a little leftover thai food for breakfast at my desk. not too proud at all!

july 19, 2012 breakfast

i ate half of the salmon today, and the last of the savoryslaw. preview! the other half of the salmon will make a special guest appearance tomorrow evening..

july 18, 2012 breakfast

some more savorykraut, two hard boiled eggs, and a glass of cherry chia kombucha. one of my eggs tried to escape its shell.

oh, and my dracaena is regrowing its roots! hip hip!

july 17, 2012 breakfast

dry-smoked salmon (caught by a family friend) with a side of savorykraut. delish!



july 16, 2012 breakfast

a delightful breakfast of cherry chia kombucha, savorykraut from midori farm, two hard boiled eggs from nash's organic produce and a cup of green tea.

check out how vibrant the egg yolks are! prettiness aside, these were the best-tasting eggs i've had in a long time.