So who says that breakfast has to be cereal, pancakes, or eggs and toast? I do like breakfast. Don’t get me wrong on that. I love to go out on Sunday morning to diner and have a ham and cheese omelet with hash browns! (By the way, the best omelets in Chicago are at the La Saber Diner at Montrose and Damen. YUM!!!)
But as a single person, completely in charge of my dining destiny, I have broken the rules and created what I call “Lawless Breakfast”.
It started one morning as I was enjoying my usual cup of dark roast coffee; I was not sure what I wanted to eat. Now also keep in mind that I don’t normally have breakfast at the crack of dawn as some people do. With my uneven schedule it could be anywhere from 8 to 11:30. Sometimes I just go right to lunch.
So I was looking in the fridge at about 9:30am and I saw some eggs, some black olives, and some rice from the night before and some parmesan cheese. So I heated up a pan with some cooking oil, beat the rice and cheese into the eggs and added the olives. It was so fluffy and delicious, I was surprised. It was some sort of a brunch item.
Another unusual thing that I love when I need to eat and am in a hurry is a piece of rye toast with Dijon mustard and sardines. It is so tasty and good protein. I know that one may not appeal to non sardine fans, but I like it. You could also do that one with some smoked salmon if you prefer.
Or another quick one is sliced fresh tomatoes on a piece of toast with a little parmesan cheese and black pepper. Light and delicious!
One of the stranger ones I did was some left over Italian sausage that I cut up in small pieces with onion and mixed it up with some left over potatoes. Then I heated it in a frying pan in a little olive oil and served it with an egg on top, sunny side up!
I have made use of everything from a piece of a pork chop to white beans, to left over cous cous in scrambled eggs with herbs!
So that is how the lawless breakfast can be. I just hope this segment did not put you off your lunch……..so to speak!
