Mount Vesuvius: Dish #4 in the Breakfast Series

 

Mornings are hectic, no doubt about it. But every so often, you get a few hours after rising to just… roll with it. Ya know? It’s mornings like those that I like to take my time with breakfast. I usually make banana muffins or coconut pancakes, simply because there’s a lot of time involved with making them, but sometimes I just want something hot and savory. Enter my semi-poached egg dish, Mount Vesuvius. Inspired by the volcano that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in AD 79, my Mount Vesuvius is a bed of Italian sausage, shredded zucchini, and oregano-spiked tomatoes topped with semi-poached eggs that “erupt” when you cut into them. Sweet, creamy egg yolk flows down the sides of the sausage “mountain,” hence its volcanic nomenclature. Big words, this early in the morning? AND a history lesson? Stop, it’s too much!!! Lol =P

Basics: Eggs

 

Ah, the incredible, edible egg. Such a versatile little capsule of deliciousness. Crack one open, and the possibilities are practically endless. Boil ‘em, scramble ‘em, fry ‘em, poach ‘em… Yeah, I know. I sound like Bubba again. I’ll stop… for now. =)

Coconut Pancakes- Dish #3 in the Breakfast Series

My dad did most of the cooking when I was growing up. He didn't make pancakes very often, but when he did... boy howdy, you best believe I made it into an event. Piping hot, stacked high, covered in (gasp!) margarine and (double gasp!) Aunt Jemima, I dove into those things as though they would be made illegal the moment I finished them. One of the few things I do miss on the Primal diet (confession time!) is baked goods. Bread, pasta, cereal, I can do without these. But pancakes, muffins, quick breads (especially my nana's Nana Bread, which is just about the most AMAZING banana bread on the freakin' planet)... these things I truly do miss. So imagine how happy I was to find Primal-approved recipes for pancakes and muffins! [You can check out my recipe for Banana Muffins here.] I practically did a jig... 100 cool points if you can tell me what movie that's from. =)

Banana Muffins- Dish #2 in the Breakfast Series

There's nothing quite like a warm, soft muffin for breakfast on a cool fall morning. Or a cool spring morning. Or a hot summer morning. Shoot, there's NO time when a muffin isn't a good idea! Thank the universe for these; made with coconut flour instead of regular flour, they're gluten-free, low-carb, high fiber, and just so dang delicious you'll want to eat them all the time. The other good news: they freeze really well, so you can make a double, triple, or quadruple batch and enjoy them whenever you feel like it!

My Famous Bowl of Win! Dish #1 in the Breakfast Series

You have heard the legend, but you have not experienced the magnificence that is the Bowl of Win. It's amazingly simple, almost ludicrously so, but oh! The flavor... mmm, flavor... <drools a la Homer Simpson>

I've got a variation on this recipe called the Plate of Win- very similar, but different in the most delicious ways. Keep an eye out for that one later on =)

And now, without further ado, the Bowl of Win...