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

Garlic Tilapia with Lemon Caper Butter

So I was looking for a meal I could whip up fast that was bursting with flavor. Enter tilapia: a versatile, easy to cook fish that goes with just about anything and satisfies that craving for something fish-y. The best part of this recipe is that the only forethought it needs is to defrost the tilapia if it's frozen, but even that's not an issue if you get it fresh on your way home. I love how the tartness of the lemon wakes up the taste buds, and the zingy brine from the capers gives 'em a serious flavor kick. The butter is, well, BUTTER, and there's no such thing as too much garlic. My apron says so. =)

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...