Polenta and Feta Gems

August 19, 2011

I’m loving my gem iron.  I found it in an op shop, and it’s the perfect implement for breakfast baking because gems are so very fast.    This recipe takes just minutes to make – with a bit of practice you can probably have it on the breakfast table within less than 15 minutes. And [...]

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Brunch Souffle

July 14, 2011

Soufflés have an undeserved reputation. I think they’re much easier and more forgiving than their rap. This one is basically just a white cheese sauce folded through beaten egg whites and baked. I can’t really say it’s fast enough for the Breakfast Cereal Challenge, but it makes a great brunch. Ironically, soufflés are great for winter [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge – A Breakfast Homage to Crepes Suzette

July 7, 2011

I do draw the line at Cointreau for breakfast, and I like breakfast pancakes to be higher protein and lower fat and sugar than desserts. But with a bit of tweaking, Crepes Suzette work perfectly for a citrus season Breakfast Cereal Challenge recipe. They’re fast and easy, healthy and very delicious. We have a tree [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge: Pressure Cooker 5 Minute Baked Custard

June 17, 2011

A bowl of hot custard on a cold winter morning (with banana if you can keep the bush turkeys from getting all of them) and the world is a warm and nurturing place!  It’s high protein and doesn’t need much sugar, so it fits the Witches Kitchen version of healthy, and in a pressure cooker [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge – Macadamia Sourdough Fruit Bread

June 2, 2011

I know so many people who don’t eat nuts because their only real experiences with them have been a) shelled nuts, usually highly salted, in packets, that have been sitting around supermarket shelves for ages, or b) nuts in shell at Christmas time. Both these option are perfect ways to spoil nuts for you forever! [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge – Mandarin Curd

May 19, 2011

I love mandarins straight from the tree, sun warm and juicy and full of Vitamin C. But there is a limit to how many you can eat like that.  And mandarins are  such a good source of “bioflavanoids” that strengthen blood vessels and protect against all kinds of cell damage that it is worth challenging the [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge – Soft Boiled Egg and Tomato on Toast

May 13, 2011

My superpower is boiling eggs. It’s not an infallible superpower, but most times I can sense when an egg is done.  I can make coffee and toast, listen to the radio, feed the sourdough and at some point think “egg”, and it’s just right.  I love using my superpower because it works best when I’m [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge – Turmeric and Mandarin Nut Butter

April 22, 2011

Kids may not like this one (though it is surprising, sometimes, what kids like).  This is a recipe for people who like their chocolate dark, who like expresso coffee and olives and beer and marmelaide.  If you do like bitter flavours though, it is addictive and it’s my current favourite breakfast. What led to this [...]

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The Breakfast Challenge – Apple Porridge

April 15, 2011

This is porridge to convert non-porridge eaters! I’m not a huge porridge fan normally.  I know oats are really really good for you – full of fibre, lower bad cholesterol, lots of  B vitamins, good range of minerals, phytochemicals, etc etc.  And the kind of soluble fibre -  beta-glucan – slows both the rise in blood [...]

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