Breakfast for Dinner

When I was younger and my dad used to go out of town, in order to put us in a good mood my mom always made breakfast for dinner.  It was thrilling- like I never knew eggs and pancakes could be cooked once the sun set! I'm just now reading the book Room by Emma Donoghue, and it is reminding me of the excitement children have when learning something knew that as adults we take for granted.  So whenever I need a pick me up or an excuse to get excited over dinner- I make breakfast for dinner.



This week I invited over 10 friends to share in my excitement and eat breakfast for dinner with me.  I am making the basics and they are bringing the extras.

The menu:
Half a Grapefruit
Homemade Granola + Yogurt + Berries
Roasted Potatoes
Bregg
Frittata
Mini Frittata
Birthday Donuts
Mimosas

1-Half a Grapefruit

2-Homemade Granola, Yogurt and Berries

3- Frittata #1

3-Frittata #1: Sundried tomatoes, Artichokes, Shallots, shitake + cremini mushrooms, drizzled with Truffle Oil

4- Mini Frittatas : Smoked Salmon, Herbed Goat cheese + Chives
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5- Bregg

5-Egg/bread dish I'll call Bregg (more info to follow in later post): Bread (I use GF bread), Eggs, ricotta cheese, milk, spinach, cremini mushrooms, onions and garlic

6- Potatoes + Onions prior to roasting

6- Roasted Sweet Potatoes w/ Ginger, Cinnamon + Onions

7- Roasted Medley of colorful Potatoes w/ Tj's South African Smoked Spice Blend








How to make a Frittata
(first you must learn how to say it five times fast- try this without laughing- I dare ya)
So the great thing about Frittatas is you can add milk or not- just depends- are you a lactard? or do fluffy eggs matter to you more than if you smell up the room with post dairy indulgence?

Ingredients:
A- Eggs- so this is the bread + butter of a frittata (confused yet? me too) but it depends on how many people are eating it, what size pan you are using and how thick you want it to be.  I would experiment with the pans you have but in general I use about 8 eggs in a medium sized pan to feed about 4 people.
B- Select your filling- any vegetable combo you might like, its like a pizza, u choose!

Preheat oven to 350
1. Sautee the filling with some oil or butter until the veggies are cooked but not browned
2- Beat the eggs and if you are adding milk add it now, just a bit at a time to ensure the mixture doesn't become too white- prob around 1/2 a cup will do if using 8-12 eggs. Add any spices you want to the egg mixture.
3- Pour the eggs onto the sauteed veggies and ensure the veggies are evenly spread throughout
5- Put the pan (yes I said the frying pan) into the oven and let cook for 10-20 minutes, checking periodically

*Note of caution- when removing the pan make sure to use oven mitts, as panhandles get hot in ovens not just in florida*

And there u have it Breakfast for Dinner!