Breakfast is an interesting time for Grub lovers. If it’s a weekday we tend to fall into one of two categories. The guy that skips breakfast or the guy who hits his favorite greasy spoon. If you fall into the first category you probably spend little time contemplating food and in the end just hit the coffee pot hard and get on with what needs to be done while looking longingly toward lunch. If you fall into the second category you typically take time away from your morning tasks or you get up early and throw back some greasy meats and undercooked eggs. And if you’re like me you may use both strategies on any given weekday. The point is; although we spend the entire week in a somewhat routine approach to breakfast… the weekend is when the true Grubber shines!
Ahh the weekend! That magical time when our habit of rising early pays off. You know what I’m talking about! How many times have you snuck off early while the rest of the family sleeps soundly through the morning? There is almost no end to the wonder or mischief you can find before momma or kids or neighbors for that matter even open their eyes. And if there is no wonder or mischief to be found, what do we do? Cause some! Man I love coming home from an early morning car wash hungry as a bear and torturing my family into the light of day. Full of exciting plans and exaggerated promises of adventure, I go from room to room eliciting curses and screams until it becomes quite obvious that sleep time is officially over in this house. With my wake up plan nearing full swing and gaining momentum… I head for the kitchen. Ah the kitchen, where all the magic really begins! Weekend breakfasts have no equal in my family’s culinary experience. Soon the wonderful aromas of fried eggs, toast, coffee and bacon are wafting through the house, working steadily into every possible nook and cranny.
It doesn’t take long before this luscious airborne assault on the senses brings my reluctant family shuffling from their various places of nocturnal retreat. By the time they begin to congregate in the den or dining room my latest breakfast offering is nearing completion. I have to say with as much humility as I can muster; I may be the absolute king of breakfast! For some reason unknown to me the first meal of the morning always brings out the true culinary explorer in me. Don’t get me wrong! I really don’t invent anything new! But I excel at shuffling existing foods around a bit, adding a twist here and there and presenting a brand new dish for my family to enjoy! Weather I’m preparing scrambled eggs or a complicated soufflé I always push the boundary of conventional cooking.
Stick with me while I relate some of my own personal breakfast recipes and anecdotes in the following pages. I’m convinced you will emerge from the experience with a whole new perspective on breakfast!
