Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches

This morning we made our own breakfast sandwiches (inspired by McDonald’s Sausage Biscuit with Egg, but much tastier). The recipe below makes 8 biscuit sandwiches – we halved the recipe.  One biscuit could easily be a serving, but they were so good that we ate 2 each and stayed full until dinnertime.   

Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 1 8-biscuit tube Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers biscuits (I would normally get Original or Buttermilk, but the only flavor I could find was Butter Tastin’…)
• 1-16 ounce Tennessee Pride Mild Roll Sausage
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup cheese, shredded (we used a mix of cheddar and havarti)
• Salt
• Pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  

2. Beat the eggs, salt, and pepper in a bowl (you can add a splash of milk if you’d like, but it isn’t necessary).

3. Slice the sausage evenly into 8 patties.

4. Once preheated, place your biscuits in the oven, setting the timer for 10 minutes.

5. While the biscuits cook, cook your eggs on the stovetop in a greased skillet.  I fluff the eggs from the sides as they cook to give them more volume.  Once the eggs hold together, flip them and top with shredded cheese. 

6. At the same time as the eggs, cook the sausage patties in a separate skillet, about 4 minutes on each side until cooked through. 

7. Take the biscuits out of the oven, split them in half, and fill each biscuit with 1 sausage patty and a portion of the cheesy-eggs. 

8. Reassemble the biscuits and put back in the oven for 4-5 more minutes until golden. 

Asian Cobb Salad

After all the food we ate yesterday, I wanted to make something healthy for dinner tonight.  This took almost no time to throw together – it’s a really easy weeknight meal. 

Asian Cobb Salad (adapted from Damn Delicious)

Ingredients:

·        1 bag salad (you could use Romaine, Iceberg, or whatever mix you like)

·        1-11 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained

·        1 shredded chicken breast (I used a Rotisserie chicken to make it easier)

·        1/3 cup shredded carrots

·        1 avocado, diced

·        2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced (I thought we had more eggs, but turns out we only had 1…)

·        ¼ cup sliced green onions

·         ¼ cup olive oil

·        1 clove garlic, minced

·        1 T peanut oil

·        1 tsp sugar

·        1 tsp freshly grated ginger

·        1 tsp soy sauce

·        Handful of peanuts

Directions:

1. Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, peanut oil, sugar, ginger, and soy sauce in a small bowl and set aside.

2. Assemble the other salad ingredients and toss with the dressing. Serve, then garnish with peanuts.

Egg Curry

Tonight we had our neighbor, Vimmi, over for dinner and made egg curry.  I learned about this dish from my college roommate, Amy, whose family is originally from Kerala, India.  Whenever her parents came to visit, Amy’s mom would bring a cooler full of her homemade Indian food. 

While I’m not an expert in Indian cooking at all, I’ve attempted to make this dish on my own about half a dozen times now.  Here is the recipe I follow:

Egg Curry (adapted from Unfussy Epicure)

Ingredients:

·        8-10 eggs (the original recipe only calls for 4, but trust me, you’ll want more)

·        4 T vegetable oil

·        2 tsp black mustard seeds (available at any Indian grocery store)

·        2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced

·        3-4 garlic cloves, sliced

·        1½” piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced

·        ½ jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced.  (My version isn’t nearly as spicy as the authentic Indian version…the original recipe calls for 3 Serrano peppers instead.  Use your own judgment depending on the spice level you’d like)

·        4 tsp Aachi brand Egg Curry Masala mix  (I purchased this from an Indian grocery store – it is a blend of coriander, chilli, cumin seed, pepper, turmeric, clove, and salt)  If you don’t have this, you can substitute 2 tsp ground turmeric, 2 tsp cumin seeds, and a dash of salt & pepper instead. 

·        3 T dried coconut

·        1 cup plain yogurt

·        1 cup uncooked jasmine rice

·        Naan (I bought the Stonefire brand Tandoor baked garlic Naan)

Directions:

1. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water.  Place on the stovetop on high heat, then when the water comes to a rolling boil, turn stove off.  Let sit, covered, for 10 minutes, then drain and cover in ice water.  When eggs are cold, peel and cut them in half lengthwise.

2. While you prepare the remaining curry, cook the rice according to instructions. 

3. Heat the oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat.  When the oil starts simmering, add the mustard seeds. 

4. When the seeds start to pop, turn the heat down to medium and slowly add the onions (careful – the popping mustard seeds can hit you with hot oil!)  Cook the onions until soft and golden, around 5-10 minutes. 

5. Add the garlic, ginger, pepper, masala, and coconut.  Continue cooking until fragrant, about 2-3 more minutes. 

6. Add the eggs and cook until hot.  Remove from heat. 

7.  Gently stir in yogurt and let stand about 2 minutes. 

8. Serve the curry over rice with a side of naan. 

Vimmi brought gelato for dessert, so we finished the meal with Breyers Vanilla Caramel and Häagen-Dazs Stracciatella.  Yum!