Breakfast Brunch Ideas Breaking the Fast Flavorfully

Looking for a quick and flavorful breakfast or brunch?

Avocado Toast Garnished with Deviled Eggs

 Learn how to make avocado toast by choosing from six flavorful recipes to get you started. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can get creative using more of your favorite toppings.

Avocados are versatile fruit to slice, mash, or fill. The creamy and buttery texture makes any meal better. There are plenty of health benefits to match their luxurious taste, notably their healthy mono and polyunsaturated fat content and antioxidants like beta carotene. Avocado is the star of this popular and trendy dish that still has people obsessing over it.

Mastering this simple avocado toast recipe will make breakfast or brunch more exciting. Learn the basics for preparing the base and nailing the perfect golden brown toast. Start with an essential combination, or get adventurous with six different recipe ideas I created for you. Whether you’re craving Italian flare or a classic bacon and egg combination, I’ve got plenty of options.

How to make avocado toast?

There are only two must-have components; toasted bread and sliced or mashed avocados. From here, you can keep it simple with seasonings or get more creative with various topping ideas. A large, eight-ounce avocado is enough to make two generous servings. It yields about ½ cup of mashed fruit.

Ingredients 

Simple Avocado Toast

▢2 slices bread, sourdough, wheat, Italian or French loaf, ½"thick pieces

▢1 large avocado

▢¼ teaspoon lemon juice

▢¼ teaspoon kosher salt

▢⅛ teaspoon black pepper

▢1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

▢1 teaspoon chopped parsley, optional

Vegan Pancake Bites

We thought brunch couldn’t get any better or more delicious, then we met pancake bites. Game changer. You might think, “why not just make one big pancake?” Well, everything is better in bites! With this recipe, you can go as crazy as you want with toppings or just stick with a classic plain pancake. If you have picky eaters around, they can build their own. This recipe makes 36 bites, so there is plenty of room for experimenting. (Omit sugar, maple syrup, and chocolate chips if you are on a diabetic diet)

Ingredients

1 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons of PB2 Peanut Protein Powder

1 cup non-dairy milk (you can use regular milk if you prefer, it will just make these non-Vegan)

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Dash of vanilla

Maple syrup for the dipping topping of your choice, but we suggest chocolate chips and berries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a mini muffin pan. If you want to save time, grease up 2. This recipe will make 36 mini muffins.

2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, PB2, milk, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla in a large bowl.

3. Fill the pan with batter and stud with toppings of your choice.

4. Bake the pancake bites for 8-10 minutes. Allow cooling for 10 minutes.

5. Serve with a side of maple syrup, and enjoy!

Equipment

Mixing Bowls

Whisk

Cast Iron Pan

Fish Spatula

Ingredients

½ cup flour

¼ cup yellow cornmeal

15 ounces of canned salmon

1 red bell pepper, finely chopped

½ cup sweet onion, diced

1 large egg, beaten

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon seasoned salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup cilantro, chopped

Olive oil for frying

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together flour and cornmeal.

Add salmon, bell peppers, sweet onion, seasonings, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, cilantro, and egg. Mix until well combined.

Shape into about 6-8 patties. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Once the skillet is hot, cook the patties on each side for 2-3 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.

If you've tried this recipe, come back and tell us how it was in the comments or star ratings!

What is Salmon Croquettes?

Some might even refer to them as salmon cakes or a salmon patty, like a crab cake, but with salmon! A salmon burger, but without the bun.

Like crab cakes, seasoning is everything for Salmon Croquettes. This recipe uses a blend of garlic, cilantro (my secret ingredient!), seasoned salt, Worcestershire sauce, and then pan-fried for a nice brown crisp.

Salmon patties are also great with your favorite dipping sauce. There are many homemade sauce options available, but here are some of my favorites:

Use this Sriracha Sour Cream Sauce for zest and tang.

Homemade Tartar Sauce is another option for this beautiful salmon creation.

Add fresh lemon juice with wedges or slices.

If you have kids, ketchup is a viable option as a dip for these Salmon Croquettes.

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About The Author:

JESSICA FORMICOLA

Jessica is the mom, wife, and food lover behind Savory Experiments. She is obsessed with butter, salt, and bacon and spends all her time in the kitchen and behind a camera. Jessica contributes to Pop Kitchen by Parade, Better Homes & Gardens, The Daily Meal Food + Travel, and more.

Jessica Gavin

A little background, I grew up in the bustling cities of the San Francisco Bay Area. Northern California is a melting pot of various cultures and cuisines, and my curiosity and appreciation for food were embraced.

My fondest memories were weekend visits to Oakland Chinatown with the family to shop for fresh vegetables, roasted meats, and special pink bakery boxes loaded with Chinese sweets. From a very young age, I noticed how food could bring people together and create bonds – I knew that food would have a very important role in my life.

Education, My passion led me to study Food Science for my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California. During my studies, I learned about food technology and how food is delivered from “farm to fork,” focusing on providing safe and wholesome food and understanding the consumer.

BAYOU JAMBALAYA

 https://pioneerbrand.com/our-heritage/

I was looking for an excellent stew to take the chill off this cold Chicago weekend.  I pulled this seasoning mix packet out of the bend, which had been there for months. I decided to try it tonight. It was so GOOD!  I have to tell everyone to try it. Mind you this isn't a commercial or a paid advertisement, I just found a brand that I'm willing to try again and again, especially for a quick hot meal.  I omitted the rice.  Since I'm on this diabetic diet.

A kickin’ culinary staple now straight from your kitchen! This easy-to-prepare jambalaya is even easier to devour with hearty ingredients and delicious Creole flavors. Yields 5 serving

BAYOU JAMBALAYA

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

1 pkg. Pioneer Bayou Jambalaya Meal Seasoning Mix

2 ¼ cups water

1 cup parboiled long-grain rice

1 lb. meat of choice – smoked sausage, cooked chicken, or shrimp*

Optional: ½ cup chopped green bell pepper, ½ cup yellow onion, and 1 (14.5 oz.) can dice tomatoes**

Mix seasoning mix with water in a 3-quart saucepan, and bring to a boil.

Add rice meat of choice.

Simmer covered for about 20 minutes until rice is tender.

Remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes.

Fluff with a fork before serving.

*Add cooked shrimp during the last 5 minutes of cooking time.

**Saute peppers and onions in 1 tbsp oil. Proceed to Step 1, and add the diced tomatoes before boiling them.

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TSHA | Guenther, Carl Hilmar (tshaonline.org)

GUENTHER, CARL HILMAR (1826–1902).Carl Hilmar (Hilmer) Guenther, pioneer miller, son of Carl Gottfried and Johanne Rosina (Koerner) Guenther, was born at Weissenfels on the Saale River in Germany on March 19, 1826. He was one of eight children, the first of this line to migrate to America. In 1848 he traveled to New York and then to Wisconsin and down the Mississippi River before returning to Germany for a few months. Around 1851 he returned to America, landed in New Orleans, and traveled to Indianola, Texas. From Indianola he trudged the 250 miles to San Antonio beside a provision wagon. In San Antonio he heard of the need for a gristmill and flour mill in Fredericksburg, so he traveled there and built his first mill on Live Oak Creek nine miles west of Fredericksburg. He excavated the mill race with a pick and shovel and designed and made the waterwheel and gears of native woods. After a flash flood swept away an incomplete dam, he rebuilt from the ground up. In 1855 he married Dorothea (Dorathea or Dorethea) Wilhelmine Henriette Pape in a Lutheran ceremony in the first community church. They had seven children. Guenther was Fredericksburg justice of the peace in 1856. After two years of drought had depleted the crops and water supply, the family moved to San Antonio in 1859. By October of that year, on the bank of the San Antonio River at the foot of King William Street, Guenther had built the first flour mill in the city. In 1898 his mills were incorporated as C. H. Guenther and Son; the name was later changed to Pioneer Flour Mills. Guenther also established a small ice plant called the Southern Ice Company (later Southern-Henke Ice Company). He helped found San Antonio's German-English School and held membership in the Beethoven Männerchor, the Arbeiter Verein, and the Casino Club, San Antonio's first social club and theater. Guenther and his descendants constantly improved and enlarged the mills. By 1900 their 200-horsepower engine was the largest in the city. Guenther died on October 18, 1902, in San Antonio and was buried beside his wife in City Cemetery No. 1