Mushrooms in the Morning
As we begin to dig our wrists into a huge holiday week in the US, I’m reminded of a an oft-forgotten piece: Thanksgiving breakfast. A reminder by the ever-mindful Chowmama put a few items in perspective for me and I think this year I’ve finally learned my lesson.
You see, I look forward to Thanksgiving all year. I train for it like an athlete and that day I want to ensure every piece of prep that could be done ahead is and everything else will mobilize like a well-oiled (and buttered) machine into the oven, onto the stovetop, out of the fridge and onto the cooling rack (which may or may not be on top of the microwave because we’ve plum run out of counter space). In previous years I would all but fast on the day of to prime my appetite for the main event, the feast of feasts.
What it usually means? Hen-pecking at the stuffing while the bird cooks, over-noshing on cheese and crackers when they finally make their appearance pre-dinner and generally being exhausted before the turkey is even carved because I’m as out of adrenaline as I am counters.
Not so this year. Two bloggers have given me some healthy, filling breakfast ideas to charge me up first thing on the big day and prime my tastebuds for many good things to come.
Simply Breakfast is a lovely blog providing daily inspiration for the beginning bites of your day. Lovely snaps and presentation, always.
This plate looks quite happy to me and it covers all its bases. The most exciting base for us being Linda’s simple chard and mushroom saute. Linda actually made a pita with the saute for herself but I couldn’t resist this straightforward presentation and the ability to cook it all up using one pan if you so choose. As the fastest dish-dirtier in the (Mid)West on Thanksgiving or any day, I so choose.
Do you have any other straightforward ideas for mushrooms in the morning? Thanksgiving breakfast traditions?
Tags: Breakfast, Chowmama, Mushrooms, One Scoop at a Time, Simply Breakfast, Thanksgiving