Breakfast Archives - The Boozy Epicure

Easy Homemade Quiche

August 31, 2016October 11, 2016 breakfast, eggs, quiche, shortcrust

It was only when I really got serious about cooking that I fell in love with the egg. It's such a simple little thing, yet somehow the ultimate culinary workhorse and challenge. Eggs are delicious as an ingredient in their own right, but are also the primary foundational ingredients in... Read More

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Summertime Smoothies

June 27, 2016September 25, 2016 breakfast, fruit, healthy, smoothie

In the summer, smoothies always sound like a good idea. Cold, fruity, what's not to love? But more often than not, when you buy a smoothie what you get is an overly sweet frozen drink that is closer to a fruit-flavored shake. Extra sugar, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavors, no thank... Read More

Breads and Baking Breakfast Recipe

Homemade Bagels

January 24, 2016October 2, 2016 bagels, bread, breakfast

The first time I made bagels at home, I felt like a magician. I've always loved a good bagel, heck, I even enjoy the basic plastic wrapped bagels at the grocery store. But with all the boiling and shaping and baking involved, homemade bagels seemed like a lot of work... Read More

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Rye-Pastry Pop-Tarts with Cherry Amaretto Filling and Almond Glaze

July 2, 2014September 1, 2016 baking, fruit, pop-tarts, sweets

How to make Rye-Pastry Pop-Tarts with Cherry Amaretto Filling and Almond Glaze Experimenting in the kitchen today. I've been contemplating homemade pop-tarts/hand pies for a while now and I came across a fellow blogger who was doing just that, only she was using a rye pastry that really tickled my... Read More

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Cooking Fundamentals: Scrambled Eggs

February 8, 2014September 1, 2016 eggs

For years, I hated scrambled eggs. Dry, rubbery, chalky, watery, there are a lot of ways scrambled eggs can go wrong. Bad scrambled eggs are just plain bad, which is unfortunate, because good scrambled eggs are not only delicious, they're super easy to make. Some people like their scrambled... Read More

Breads and Baking Breakfast Recipe

Perfect Holiday Breakfast – Craquelin

December 22, 2013September 1, 2016 baking, bread, breakfast, brioche, sweets

Until a few months ago, I had never heard of craquelin. Then I received a loaf through the Zingerman's Culinary Adventure Society food club and was hooked. I ate the craquelin greedily and was bound and determined to make my own. Craquelin is basically the Belgian play on brioche, adding... Read More

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Huevos Rancheros For One

October 13, 2013September 1, 2016 breakfast, corn tortillas, eggs, Mexican

I have to admit - I have never eaten huevos rancheros before this morning. I'm actually a little nervous about this post because I can claim no expertise or experience with the dish other than seeing what other people make and eat. Nevertheless, this morning I woke up crazy hungry,... Read More

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Cronuts At Home

October 7, 2013October 20, 2016 cronuts, donut, pastry, sweets

It took me several attempts (see The Cronut Chronicles Part 1 and Part 2) to get a cronut recipe that I liked. I have not had a real Dominique Ansel cronut, so I cannot claim these to be perfect reproductions of his, but they are my reproductions of what I... Read More

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Cooking Fundamentals: Soft and Hard Boiled Eggs

October 5, 2013September 1, 2016 eggs

How to make soft and hard boiled eggsOne of the measures of a competent cook has got to be their treatment of the incredible egg. Escoffier himself was known to test prospective cooks by watching them make an omelet, and chefs today still consider the egg to be a litmus... Read More

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Breakfast Crepes – first time’s the charm

May 27, 2013September 1, 2016 breakfast, sweets

Whether from a street vendor or in a sit down restaurant, I really enjoy crepes. Until today, I had never made them. Last year, on a whim, I tried buying premade ones from the grocery store, wrapped in a plastic package like flour tortillas. Big mistake, they tasted like stale... Read More