Breakfast, my least favorite meal of the day.

Our next segment in Culinary School was breakfast. I am not a breakfast person. The fact that I vehemently detest the taste and smell of eggs has never made this all-important meal a favorite of mine. However, almost everyone else in class was extremely excited for this part of the class. So I decided that I might as well learn how to cook an egg, something that I have rarely done. We started out the class learning how to make an assortment of fried eggs: over easy, over medium, over hard, and sunny side up. I learned quickly that flipping eggs without breaking the yolk is something easier said than done. I've always thought that I was a quick learner - but it was a humbling experience to watch others around me flip with ease while I continually broke the yolks. However - my trusty husband came to the rescue! While making fried rice one night (we've recently rediscovered the rice cooker and are using it over zealously) I decided to practice flipping eggs. After watching me unsuccessfully attempt one egg flip, he directed me to change up a few things. For one, I was trying to flip over the stove, and being so short this was not easy. After removing the pan from the stove and trying to flip at waist level - I was finally successful. Thank you husband. 

After our fried eggs we also had an entire day of eggs Benedict and poached eggs. I dislike eggs, but that is nothing compared to how I feel about hollandaise sauce. I LOATH hollandaise sauce. So that day was obviously not my favorite. We learned how to make
standard Eggs Benedict - poached egg with Canadian bacon on English muffin with hollandaise
Eggs Sardue - poached egg on artichoke with creamed spinach and hollandaise
Eggs Princess - poached eggs with grilled tomato and asparagus on muffin with hollandaise
Eggs Florentine - poached eggs with spinach on english muffin
Norwegian Egg Benedict - poached egg with smoked salmon on muffin with hollandaise
California Eggs Benedict - poached egg with tomato and avocado on muffin with hollandaise
Eggs Benjamin - Smoked salmon, swiss cheese, poached eggs, muffin, hollandaise 

We also had a day where we focused on breakfast breads: pancakes, waffles, crepes, french toast and fried french toast. I was the only one in class who made crepes because making crepes is probably one of my favorite things to do. I love crepes. Since we are going into baking after this class, we didn't do muffins or breads. We also spent a day on breakfast cereal: oatmeal, cream of wheat, parfaits with homemade granola (delicious). And of course we focused on everyone's favorite: breakfast potatoes. We made all different kinds of hashbrowns, potatoes O'Brien (my favorite), potato latkes, homefries, rosti and an assortment of potatoes smothered in cheese.

Despite the fact that I completely hate breakfast, I think this was still a valuable class to have. I've learned how to flip an egg and create the perfect cooking of an egg. After our practical, which I did lower than in any other class (94% - I was marked off for my over-hard egg and pancakes - they were like lead) I was glad we were finished, and even more ecstatic I won't have to taste any more eggs.

Here are pictures of my adventure into breakfast:

Crepes with swiss cheese and spinach.

Deep Fried Chocolate Stuffed French Toast with Homemade Whipped Cream

French Toast

Cinnamon and Vanilla Waffles

Pancakes

Spinach and Cheese Crepes with Hollandaise Sauce

Blueberry Waffles

Breakfast Buffet

Parfait with homemade Granola

Fruit Plate

Cinnamon Oatmeal with Berries

Cheesy Cheesy Breakfast Potatoes

Watermelon from the garden

Oatmeal with Berries

Potatoes O'Brien

Breakfast Buffet

Hasbrowns Galore

Omelette with potatoes, spinach and tomatoes

My Breakfast Crepes this morning! Arugula, tomatoes and avocado.