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Teetime Sun 26-Apr-15 10:09:30

I recently had a conversation with a friend where I mentioned that we like to have a good long Sunday cooked breakfast with the papers. She replied that she told her DH when she retired she would definitely not be cooking breakfast any day of the week. When we were at work we both shot out of the house at the crack of dawn having gobbled a bit of cereal if we were lucky or in my case ate toast in the car. Do you make time for a cooked breakfast? I often do some poached haddock with eggs - not quite so keen on the whole Full English stuff but we might have scrambled eggs on toast. Today it was poached eggs on soda bread toast. What did you have?

Ariadne Mon 27-Apr-15 19:17:32

I really hate doing a big breakfast at home, so I just have half a bran bar and my lovely, lovely Columbian coffee, and Theseus has a slice of toast with cheese and marmite. Obviously, when the family's here, I will do whatever they want! smile

Sometimes, if we're in a in a hotel where it is cooked to order, I might have an egg on toast (don't eat meat or fish) and T. goes to town on kippers or smoked haddock.

The smell of a fry up, or even worse, smoked fish, is something I hate in the house. And we try to avoid salty foods, mostly. And yes, T agrees!

Teetime Mon 27-Apr-15 15:38:01

felice I love the idea of a spicy breakfast. One of the nicest breakfasts I ever had was on a plane to Malaysia I think it was Nasi Goreng. I have an Anglo-Indian SIL who loves to eat cold left over curry on toast or in a sandwich for breakfast- it wouldn't occur to me normally but I think I might like Pakoras or Samosas for Sunday breakfast . I think I might try that and surprise DH one Sunday - he loves spicy food.

Katek Mon 27-Apr-15 14:41:51

Porridge or no added sugar muesli for us with possibly a slice of multigrain toast and dark, chunky marmalade. When we're staying in a hotel, however, we have cereal, full cooked breakfast ( no bacon or sausage for me being a veg) followed by toast/croissants. The theory there is a/ we don't know when we're going to eat later in the day so we fill up and b/ we've paid for it!! I couldn't eat all that at home though.

felice Mon 27-Apr-15 14:24:30

Yesterday I did an Asian breakfast in my Church to raise funds for Christian Aid, I made a vegetable soup with asian spices and 'customers' could have a choice of mini meatballs some spicy some Chinese flavoured, thin strips of Chicken, grey Prawns, beansprouts and noodles or rice.
I also made lots of sweet and sour vegetable pickles and other pickles and additions.
for 55 people it only cost 25€ and we made more than 300€.
A lot of people were surprised how much they enjoyed it. Something different.
I am looking for ideas for next year so if anyone has had an unusual breakfast anywhere please let me know.

KatyK Mon 27-Apr-15 14:02:57

I usually have cereal or as a treat scrambled eggs, smoked salmon and a slice of wholemeal toast smile

janerowena Mon 27-Apr-15 11:16:43

I read two totally conflicting articles about breakfast only just now. (I have two boiled eggs, no toast)

The first said that in order to prevent diabetes, according to some big study, you need to breakfast like a King. Oats, juice, eggs and yoghourt and fruit, and an evening meal of only 200 calories.

The second said that if you wish to lose weight, breakfast is the meal to skip. According to some big study.

Unfortunately I read the first one, First. So had a ginormous breakfast (which I hate doing).

Then read the second one and thought, you idiot! You were doing quite nicely as you were!

Teetime Mon 27-Apr-15 08:32:22

No brekkie at all!!!!!sad

rubysong Sun 26-Apr-15 23:44:17

During the week it's porridge in the winter and cereal (Weetabix or Shredded Wheat) once the clocks have changed. On Sunday it is egg and toast (scrambled, poached or boiled). All of the above are usually eaten in bed.
No breakfast on Tuesdays and Thursdays as they are 5:2 days.

rosequartz Sun 26-Apr-15 22:50:17

I like beans on toast (for lunch, not breakfast) but can't stand them with a 'fry-up', it makes it all too messy. No black pudding either!

Coolgran65 Sun 26-Apr-15 16:43:01

We have an Ulster fry...No beans or tomato but we add potato bread and soda bread fried. We get white pudding in the supermarket or butcher shop.
We also have vegetable roll which is a sausage meat with onion and leek.

baubles Sun 26-Apr-15 16:35:39

Always the same breakfasts in our house. Two cups of Italian coffee then about an hour later I have full fat Greek yoghurt with berries and a spoonful of extra thick double cream. DH has porridge which he makes before I get up, thank the stars, as I can't abide the smell.

Rarely do either of us eat a cooked breakfast but on the odd occasion that it happens DH will have a full Scottish (or Irish if we're visiting my mother) and I'll have fried egg, mushrooms and tomatoes. Baked beans definitely do not make an appearance on either plate. Is this a fairly recent addition?

anno I think in NI it's called an Ulster Fry, in Eire it has always been referred to as 'a bit of a fry' as in 'will you have a bit of a fry?' Standard fare before going to a wedding as 'sure you don't know when you're going to get fed' grin

rosesarered Sun 26-Apr-15 16:30:44

Hilda.... A fried egg sarnie is heavenly, I want one now!The very best contain two fried eggs and are made with unhealthy white sliced bread.A nice sprinkling of sea salt on the eggs.......mmmmmmmmn.

ninathenana Sun 26-Apr-15 15:47:13

We had white pudding with our full English whilst staying in Devon recently. It tasted much like ordinary sausage to me.

DH and I have cereal all week and he has toast too. Weekends he cooks a full English for us both. Although sometimes mine is just two fried eggs on two slices of toast. I love Sunday mornings smile

hildajenniJ Sun 26-Apr-15 14:24:46

Just toast and tea for me. DH had a fried egg sandwich (yuck). I have never fancied those! We don't do the full English any more because DH was told to cut down on meat and salt to help lower his high blood pressure.

annodomini Sun 26-Apr-15 13:24:15

Teetime and feetle, mealie pudding in Scotland is made with oatmeal of course. In African countries 'mealies' are usually maize.

loopylou Sun 26-Apr-15 12:42:52

<sigh>
'Good' not God.....

Starting to feel rather hungry reading this thread!

sunseeker Sun 26-Apr-15 12:38:06

Porridge or cereal though the week but on Sunday its bacon, egg, hash browns and toast!

loopylou Sun 26-Apr-15 12:27:41

God for you ethelbags!
I rarely eat breakfast but could demolish a full English, cooked by someone else, by about 11.00.

etheltbags1 Sun 26-Apr-15 12:07:23

I had boiled eggs and toast, with a bar of chocolate to follow and lots of coffee and a bag of nuts. Soooo unhealthy but its sunday so what. would have had a cream cake if there had been one in the house.

feetlebaum Sun 26-Apr-15 12:05:04

I know there's black pudding and there's white pudding - boudin blanc and boudin noir - but I don't seem to have encountered the white one.

feetlebaum Sun 26-Apr-15 12:01:52

No Teetime - corn/maize.

Teetime Sun 26-Apr-15 11:55:10

Aren't mealies worms?

annodomini Sun 26-Apr-15 11:51:42

Mealie Pudding - same family as haggis!

Charleygirl Sun 26-Apr-15 11:46:13

glammanana- do you mean white pudding which one buys in Scotland- it is yummy and is normally bought in a fish and chip shop.

My breakfast is the same every day- 2 slices of toast with marmalade, occasionally honey if I fancy a change. Breakfast, like today is often eaten 2 hours + after getting up.

glammanana Sun 26-Apr-15 11:38:01

Which part of UK do you find white sausage,whilst they look very unattractive on a plate they are very nice indeed.