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Full English anyone?

(111 Posts)
Puzzler61 Tue 28-Jul-20 07:23:27

DH asked did I want anything before he left for Golf. I immediately thought “bacon, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, scrambled egg, and fried potato slices”.
I won’t have that for breakfast, but I do really fancy it sometimes.
I can almost smell it cooking! ? ?

What’s your usual breakfast?
What would you love to have?

vegansrock Wed 29-Jul-20 01:01:35

Vegan breakfast of porridge made with almond milk with berries, melon, apples, mango or whatever fruit is in the bowl, alpro yoghurt and chia seeds, green tea and orange juice. Occasional cooked breakfast would be toast, avocados, maybe mushrooms and tomatoes, even more occasionally beans. I couldn’t eat anything that had a face

crazyH Wed 29-Jul-20 01:11:16

I don't usually have breakfast, just a coffee and maybe a slice of toast. If I happen to go to Asda or Tesco around lunchtime, I'll have a nice brunch there, read the papers, which someone has usually left in the cafe and thus gain the energy to go round the aisles?

Kim19 Wed 29-Jul-20 07:04:21

I'm slow to reach the kitchen so.... brunch would be more accurate. However, same every day and I love it. Start with large mug of chopped fresh lemon pieces, ginger, honey and water, heated then sieved. Bliss. Next is a finger brioche containing fresh chopped garlic. Mmmm... Five prunes, five walnut halves and a small yoghurt with chia seeds rounds this all off. I'll have a dreamy milky coffee about half an hour later. Used to think 'same old' was somewhat boring. Not this concoction. Wow. All stumbled upon and a gradual compilation but oh so enjoyable. Have a full fry-up every four months or so when my elder son comes to stay for a few days. Neither of us has this at any other time so it has turned into our personal daft wee ritual. Nice......

Puzzler61 Wed 29-Jul-20 08:17:19

Kim I revel in family “rituals” which combine a visit from loved ones, catching up with news and the sharing of food which you all find yummy.
We enjoy it as it doesn’t happen so often now they are grown and have left home.
Eating together is very gratifying, it’s a treat to be looked forward to and enjoyed. ?

travelsafar Wed 29-Jul-20 08:23:48

Fresh fruit with thick greek yog and some chopped walnuts on top. I would love to have toast but then.... i would have to have butter...... lots of it, and marmalade. So i dont even go there anymore.

Puzzler61 Wed 29-Jul-20 09:17:27

My sister makes marmalade that is way too delicious to be on any health food list - I think it’s the amount of sugar that’s in the recipe!

Witzend Thu 30-Jul-20 20:26:54

My ‘breakfast’ usually consists of about 3 cups of coffee - I’m never hungry first thing, but will usually have e.g, an egg on toast or some fried halloumi around 10.30 or 11.

However I really enjoy a late full English (more of a brunch really) if we have guests or are in a hotel. If making it myself I usually bake some potatoes the night before, then slice and fry them. My FE has to include mushrooms and tomatoes - you can keep the black pudding though!

lemongrove Thu 30-Jul-20 20:47:52

We have a full English breakfast every Sunday morning.....I look forward to it all week, especially as Lord Lemongrove is the one who cooks it ( brilliantly too.)?
It consists of lean unsmoked bacon, 2 fried eggs and fried tomatoes with buttered toast, orange juice and coffee.

lemongrove Thu 30-Jul-20 20:49:47

Just to add....I know it’s not strictly a ‘full’ English, but we don’t want mushrooms, sausages or beans with it, so it’s our version of it.If we have room, we have marmalade toast afterwards.blush

Witzend Mon 03-Aug-20 08:58:46

When in Ireland for a wedding not long ago we learned that a full Irish includes black and white pudding. It did where we were staying, anyway.
Not a fan of either so I declined those, but the rest was delish!