Make The Lame Look Great!

A Short Piece About Presentation

Even the most "meh" meals can look nice ;)

Gonna keep this relatively short as tonight I have lots to do, so here we go. I will be focusing on breakfasts in this piece. 

Color = Love 

Often breakfast foods are on the bland side of things when it comes to color. I'm mostly thinking:Pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, most cereals, crepes, french toast, etc. They are almost always brown and yellowish, while always delicious doesn't look the best when trying to impress guests or a loved one.

Bottom line is: Get Some Fruit! I've gotten so many compliments on simple little arrangments for how bright they are. Bright fruit are amazing when it comes to brightening up a plate. Strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, apples, etc. Many of these go very well with most breakfast foods, are loaded with vitamins for the day and is sure to make whoever is enjoying it smile!

 Balance is Key

Very simple thing to remember. Try to keep everything balanced as though in a painting. Dividing the foods usually looks great and keeps it clean. Don't just throw everything on the plate wherever it decides to land. Take some care in plating. and don't be afraid to experiment (Added chocolate sauce on the fruit, was good at the end but might make the rest taste odd if you ate it first)

 Stay Creative!

This can sometimes be hard, especially if you're not the creative type (such as myself). But every little thing helps. Wether you added a smiley face, pokemon, building or whatever, it always shows you care about both the food and the people who are eating it. As shown below all I did in this case was make little stars by cutting an apple horizontally and then trimming the middle creating a star shape. It's not great obviously (like I said, slightly creatively lacking) but even with this simple accent, my wife, father in-law and brother in-law were all amazed (somehow lol)

 Most important of all...

PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!

Thanks for stopping by =)

Eggs In A basket

Eggs in a Basket

Simple, delicious and a great way to surprise a fellow egg/bread lover =P

What you'll need:
-Sliced Bread
-Eggs
-Salt & Pepper (optional but suggested)
-Butter

So the first thing we'll do is cut a circle shape into the bread of your choosing

Try not to get it too close to the edges cuz it might break while cooking

 Melt some butter in a pan large enough to hold the bread (I do 2 at a time usually). Spread the butter around and coat both sides of the bread as evenly as you can with it.

Once both sides are browned put a little bit of butter in the holes so the eggs don't stick and simply crack an egg right into the hole!

Once the egg is in all you have to do is wait. Once you see the egg white cook about half way through the toast it's usually ready to flip. Of course this also depends on wether you like runny yolk or not.

Once you flip 'em they should look more or less like this. Somehow the yolk broke on the right one but oh well . (notice the pinchy pie in the background lol) Cook another minute or so. This is where you can poke the middle where the yolk is to determine when it's right for you. Very easy to tell when it's more cooked(firm) or still loose.

All done to perfection! My wife doesn't like runny yolk so they're extra cooked =P
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Pinchy Pies!

Pinchy Pies

The versatile snack food!

I've been making these for awhile now and thought it was time to share the deliciousness that is...the 'pinchy pie'! I got this idea a few years ago from Chef John over at www.foodwishes.com and been making alternate version of these ever since! So I'll show you a more or less step by step recipe so here we go!

Today will be the PB&J pie:

So you start off by cutting the circles out. The bread choice here is critical. I normally love fresh baked bread that I often make myself, but for pinchy pies the cheapest more generic store bought sliced bread works wonders and I'll show why in a second.

I use my sons sippy cup to cut it out since it's the perfect size but of course, anything that cuts nice circles and fit the slice of bread is aaaaall good.

Once you have your shapes put on whatever topping you want. This is where the fun begins because the combinations are limitless! For breakfast pinchy pies anywhere from PB&J, Nutella, Fluff, etc. Amazing combinations can be made. 

I've even found myself putting cheese and bacon bits and making mini grilled cheeses that the family just gobbles right up!

Only main this here is making sure you leave room around the edges for the most important step coming up next...the pinching!

This is where generic, cheap bread shines for some reason. I don't know if it's the moisture in the bread but its perfect for pinching. As you can see just pinch around the edges and it should seal right shut if you pinch hard enough. Do it all around the edges and BAM! Sealed up pie to go. Also you can see why it was important to leave space on the edges EH?

Here it is sealed buttered up. Now the cooking of these is usually 1 of 2 ways.

1:Apply butter to both sides (as above) and cook in frying pan grilled cheese style.

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2:Put enough oil in a frying pan to cover half the pinchy pie. Fry about 1 minute per side or as desired crispyness.

Either way the finished product is always delicious and amazing! With the endless combinations you can please just about anyone with these ;)