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Savory Cheese & Hummus French Toast

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Think outside of the box with savory French Toast!  This Savory Cheese & Hummus French Toast is bursting with flavor from garlic, cheese, hummus, and a perfectly runny egg.  The perfect brunch or brinner. 

Think outside of the box with your French Toast!  This Savory Cheese & Hummus French Toast is bursting with flavor from garlic, cheese, hummus, and a perfectly runny egg.  It's perfect for brunch or brinner. 

It’s no secret that my favorite meal of the day is breakfast.  Oddly, that does not mean I’m a morning person.  Since I’m more of a night owl and rarely get up early enough to make a hot breakfast, I’ve been a fan of eating breakfast all day long.

You may recognize this pic from Instragram.  Yesterday morning I asked you to guess what it was and a couple got it!  It was this savory cheesy hummus french toast.

This Savory Cheese & Hummus French Toast may look like a lot, but this was the EASIEST thing to throw together.  All you need for the eggy dip is some egg white and hummus.  It's not that strange... it's really just savory eggs with bread.

It may look like a lot, but this was the EASIEST thing to throw together.  All you need for the eggy dip is some egg white and hummus.  It’s not that strange… it’s really just savory eggs with bread.

I added some spices too, but you can do your own thing depending on the flavors you’re craving.  I’ve also done this with Mexican-inspired flavors and topped it with salsa.  That didn’t suck either. 😉

This Savory Cheese & Hummus French Toast is an easy brinner. It's not as strange as it seems... it's really just savory eggs with bread! Plus sriracha if you're me. ;)

On my brinner version, I included carrot, tomato, hemp hearts, and avocado.  Of course, I finished it with a little #yolkporn.  The yolk acts as the syrup and it is just glorious… I don’t know what else to tell you.  (If you’ve seen my waffles, you know it’s an addiction I have.)

The bread I used as the base is a brand new gluten-free flavor from Canyon Bakehouse – Hawaiian Bread.  I love the sweet and savory vibe, but you can use whatever you like!

Top this Savory Cheese & Hummus French Toast brinner with an egg over easy. The yolk becomes the most amazing syrup!

This recipe was originally posted in April of 2013.  Still tasty.

Linking up to Meatless Monday with Deborah & Sarah!

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This is the first recipe I’ve posted… since the Honey-Orange Soy Glazed Salmon back in February!  Lawd.  

What is your favorite french toast recipe?

What is your go-to brinner?

Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche [Recipe]

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This cheesy Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche is perfect for Mother’s Day brunch or a simple brinner.  You’ll be amazed at how quickly it comes together!

This cheesy Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche is perfect for brunch or brinner. You'll be amazed at how quickly it comes together!

In a perfect world, breakfast would be eaten all day long.  Which is why I love quiche – it seems perfectly acceptable to serve in the morning, afternoon, or evening.  Not that I care about what’s acceptable… sorry mom.

Quiche is one of those dishes that you can throw together with whatever you have on hand.  Who doesn’t love a meal that comes together without having to try too hard?  I even keep a crust on my freezer for just such an occasion.

That’s right.  I said freezer crust.  One of the reasons this meal is so fabulous is that it’s fast… which means I’m not about to make a homemade crust.  There are so  many options out there, I just can’t justify spending the time to make it from scratch unless is a really, really special occasion.

Vegas cut the… quiche…

Take this quiche base and make it your own.  It can be made vegetarian with mushrooms, greens, bell peppers, etc.  Use bacon instead of pancetta, or cooked chicken or other meat.  Change up the herbs as well – I’m forever looking for a way to use up herbs from other recipes.  Endless options, making it the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day this weekend (April 22) and join in this month’s Recipe ReDux challenge to reduce food waste.  Whatever you would normally toss at the end of the week, reduce your food waste and use it in a quiche!

I served the version below at Easter brunch… and then I whipped up a second one STAT when I realized we had 3 additional guests.  A true testament to the ease of this recipe.  Special thanks to the prepared crust people for packaging them in twos.  The second quiche was broccoli, bacon, and gruyere, FYI.

My brunch plate, round 1.

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Pancetta and Caramelized Onion Quiche

by Laura Hall

Prep Time: 8 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Keywords: bake breakfast brunch low-sugar nut-free Easter

Ingredients (6-8 servings)

  • 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp salted butter
  • Pinch of brown sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 C 2% milk
  • 1/2 C heavy cream
  • 1 C diced pancetta
  • 1/2 C shredded mozzarella
  • 2 T chopped parsley
  • Pinch of cayenne
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 prepared crust

Instructions

Place the butter in a medium pan with butter, or a mixture of olive oil and butter. Heat the pan on medium high heat until butter is shimmering. Add the onion slices and stir to coat the onions with the butter. Spread onions out evenly over the pan and let cook, stirring occasionally. Check the onions every 5 to 10 minutes; they should be done in 20-25 mins. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk the eggs, milk and cream in a large. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Slowly pour the egg mixture into the prepared crust until it is almost full. You may have egg mixture left over if you have a shallow pan.

Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven when quiche is just about set. Let cool before cutting and serving.

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Mother’s Day is just 3 weeks away!  This spring is flying by already.

Do you make your own crust?

What is your favorite quiche flavor combo?

Exploring Downtown Las Vegas [WIAW]

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I have a new addiction.

It involves Vegas, as always. 

The second part of our New Year travels took us to Vegas.  There is a giant conference there at the beginning of every year (CES), which was the “official” reason we went.

I will always be down for a trip to the world’s largest adult playground.  Let’s be real.

Exploring Downtown Las Vegas - don't miss this classic part of Vegas!
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