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God forbid you ever try to pass of breakfast foods for any meal past 11am. I have been adamantly against breakfast for most of my life unless it entails the leftover delicacies of a past dinner. In today's world I don't have the time to prepare a hot, savory breakfast that would suit my taste, so I have been subjugated to the lousy, processed garbage that all to often serves as American breakfast. I do however enjoy warm savory breakfast classics like biscuits with sausage gravy or a good bowl of grits (who would ever guess I was born and still live in NJ). But until I can somehow find the time and energy to prepare these kinds of dishes in the mornings, my hatred for breakfast will continue.

Breakfast is necessary, and should be delicious!

I love the full English or Irish breakfast (particularly the blood pudding), but unfortunately that doesn't work for every day. I try to have a fry-up breakfast only once a week, usually on Saturday or Sunday. This week it was Mexican sausage with scrambled egg and cheese on a tortilla.

Mostly, though, I try to mix up my breakfast with either oatmeal, cereal, or fruit.

The constant, though, is that I need good (and strong) coffee.

I most relate to this quote about breakfast from Hunter S. Thompson.

"Breakfast is the only meal of the day that I tend to view with the same kind of traditionalized reverence that most people associate with Lunch and Dinner. I like to eat breakfast alone, and almost never before noon; anybody with a terminally jangled lifestyle needs at least one psychic anchor every twenty-four hours, and mine is breakfast. In Hong Kong, Dallas or at home — and regardless of whether or not I have been to bed — breakfast is a personal ritual that can only be properly observed alone, and in a spirit of genuine excess. The food factor should always be massive: four Bloody Marys, two grapefruits, a pot of coffee, Rangoon crepes, a half-pound of either sausage, bacon, or corned beef hash with diced chiles, a Spanish omelette or eggs Benedict, a quart of milk, a chopped lemon for random seasoning, and something like a slice of Key lime pie, two margaritas, and six lines of the best cocaine for dessert…. Right, and there should also be two or three newspapers, all mail and messages, a telephone, a notebook for planning the next twenty-four hours and at least one source of good music…. All of which should be dealt with outside, in the warmth of a hot sun, and preferably stone naked."
HST

Weekday breakfasts are quick; usually just toast and peanut butter with a cup of coffee or can of Diet Pepsi (yeah, I like my caffeine carbonated, thank you!).

But weekends were made for big, leisurely breakfasts at my favourite diner. Their breakfast burrito (the size of a football!) and homefries smothered in cheese curds and hollandaise sauce (oh mouth-gasm!) is one of my favourites.

A bagel breakfast feast is also another popular one. 2 or 3 type of bagels with a variety of cream cheeses and bottomless cups of coffee.

Mmmmm ... c'mon weekend!

I MUST have breakfast within one hour of waking up. During the work-week I eat healthy breakfasts - fresh fruit with a little soy milk, some whey protein, a sprinkling of oats & flaxseeds. Sometimes on the weekend we'll go all out and enjoy bacon & eggs with spinach & cheese. Occasionally, we'll have something very indulgent like cranberry bread french toast or corn meal pancakes. And when we travel and eat out for breakfast, all bets are off! Bring on the grits, steak & eggs, pancakes, lobster eggs benedict, etc. I'm fairly certain that breakfast must be served in heaven. :)

Favorite and most delicious meal of the day. Fact. I love hot buttery bagels, a cup of coffee, and some sliced fruit. And sometimes I love warmed rice with scrambled eggs mixed in and ketchup. Oatmeal, yum. Granola, yogurt, and honey.

Usually though my breakfast needs at least a little salt in it, and it always needs a cup of black coffee. Quiet and a book/newspaper rounds it out.

Breakfast is my absolute favorite meal of the day, not only because it's delicious but because it's bonding time with my family. So I really look forward to the weekends when I can do it right--spinach & cheese omelettes, birds in a nest, french toast, hash browns & eggs.... the list goes on. I always eat breakfast during the week too, since I wake up starved (breastfeeding & therefore still eating for 2), but it's cereal & yogurt or boiled eggs & whole wheat toast instead. And my one cup of coffee, or you do not want to be within 10 feet of me.

Silver palate cornbread stuffing
wild rice w/ wild mushrooms
brussel sprouts with pignoli nuts
roasted turnips
Paul Prudhomme's sweet potatoes ( a heart attack waiting to happen)
Four onion casserole - from a really old Gourmet recipe
Green beans with lemon zest and hazelnuts
and...dessert
mince meat bars
maple pecan pie
pumpkin pie
These are the "traditions"

I always ate breakfast as a kid, but almost never as an adult. Now that I'm working, it's kind of a trade-off between breakfast and shower/makeup/dressing. I think my coworkers would rather I skip breakfast. =)

I used to keep a box of meal replacement bars in my desk but I ran out. I'm not much for the sweet breakfast thing, and I'm not a big fan of eggs.

My office has free coffee, so that's pretty much breakfast these days. On the weekends I will occasionally eat breakfast, usually hot cereal of some type (cream of wheat, Kashi hot cereal). I'm more of a brunch fan (casseroles with cheese and bacon).

If I had a bigger food budget and there was a bagel place on the way to my office, life would be different... =)

Had to laugh, "manifesto" is one of the most pretentious words around. Why do people feel compelled to insert it into almost everything?

Here's what I do for breakfast each day: Eat a spoonfull of nutella mixed with chunky peanut butter, dipped in a jar of chocolate sprinkles. Wait for a few minutes to let the sugar rush kick in. Ready to start the day.

@ punkin712.... I never blind bake my crust and always follow the start-at-high-switch-to-lower-temp directions. Also, watch the edges of your crust. If they start to get over-browned before your custard (that's all pumpkin pie is, right?) is set, use foil strips to cover and protect.

i am a lover of breakfast-- sometimes it's what gets me out of bed! i get up at least an hour and a half before i have to leave home just to make sure i get enough time to make a pot of coffee, some breakfast, and have time to enjoy it. this morning? whole wheat pumpkin pancakes topped with a sliced banana, peanut butter and pumpkin butter. no lunch food can compare!