Smoked Salmon and Kesong Puti

What better breakfast/brunch to serve than a beautiful smoked salmon with kesong puti on top of a warm baguette slice, with fluffy and runny scrambled eggs on the side? 

 

Looks fancy? Yes. Expensive? Nope. Cost me a little under Php50 (USD1). The only cooking required was the scrambled egg too. Multiply the serving by two when catering to a man.

Smoked salmon (Superfish brand) Php150 for 100grams
=16grams Php25
Baguette (Rustan's deli) Php39 for 1 long bread at buy1take1 (equivalent to 20 slices 3/4" thick)
=Php 2 for one slice
Kesong Puti (Hacienda Macalauan) Php103 for 200 grams
=Php10 for 20 grams or 2 thin slices
=1 Egg Php 5
1 bunch parsley Php10 =Php.50 centavos for a sprig

*All from Rustan's supermarket

TOTAL: Php42.50

Veggie Patties With Gravy

"As long as you have the 3 basic ingredients in cooking: Imagination... the Senses... and Love, you can't go wrong."

It's the weekend and we all deserve a full and scrumptious breakfast meal. Try these fritters and you will never ever give plain old potato hash browns any further thought.

Veggie Patties

Boil potatoes and carrots (optional: garbanzo beans) and wilt spinach with it at the very end. Chop the spinach into smaller pieces later.

Tip: Boil only half-way through. You still need a firm texture since if it's too mushy, the patties may fall apart during the frying process.

In the meantime, saute some scallions and season with salt & pepper.

Once done add to the rest of the vegetables. Mash the mixture to a chunky pulp. Season again once more then start forming into patties.

Proceed with frying up the veggie fritters until they form a golden crust on each side.

Note: The patties are already cooked. By frying them, your aim is just to form a crust. You can also opt to bake instead of fry.

Adding a beautiful sunny side up and/or a couple of strips of crisp bacon is a great idea. Serve it with gravy.

Simple Onion and Beef-flavored Gravy

Saute some finely chopped onions with olive oil then lightly sprinkle with flour. Cook through then add a small portion of a beef cube (1/4 of the cube will do) and some water. Stir and simmer until thick.

Hope you enjoy making and eating breakfast!