Breakfast After Dark

Breakfast After Dark

Remember when you were a kid and your mom would scramble up some eggs or fry up some bologna for dinner? Or, perhaps a bowl of corn flakes and milk was your supper of choice during exam week in college. Have you ever visited a diner at midnight for a couple of eggs prepared “sunny side up” on your way home from a rollicking evening? Then you know what I am talking about. There is something that is sort of “anti-establishment” about eating breakfast foods at night. That is why Breakfast After Dark is a great way to party.

Recipes for this party plan can be found in At Home Entertaining beginning on page 31 including: Stuffed Artichokes with Warm Balsamic Sauce, Creamy Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto, Grilled Herb Flatbread, Steamed Mussels in Ginger Broth, Individual Chocolate Soufflés

To make sure that the timing is perfect for this intimate supper, plate the dessert and sauce in advance. Bake the scones in advance and keep them warm in a 200-degree oven. Prepare the ham steak and sauce. This will keep warm in the same oven while you prepare the egg dish. Chop all of the ingredients, warm the beans and cook the tortillas. Layer the warm tortillas with the beans and keep warm in the same oven while you fry the eggs. When the eggs are cooked, complete the dish and take everything to the table.

This party plan is easily adapted to a mid-morning brunch for 8 with just a few simple adjustments. Prepare 4 times the recipe for Huevos Rancheros Mexicalli. For a buffet, I suggest that you take the “wrap tip” and substitute spiced up scrambled eggs for individual fried ones. Prepare 2 to 3 large ham steaks and 4 times the sauce. One batch will yield plenty of scones. Double the amount of sauce and purchase 2 to 3 pints of your favorite berries for dessert. Serve the berries and the sauce from champagne glasses sitting on a silver tray for a final splash of pizzazz.

If breakfast foods feed your cravings, may I suggest that you check out Thick Cinnamon French Toast, Scrambled Eggs with Diced Smoked Salmon , and Apple Streusel Muffins for dessert.

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