ready for breakfast

I'm ready for breakfast, and sometimes I enjoy a simple, hearty breakfast on the weekend. A Northwest breakfast would not be complete without coffee, of course. Here in Portland, we tend to grind our beans fresh for each coffee concoction, and we also tend to like espresso drinks.

One of the best simple pleasures is a very easy latte with espresso and steamed milk. Rather than steaming the milk with my old, unreliable espresso machine, which tends to spit out water instead of steam, I heat the milk in the microwave and froth it with a Bodum Chambord Milk Frother. Just pour some milk in the glass container, pop it in the microwave for about a minute, remove, and use the plunger to froth the milk. Super simple, easy cleanup, and perfect frothy milk every time! You don't have to be a barista to make a decadent latte, and it's really just espresso and milk

There was some leftover roasted bacon, and I had eggs and red new potatoes, so I sliced the potatoes, drizzled them with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, and roasted them at 375 degrees for about 35 minutes. Usually I don't fuss too much with eggs, but I'd heard it is a virtue to cook eggs without browning them. So I set out to cook some un-browned scrambled eggs, starting at a lower heat and taking a little more time to cook them. Turned out well. The thick cut, roasted pepper bacon looks a little charred in the picture, but it was actually perfect. I like it crispy!

So, that's my simple weekend breakfast. It's comforting and complete, stick-to-your-ribs food, and I don't expect to be hungry until dinner time. What's your favorite at-home weekend breakfast?