Breakfast Tacos

Sausage, egg, potato, onion, and cheese tacos

These are the best!  Put them on the list for your next breakfast ASAP.  Soft fluffy eggs, potatoes, sausage, onion, cheese, and hot sauce in a warm tortilla.  Brunch at it's best!

Ingredients: (4-6 tacos)
1 large potato diced largely
8 Eggs beaten
1 onion
2 Sausage links (I cheated with my last remaining chicken apple sausage from the states, but chorizo or ham would be awesome too).
Cheese grated
1/2-1 tsp cumin
1/2-1tsp garlic salt
Ground pepper
Tortillas

Directions: Add a generous amount of oil to a large skillet.  Add the diced potatoes and cook with cumin and garlic salt for about 20 min on a low-med heat.  About 1/2 through add the onions.  When the potatoes are done cooking add the eggs and sausage (only if the meat is already cooked).  Turn the flame on low and slowly scramble the eggs.  Add pepper, more salt, and hot sauce to taste.  Serve on warmed tortillas and sprinkle with cheese.  THE BOMB!

Easter Brunch

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Closeup of French Toast and Eggs

My friends think I'm just organized and into event planning, some even call me "la patrona", but what they all don't realize is that I only organize events involving large quantities of food.  Easter serves that purpose extremely well.  We decided to hold the annual Easter Potluck Brunch this year at Rich's house and everything came out great.  It's been about 8 hours and we're still in a food coma.  Enjoy the photos and menu with links to the recipes that inspired me!!

Menu:
Baked French Toast
Frittata (corn, cheese, carrots, onions, zucchini, milk, salt, pepper, eggs - put in oven)
Banana Bread
Bacon
Fruit Salad
Fajita de pollo al verdeo (Colombian treat from Joanna's friend)
Potatoes (potatoes, batatas, butter, salt, garlic, cumin, rosemary and chile powder and....butter again)
Medialunas de Jamon y queso

Banana bread, medialunas, fajitas, fruit salad

Full spread with eggs and french toast

Hallie Bartending Mimosas

Breakfast for Dinner

This week my ganas struck for buttermilk pancakes.  Perhaps the most defining American classic second to the hamburger, pancakes are an important part of of the yanqui diet.  On my last trip back from the states I picked up some Whole Foods buttermilk powder which has revolutionized my life.  You might think that buttermilk doesn't exist in BA, but it can be made with just milk and the juice of 1 lemon mixed together and let sit for 15 min!  With the idea of breakfast for dinner stuck in my head, I began my recipe search, invited the girls over, and got ready for a chill friday night of mimosas, biscuits, banana pacakes, a chorizo-squash frittata, and fresh fruit.  Check out my recipe inspirations:

Banana Buttermilk Pancakes
Buttermilk biscuits
Chorizo, Squash, Red Pepper Frittata - no online recipe for this one because it's super easy

Ingredients:
6 Eggs - lightly whipped with 1/4 cup of milk
1 Package of chopped butternut squash
1-2 Chorizo (I tried the light version from Disco to be more healthy.  Super good move)!
1 Red bell pepper - chopped
1/2 Onion - chopped
Salt/Pepper to taste

Directions: Lay squash on a pan, sprinkle with honey, salt, and pepper and roast in oven on HIGH for 10-15 min while preparing the rest of the ingredients.  Chop onions and peppers and saute in a pan with oil over medium heat.  While they are cooking for about 5-10 min, take chorizo out of casing and crumble into onions/peppers.  Cook the chorizo until almost done and add squash after a couple of min.  Turn heat off.  Lightly beat eggs and milk and combine with saute mixture in a bowl.  Prepare a circular baking dish with a bit of oil and pour mixture into pan.  Bake in oven for about 10-15 min or until cooked through.  I like to sprinkle some cheese on top for a little extra flavor!