real life foodie adventures

It’s Homegrown Gourmet
Roundup Time!

Since its inception, Homegrown Gourmet has covered sandwiches, soups, pies, stews, quick breads, and now… breakfast.

Our mothers always told us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day… and I’ve got some breakfast lovin’ readers! Sit back and enjoy… oh, and you might want to go ahead and grab a snack or you’re going to be starving by the time you reach the end of this roundup!

Ben from What’s Cooking gave us not only a great recipe for traditional Mexican Breakfast Sopes, but also a comprehensive guide to making our own tortillas. I have fond memories of the homemade tortillas of my childhood, and I can’t wait to try these Sopes!

Michelle at Greedy Gourmet, a self-proclaimed “potato monster,” shares the recipe her wonderful husband uses for their full English breakfast with Potato Hash Browns.

I love me some pancakes, and Meghan at Joy Through Cooking put on her Pittsburgh pride and featured truly droolworthy BLACKberry and GOLDen Pineapple Pancakes. Yum!

Kate from Paved with Good Intentions contributed an intriguing Californian Couscous Cake with Dates. Cake for breakfast that doesn’t make you feel guilty? What a concept!

Next we had my own entry… my “good enough for now but still in search of the ultimate” Southern Buttermilk Biscuits. I wish these had lasted long enough to pair with some sausage gravy.

The lovely founder of the Homegrown Gourmet Challenge, Bean, brought us a Maine Brown Egg Frittata, which also featured Maine potatoes and Cape Cod cranberries for garnish. Beautiful!

Shandy from Pastry Heaven made a wonderful Smoked Salmon Puff Pastry in which she uses wonderful Pacific salmon. And, bonus! You can prep this one the night before!

Mrs. W from Mrs. W’s Kitchen in Central NY brought a full-on Breakfast for Shoveling to the table. Eggs, bacon and home fries are the perfect fuel for shoveling yourself out from under 18 inches of snow (color me jealous… of the snow AND the breakfast!).

Ruth from Just Add Eggs shares with us an Irish Ulster Fry that would make anyone weak in the knees. Bacon/sausage, eggs, homemade breads, and tomatoes? What’s not to love?

Suzana over at Home Gourmets brings us a lovely Portuguese Pão de Deus. Pão de Deus translates to God’s Bread and, from her description and photos, I think it’s aptly named.

Holly from Phe/MOM/enon went back to her roots and brought out some great looking Cornmeal Griddle Cakes in honor of her ancestors who pioneered their way from Europe and across the U.S. to settle in Utah.

Tempered Woman went all out with a… ahem… “healthy” St. Louis classic - Gooey Butter Cupcakes (for breakfast!). Gooey butter cake is a St. Louis classic and one that you really must try if you haven’t already. Now, coming off my “bread so sweet it’s a dessert” win last month - TW is a woman after my own heart. Not only do I love the sinful goodness of having cupcakes for breakfast but, but having grown up in Missouri, she came in with an entry that really tugs at my heartstrings - and those two things make her my choice for the WINNER of Round Six of the Homegrown Gourmet Challenge! Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone for all of your wonderful and thoughtful entries! Be sure to keep an eye on Tempered Woman’s blog for her announcement on Homegrown Gourmet #7!