holiday breakfasts: eggs florentine and delicious crepes

let's face it - we all overindulge over the holidays. (okay, maybe YOU don't, but I do!) as if there was any doubt, my last couple of posts over the holidays proved it. usually, when i think of that overindulging i think of appetizers, desserts, and eggnog.

this year, we took indulgence to the next level by adding breakfast! i have to say that it was totally worth it.

first up is a modified version of eggs florentine. this one doesn't have any hollandaise sauce, but it does have cheese mixed into the steamed spinach. a gluten-free english muffin was topped with the cheesy spinach mixture and poached egg for a truly delicious combination. and yes, that's salt and pepper that i added with a side of perfectly ripe avocado.

for christmas, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law got me a fabulous cast iron crepe pan. i've always been a little afraid of crepes (making them, that is, not eating them), but new years day morning seemed the perfect time to try out the new pan and the new recipe(s). we substituted gluten-free flour (a blend of rice and corn) for the standard wheat flour and filled our crepes with three different fillings: cheese, banana and honey, and cinnamon and sugar. YUM. seriously. this was breakfast perfection on a plate.

there's one little problem with justifying indulgent breakfasts over the holidays: when they're so good you make them again and again all year, you can't really claim the holiday excuse. oh well - these day-starters are so delicious that it's worth it.

weekend quiche

since we have friends in town, i made up a quiche to have in the fridge for breakfast or for a snack. this one is sans crust and naturally gluten-free.

saturday morning pancakes

one of dave's new favorite breakfasts (for the weekends, anyway) is banana pancakes.  since we had a bit of time yesterday morning, i tried them out using a gluten-free flour they sell at waitrose that is a combination of rice, quinoa, maize, and buckwheat flours. while the flavor is a bit different, the result is still yummy. just in case, i added some chocolate chips to dave's stack.