Sweet Potato, Kale and Chorizo Hash With Fried Eggs

Sweet Potato, Kale and Chorizo Hash

This hash has the perfect combination of salty, sweet and smokiness. It works for a breakfast, lunch or dinner. The plus is it's easy to make, and the hash is also good as leftovers. My girlfriend has made me a hash like this without chorizo, so I decided to kick it up a notch. But if you don't have chorizo or want to make it vegetarian, omit it.

ingredients:

1/2 a chorizo cut into cubes
A handful of kale sliced/chopped thinly
1 sweet potato cubed
1/2 onion diced
1/4 tsp of cayenne
pepper
salt
garlic or garlic powder (optional)

directions:

1. Fry onions in a frying pan on low until they get translucent, or slightly yellow in colour.

2. Add in your chopped chorizo, and mix it with the onions, and let it cook and play for a few minutes

3. Stir in your sweet potato to the mix, and add your spices (cayenne, salt, pepper)

4. Occasionally turn and move around the whole works with a wooden spoon or spatula. You want to try to get a little bit of brown and crispyness on your sweet potato.

5. Once the potatoes are cooked through and have a bit of colour to them. Toss in your kale to cook for the last 1-2 minutes. It won't take long.

6. Eat with fried eggs if you have them!

Coconut Milk French Toast with Homemade Brioche Bread

Coconut Milk French Toast

I had always wanted to try French Toast with coconut milk, and you know what? It was so good! I also made the brioche bread specifically for making the french toast. Of course you could use any bread, and store bought bread might work even better. I was just taking the time to experiment.

ingredients:

4 pieces of bread
1 can coconut milk
3 eggs
1/4 tsp cinnamon or nut meg
1 tsp of sugar
maple syrup

directions:

1. Break 3 eggs and add to a bowl or flat pan that is a little deep. The wider the dish the better because you are eventually gonna sit the bread in it. But you can still do all the mixing in a bowl. Add 1 can of coconut milk. Then add your spices (cinammon and nut meg to your liking), 1 tsp of sugar. And then beat the mixture well so it all combines.

2. Dip in bread and cover the bread and let it soak up the egg mixture. If the bread is thicker and denser it may need to sit for a while to soak it up. If it's softer and not to thick, it may not have to sit for more than a minute.

3. Fry eggy bread in a frying pan with your choice of grease. So that it doesn't stick. Maybe a few minutes each side. Depends how hot your pan is. But peel up the bread to see how it's doing and flip when you get a brown golden crust.

4. Top with maple syrup. And if you really want to kick it up a notch, top with some chopped pecans as well.

Mountain Dew Pancakes

Mountain Dew Pancakes

Once upon a time I received some free mountain dew at an event, and I wanted to cook something fun for it. So I searched online, and the best idea I could come up with what mountain dew pancakes. I pretty much substituted mountain dew instead of water with an instant pancake mix. The results were interesting!

ingredients:

1 cup mountain dew
2 cups bisquick pancake mix

2 eggs
butter

maple syrup

whipped cream
sugar
mint

directions:

1. Mix bisquick, mountain dew, and 2 eggs into a bowl. If you want, you can replace the eggs with bananas if you want to make them vegan.

2. Heat a frying pan or griddle, add some butter, and cook the pancakes on it. Turn the pancake when it starts to form bubbles and its a golden brown on the one side.

3. Top with maple syrup. Whipped cream from a can, or make it fresh. (cream + sugar + hand mixer or stand mixer)