I have had a copy of Breakfast for Dinner
by Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth on my stack of cookbooks for eight weeks now (I know exactly how long its been because I posted a photo of the book to Instagram the day it arrived). I’ve long been a fan of eating delicious breakfast foods for my evening meal, so I couldn’t wait to take this one for a spin. I flipped through soon after it arrived and tucked a handful of sticky notes onto its pages, marking things I hoped to make.
For the last two months, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve plucked it off the pile with the intention of making something before being sidetracked by some other task (being in the midst of a giant writing project will do that). However, earlier today the stars aligned for me to try one of the jam recipes in the book. I had ripe tomatoes leftover from recipe testing and enough time to try a batch of the tomato peach jam. I didn’t have any peaches, but I did have a couple of ripe mangos that I thought would sub in nicely.
I peeled 2 pounds of tomatoes using the score and blanch method and dropped them into the high-sided skillet that is one of my favorite small batch pans. I added 1 cup of chopped ripe mango (it was 1 1/2 champagne mangos), one well-chopped small, spicy red chili pepper and broke everything up with a pastry blender (a potato masher does the same job nicely).
I added 3/4 cup sugar (it’s a bit more than the original recipe called for, but after a taste, I determined that it needed a bit more sweetness), 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (not included in the recipe, but I wanted it to have a bit more pucker), 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon Aleppo pepper (those last two are also my additions). And then I cooked, stirring regularly, for about 25 minutes, until it was quite thick and spreadable. The end product is sweet, tangy and slightly spicy. I am really pleased with it!
Once the jam was done, I funneled it into jars and processed them for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. I managed to fill three half pints, though they had slightly more generous than desired headspace. If I had to do it again, I would have swapped out one of the half pint jars for a quarter pint. Hindsight.
As I’ve written this blog post, I’ve realized that I took a number of liberties with the recipe. However, the inspiration and recipe framework really do belong to Lindsay and Taylor. I never would have thought to combine tomatoes and mangos had it not been for their pairing of tomatoes and peaches. What’s more, I betcha that if it was late summer and I had sun-ripened tomatoes and peaches to work with, I wouldn’t have needed to tweak things so much to boost the flavor. I’m looking to trying this one (exactly as written!) again in August.
Thanks to the nice folks at Quirk Books, I have a copy of this book to give away. I’m doing this one as a flash giveaway over the weekend, so we’ll have a winner for this one on Sunday evening. Here are the details:
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your favorite breakfast for dinner meal.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Winner will be chosen at random and will be posted to the blog that evening.
- Giveaway open to all.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left via the comment form on the blog at the bottom of this post.
My favorite is huevos rancheros with lots of homemade salsa.
Omelets. I love omelets for dinner. The gooier the better.
My favorite is cream chipped beef on toast!!!! MMM MMM
Pancakes.
Just did it last night…some hash browned potatoes, an early slice off the honey baked ham and a poached egg. Yum!
Eggs Benedict for sure!
French toast! Or a fried egg sandwich with ketchup (on toast), or my egg McMuffin knock-off, or corned beef hash with eggs over easy. And, in a pinch, plain old cereal!
Thanks for the giveaway! I like almond coffee cake for dinner, maybe with some milk or hot chocolate. Yum!
Ledys
We’re really good for having egg dishes for dinner… this past week, we had a great broccoli, ham, & cheese quiche that had a hashbrown crust.
That’s an easy one. Biscuits and gravy. I could eat biscuits and gravy anytime. I also love cheesy grits. But if I could only choose one, I’d pick biscuits and gravy every time. Num num.
Hands down: matzo brei!
Oh, good golly! Breakfast is my favorite meal and is enjoyed all hours of the day and night!! Perhaps my go-to breakfast food is what we call “egg mess.” It starts with frying some potatoes, most often frozen (shredded) hash browns, until crispy with some onions and green peppers added in there, maybe some bacon or sausage or whatever is handy (or not), picante sauce and cheese. Just keep frying it all together until it is done. Not very pretty, but it sure tastes great!
pumpkin waffles!
my boyfriend and i just celebrated our one year anniversary with “brinner”! we had eggs, bacon, pancakes, maine maple syrup. 🙂 thanks!
I made tomato jam this fall and loved it. Now I’ll have a new version. Thanks! My favorite breakfast for dinner is to fry an egg and serve it open face on a toasted piece of whole wheat that has been smeared with avocado. Then I usually put some cheddar on top which gets melted in the toaster oven! Yum!
My favorite “breakfast for dinner” is buttermilk pancakes and bacon… mmm!
We eat breakfast for dinner quite often. It is our version of fast food. Eggs from my friend’s chickens with spinach, mushrooms, red peppers, onions, feta and cheddar cheese.
Or with salsa and avocado on a tortilla shell.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
the breakfast for dinner that we have most often around here is a frittata with roasted potatoes, probably because all the vegetable prep doesn’t seem desirable in the morning. but i’m also likely to fry or poach an egg and add it to whatever meal i’m making to round out the protein factor. Mmmmm eggs.
Oooh, I LIKE the jam! When it comes to breakfast for dinner – I want a BIG breakfast! Eggs, bacon, hashbrowns….the works!
My favorite breakfast-for-dinner is buttermilk pancakes–from scratch, none of this boxed-mix stuff–with real maple syrup, fresh fruit, and some nice thick bacon. We almost never get to have this because of my husband’s restricted-sodium diet, so it’s always a big treat when we can do it.
We love breakfast for dinner! Especially banana pancakes, bacon, and fresh fruit! Oh, and with pure maple syrup for the pancakes:)
Sadly, I’m the only one in the family who feels that breakfast for dinner is acceptable!! I’m a scrambled eggs and cheese kind of girl myself…..with a side of toast!
Yum!! Breakfast for dinner is our favorite!!
My favorite has to be fried eggs over pork chops!
One of my favorites to eat for any meal is an egg and cheese sandwich with your tomato jam… I bet this jam would sub in beautifully!
I love pancakes for dinner. It takes care of dinner and dessert all in one move.
Cornmeal pancakes with scrambled eggs and lots of syrup.
Looks delicious! My favorite BFD is pancakes, bacon and eggs with real maple syrup. Brings back fond childhood memories. Plus, BLT’s the next day are always great!
Do omelets count? I love to have an omelet for dinner.
Waffles! Which, incidentally, would be very interesting with some cream cheese and this jam …
Since we started keeping chickens we’ve had a lot of eggs for dinner. Our simple answer is omelets with all the leftovers we can find.
Pancakes. Any kind of pancake. Pumpkin. Buttermilk. Blueberrie. Pancakes for dinner.
Pancakes!
The jam looks great! My favorite breakfast for dinner is an egg sandwich (we always have too many eggs) with a side of warm fried apples from the bushels I put up every October. Maybe some homemade Greek yogurt with a swirl of jam for dessert!
Fried Egg with Avocado & Salsa!
When I was a girl, we had breakfast for dinner often…usually pancakes. But I think my favorite, is sausage gravy (or dried beef gravy) over homemade biscuits! Thanks for offering this giveaway!
We LOVE breakfast for dinner! Eggs, or omelets in a bag, bacon, sausage, hashbrown potatos, french toast.
I have more than one “favorite”– does that mean neither are favorite? Waffles for one, which we had growing up on Sunday night for supper ( since dinner was at mid-day after Sunday meeting). Then pancakes are good for dinner, as are scrambled eggs and toast. And last night we had oatmeal, which was delicious.
Corned beef hash and eggs is my favorite. Sometimes I’ll make a corned beef just for hash instead of using the leftover corned beef.
I need to try this jam once our plants start producing. My favorite breakfast for dinner foods are things like pancakes, waffles or French toast with bacon. I’m not a big sweet eater in the morning, but at dinner time, it’s like having dessert first!
My favourite is eggs scrambled with ham, tomatoes, and chives, and topped with a bit of cheddar. Mmmmmmm .
Can’t wait to try the tomato mango jam; sounds awesome.
My favorite breakfast for dinner has to be pancakes and sausages. We often had this for dinner when I was growing up. My parents worked in the knitting mills and this was something that was nutritious and affordable for a large family.
Your tomato mango jam sounds terrific, congratulations! My breakfast for dinner winner is hashbrowns with anything ;)! Grate any kind of potato in food processor. Tumble into colander and rinse with cool water to remove starch and halt oxidation. Now squeeze water out by hand and plop into med-high cast iron skillet coated with a few glugs of canola oil. Salt. Now press down with spatula into a cake and let brown gently, do not move it around until crust forms. When crust is secure, gently slide 2 spatulas underneath and flip! Takes some practice, and some gathering up of stray bits until you’ve mastered it, but the result is exquisite. Up there with Mom’s and Grandma’s!
Thank you so very much for the tomato mango jam. Mangos are one of my favorites. And as for Breakfast for Dinner, we have that quite often. Our favorite in that is eggs with cheese, bacon, toast and being Southern we love grits. Now thisw tomato mango jam will sure go well with that.
Love breakfast for dinner & do so about once a week. Favorite has to be a Southwest Breakfast Skillet, chopped bacon (fried up with red or yellow peppers and onions) add some Mesquite Grille Marinade serve over hash browns with fried eggs and toast on the side. Yumm! (Thanks for the book suggestion, just might find a new favorite.)
Ricotta pancakes and genuine New York State maple syrup. Served hot with real butter melting. Life is good.
French Toast with just plain maple syrup for dinner. It’s morning comfort food on the evening and is great after a long, stressful day at work.
I am so used to having pancakes for dinner, so the first time I heard of anyone having it for breakfast I though “hmm, dinner for breakfast?”
Anything that has bacon and hash browns involved
It’s a tie: German pancakes (baked in the oven) with blueberries, and poached egg over wilted spinach on toast. I had both for dinner this past week.
Ah. Depends on the day. Usually my favorite is some version of eggs on toast (or sweet soft bread and pate, yes, I know, you have to try to believe it!). But I will equally have porridge for any meal of the day. Preferably with a few blueberries and a banana.
The breakfast-for-dinner that we have most often is an (American style) omelet with cheese, cream cheese, and broccoli (and sometimes pepperoni), and home fries (the kind I grew up with is thin-sliced potatoes, fried).
but I think my favorite is french toast. Especially when I have a sore throat; it’s nice and soft and comfort food. 🙂
I love eggs & cheese on toast, with an extra piece of toast and some yummy homemade jam, of course!
I like scrambled eggs with diced ham mixed in.
My favorite breakfast-for-dinner meal is biscuits & gravy!
Love to make a baked pancake (sometimes plain, sometimes with apples, or cinnamon, etc…) and have hashbrowns, bacon, and fresh fruit on the side. An all-in-one meal that I enjoy (hubby and kids don’t go for it…so it’s my own special treat!) is scrambled eggs with a bit of shredded cheese, topped with frozen peas (cooked) and catsup 🙂
French toast, sausage and lots of syrup:)
My favourite breakfast for dinner is an omelette, with or without mushrooms but always with cheese.
My favorite breakfast for dinner meals is eggs incognito. Scrambled eggs with chili and cheese on top. So delicious!
A good frittata with tomatoes and goat cheese is one of my favorite breakfast-for-dinner.
Mmmm waffles! Or maybe poached eggs 🙂
Breakfast burritos are always a hit with our family !
My absolute favorite “breakfast for dinner” is composed of two sunny-side up eggs (from my own chickens!) on whole-grain toast with Maldon sea salt, garlic chives and cracked black pepper on top… preferably with a cup of strong black tea. Perfect!
Easy! Scrambled eggs with buttered toast and ketchup.
Fried eggs, bacon and potatoes. Who knew I loved salt like I do.
I love French toast and bacon for dinner!
Egg based dishes, omelets, crepes, scrambles. Eggs rock for dinner!
I love chilaquiles for dinner. Thank you for the giveaway!
I have breakfast for dinner almost every single night. It’s usually eggs and toast with some salad, but sometimes it’s oatmeal (savory or sweet).
I love my marmalade and tomato jam on toast ! O.m.good!!
Waffles and fresh fruit.
My favorite is a breakfast pizza. Homemade dough rolled to a thin crust with sautéd onions, bacon, thin sliced potatoes, topped with fresh eggs. Cook on the lowest rack at 500°F until the eggs are just set. Yum, the perfect dinner.
I’m a traditionalist. Bacon, eggs, toast. Though pancakes taste better at night than in the morning.
An egg on anything else, especially polenta or really garlicy butter toast.
I love pancakes with honey OR bacon and fried egg (still runny yolk) sandwiches!!!
I make omelets for dinner quite often.
Pancakes & sausage!
Simple french toast with syrup, it makes me remember my Mom. =)
Waffles, for sure!
Biscuits and jam alongside a savory omelette is always an acceptable dinner. Ditto breakfast burritos with home-canned salsa (though we need to do that again – I’m entirely out). And baked beans and toast. And scrambled eggs with mashed potatoes in. Come to think of it, what breakfast *don’t* we eat for dinner?
WAFFLES!
Love eggs florentine for dinner, best with home-grown spinach from the garden but frozen works too.
Oooh! I love ‘brinner’ and totally need this book. Favorite version is currently the crispy challah french toast recipe from America’s Test Kitchen with eggs over hard and crunchy crunchy bacon on the side. And strong black coffee, even if it’s eight pm.
Biscuits with sausage gravy and eggs! Yummy!
Pancakes are always good, or maybe a nice big omelette.
Blueberry pancakes with bacon or sausage. Although blueberries are wicked expensive where I live now, so I have to figure out a substitute.
Scrambled eggs, sausage, and hashbrowns is our go-to when we eat breakfast for dinner.
Ever since I tried it in London- egg on pizza! I think there’s a recipe for it this book.
my fave breakfast for dinner is quiche. mmmm. i made homemade crust last time, and added onions, broccoli, and cream cheese.
I have a recipe for tomato-peach marmalade though it doesn’t have the spicy peppers you added. I’ll need to try that! Favorite breakfast for dinner – one of those German baked pancakes that puff up in the oven, topped with sauteed veggies (zucchini, carrots, cherry tomatoes, roasted red peppers, garlic, onion, fresh basil) and feta cheese. Yummy!
Mine is creamedd eggs on toast!
I’ve been making waffles with fruit butter in the batter. They’re great for dinner!
Mmmm. Breakfast is absolutely my favorite dinner. I will definitely be checking this book out. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I’d probably go with some cheesy shrimp & grits (technically more of a brunch than a breakfast) or just a poached egg on toast topped with some parm and pesto.
poached eggs over toast torn into bits – had it just last night, in fact!
pancakes, sausage, eggs with lots of syrup poured over all of it !
I love french toast with jam or berry syrup for dinner!
We’re basic pancake/waffle and bacon breakfast-for-dinner eaters though I do always try to add fresh fruit to ease some of the guilt.
The best breakfast for dinner has got to be Waffle Wraps. Basically, picture a breafast burrito. Now it’s a breakfast taco. Now it’s in a waffle instead of a tortilla. You’re welcome.
Waffles with peanut butter and maple syrup and a side of bacon. Yum!
Easy cheesy waffles from C is for Cooking, made with my kid.