On Breakfast

I picked up this months Saveur magazine which is focused on breakfasts around the world. Let me tell you, few things have made me want to start eating meat half as bad as this issue. The food porn was in full effect with pictures of bacon, various breakfast sausages, egg dishes (I still hate eggs, always have), morning pastries, and various noodle dishes, to name just a few. I've pretty much lost the taste for meat, but still crave a lot of the textures. The snap caused by biting into the casing of a traditional sausage. The crack of crispy bacon, followed by the crumbling and blending of the buttery fat and the crispy meat. These textures I have yet to find in a veggie based culinary world. But this morning I did find a lovely substitution, though not a vegan one (it involves feta.)

My breakfast of champions:
small handful of Bulgarian feta
some sliced kalamata olives
sage honey (any honey will do, but the picant flavor and hearty undertones of this honey make it a real winner)
1 English muffin, split and toasted till the edges had browned and the entire thing was stiff and crunchy.

Take the toasted English muffin, top one half with a liberal slathering of sage honey. Top the other half with the feta and pop it into the microwave for about 10 seconds, or until the feta has fully melted. Once done, remove from microwave and top with the kalamatas.

I ate this along with a wonderful homemade Frappe that I made while the muffin toasted. Recommend started with the savory half first. This gives the honey enough time to soak into the dense English muffin and cause it to soften up a bit. Easy as hell, feels more indulgent than it really is (assuming you don't go overboard on the toppings.) The only thing I'd add is maybe some grapes to go along side. Other than that it has everything I was looking for in a breakfast. The crispness of the muffin, tang of the feta, heartiness of the kalamata, and the divine sweet of the honey. Washed down with ridiculously strong coffee? Yes please!