If there's one thing I love, it's meal planning. I really enjoy putting together meal plans and menus for the week and especially when I entertain. Often times, I look to ethnic cuisines for inspiration on a menu theme. Other times I look towards a specific main dish to help me come up with accompanying dishes to complete the meal. But when Eggland's reached out to me to host a dinner featuring breakfast foods, I thought it was a genius idea! As a result, I hosted a delicious
Eggland's Best Brinner, breakfast + dinner. It was such a fun theme and a delicious one at that. In fact, the meal plan I came up with for this special brinner is perfect any time of day including for breakfast, lunch and of course, dinner.
When it comes to eggs, one of my favorite egg dishes is eggs benedict. It's a dish that involves gently poaching eggs, which are traditionally served up on toasted english muffins with Canadian bacon and topped with a rich egg sauce, also known as a Hollandaise sauce. Preparing this involves a lot of eggs so I thought it was the perfect dish to highlight Eggland's Best eggs for my brinner. To take it a step further, eggs benedict can be served up with different variations. The traditional Canadian bacon can be substituted with other meats such as bacon, sausage, deli ham, turkey, salmon, crab cakes, etc. The possibilities are endless! There are also other condiments and sauces that can be used aside from Hollandaise, including guacamole, sour cream, Mornay sauces, etc.
In the spirit of highlighting eggs, I decided to feature an eggs benedict bar where guests could create their own eggs benedict with assorted meats. Everything was served separately for folks to help themselves.
Poached eggs, toasted english muffins, and assortment of deli ham, deli turkey and pork sausage was available for our guests. And to top our benedicts, I made the traditional
Hollandaise sauce. To accompany our eggs benedict bar, I also served up...
Crispy Hashbrowns
Tossed Green Salad
with grape tomatoes, toasted pecans and crumbled feta cheese
Pancake Puffs
Fresh Fruit Salad
Coffee & Assorted Teas
So if you're looking for some tasty meal ideas for your next dinner, it can be just as easy as preparing breakfast favorites for a fun Brinner! To make it easy for you, one lucky reader will receive a special Eggland's Best Prize Pack which includes the following:
- 2 Free EB Dozen coupons (Any variety- classic, cage-free, or organic)
- 1 Free EB Hard Cooked and Peeled variety coupon
- 4 EB ramekins
- 1 EB apron
- 1 EB whisk
- 1 EB spatula
- 1 EB egg timer
- 1 EB eco bag
- 1 EB plush egg
Some guidelines:
- Giveaway is only for those who live in the United States - my apologies to my non-United States readers!
- You must check back in a week when winners are announced and email me to claim your prize if you win.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment answering:
What's your favorite way to enjoy eggs?
Deadline: Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 12 midnight CST.
One winner will be randomly chosen by Random.Org's Interger Generator based on the number of your comment and will be announced on Sunday, August 28, 2011, within next week's Sunday Fun Day Giveaway. Good luck!
Full disclosure: Eggland’s Best provided me with VIP coupons, a gift card, information and sponsored a prize pack to giveaway to my readers.
I like eggs lightly scrambled with goat cheese on an English muffin.
ReplyDeleteI love eggs in homemade baked goods. Today I made eggplant and tomato shaped sugar cookies with royal icing for my Father in Law's birthday.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to eat eggs are soft scrambled with american cheese. Creamy and yummy! Ironically, I like fried eggs without the yolk.
ReplyDeleteI can't decide between my two favorite egg dishes: eggs benedict & creme brulee. Both are so good!
ReplyDeleteI like poached eggs.
ReplyDeleteI love me some eggs benedict !! Every single time I go for breakfast, I always get eggs benedict. Yummmooo
ReplyDeleteI'd have to agree with you- eggs benedict (in traditional form) are my favorite, followed closely by a california style omelet. Just stumbled on your blog tonight!
ReplyDeleteWe love everything eggs but my absolute favorite is from my childhood. My mom would make us "egg-in-a-hole" all the time. It's basically a peice of bread with a hole cut in the middle and the egg is fried in the middle over easy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to eat eggs is deviled eggs!
ReplyDeleteScrambled with cheese. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely eggs benedict. My mom makes them every Christmas morning!
ReplyDeleteThe simplest omelet loaded with veggies is my favorite
ReplyDeleteMine's a childhood favorite too - the open-face egg sandwich. Lightly toasted bread, sliced hard boiled egg, Boston lettuce, sliced tomato with kosher salt, eaten with a knife and fork.
ReplyDeleteScrambled!
ReplyDeleteI love a fried egg on a piece of toast with lots of pepper!
ReplyDeleteWell, I just like eggs. Soft scrambled. A bit of cheese or not? Deviled. Quiche?
ReplyDeleteSoft scrambled is likely the simple favorite.
Always use Egglands Best!
I love my eggs in a quiche!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty boring with my eggs, I enjoy them fried.
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I think my favorite would be in French Toast. And I love brinner.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad's omelets...Sunday night as I was growing up he always made omelets for dinner. Still my fav omelets....green pepper, onions, cheddar and tomato's, with a side of cinnamon toast! He's coming to visit this week-think I'm going to have to have him make us some!Yummy!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCurrently I've been loving poached eggs, though I won't ever say no to scrambled or fried!
ReplyDeleteI love my eggs cooked over-easy with melted cheese on top. Turn that into a breakfast sandwich with bacon on a bagel or english muffin and it's even better!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Eggs Benedict! It is hands down, my favorite way to enjoy eggs :)
ReplyDeletescrambled with pickled hot banana rings. with ketchup, horseradish and frank's hot sauce. it doesnt look very pretty, but is quite yummy.
ReplyDeleteI love eggs any way! Breakfast, lunch or dinner. When I was pregnant I ate them twice a day. Scrambled with kielbasa or an omlet with bacon and avocado are some of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteI love German Pancakes. We eat them for breakfast or dinner a couple times a month. Yum!!
ReplyDeleteHMMMM... favorite way to serve eggs...
ReplyDeletei have a Croque Madame Sandwich I make, Open faced, make French toast as the bread, rolled ham and topped with a fried egg and of course some Hollandaise sauce.
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A bread pudding ... let's say a savory eggy oniony bread pudding!
Do I get extra points if I keep going???
When I was a kid, we always had what we called "dippy eggs" (because we dipped our toast in the yokes) every Sunday morning. Eggs over easy are still my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI love eggs benedict, loaded with hollandaise sauce of course!
ReplyDeleteI like them over-easy on toast! Preferably with cheese on the toast, too. Mmmmm.
ReplyDeleteI love poached eggs!
ReplyDeleteI can't decide! I love eggs so much, especially veggie omelets, and scrambled with laughing cow cheese and veggies. Also just love them hard boiled! Thanks for you wonderful blog...I just stumbled upon it and I can't wait to try out a lot of the recipes!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite since childhood would have to be 'Eggs-In-A-Hole', my husband has an odd name for them that I cannot recall, but they are definitely the family favorite!
ReplyDeleteI'm another eggs benedict fan. My favorite version came from a restaurant in Gulf Shores, AL. It included filet and an espagnole-based sauce as well as the poached egg and hollandaise. It's obviously a very rich variant. I've recreated it for my husband as it's his favorite, too.
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ReplyDeleteI love hard boiled eggs, especially mixed with tuna, mayo and pickle relish.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way is most definetly Deviled Eggs!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love eggs in a baked omelet or in a variation of eggs benedict with crab cakes
ReplyDeleteI love fried eggs on top of homemade bread, sprinkled with some salt, pepper, and Franks Hot sauce :)
ReplyDeleteI love egg for breakfast, a nice fried egg atop some hashbrowns, yummmmmmers
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to have eggs is two ways - weekdays it's scrambled with a slice of american cheese on an toasted english muffin. On the weekends it's as an omlet with cheese and ham!
ReplyDeleteLove Brinner! My favorite way to eat eggs is over easy (or as we like to call them, dippy eggs!) with wheat toast to dip in the yolk. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI like them poached!
ReplyDeleteI love them in omelets and quiches, but I've also been having a hard boiled egg kick lately.
ReplyDeleteAs long as I'm not pregnant, I like any way they come! Even green eggs, Sam I AM!
ReplyDeleteI love eggs in a basket.
ReplyDeleteI like scrambled eggs with fresh rosemary from my garden and grated cheese.
ReplyDeletescrambled eggs with hot dogs
ReplyDeletePoached, in a omelet, scrambled, no wait maybe fried...Oh heck I just love eggs anyway!
ReplyDeleteThat's hard, but my absolute favorite way would have to be a meatless eggs benedict- with tomato, spinach or some other veggies subbed in!
ReplyDeleteI like plain old scrambled eggs. Nothing added but salt and pepper.
ReplyDeleteI love eggs benedict! But eggs are something I really have to be in the mood for
ReplyDeleteOver easy, preferably with some great crusty bread to dip in it.
ReplyDeleteOver easy on pretty much anything!
ReplyDeleteI love hard boiled eggs. I like them as a snack, on my salads or a simple breakfast!
ReplyDeleteI love eggs! My favorite way is probably on a good bagel with ham and cheese. YUM!
ReplyDeletesunny side up! runny - with some nice buttered toast :) mmm delish
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about this giveaway. I ONLY buy Eggland's Best Eggs. Let's just say after an incident with chicken poop I began to really appreciate the fact that they inspect every egg...
ReplyDeleteOh how I love eggs. I love them in quiche. I love them over hard with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. I love them as an ingredient in French pastry cream. I love them deviled at BBQs. I love them hard boiled and chopped up in egg salad. I love them baked in ramekins with a touch of heavy cream and sprinkled with herbs and cheese.
I can't pick one favorite egg recipe. I'm sorry.
Over easy! i love breaking the yoke with a piece of toast!
ReplyDeleteI love deviled eggs or hard boiled eggs with a little bit of salt.
ReplyDeleteSunny side up with buttered toast!
ReplyDeleteFor breakfast I like my eggs over medium with buttered toast.
ReplyDeleteFor dessert I love a warm custard.
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I love Eggland's Best! I absolutely LOVE Eggs Benedict, that's my favorite way to enjoy eggs!
ReplyDeleteI love deviled eggs!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to enjoy eggs is scrambled, with bacos mixed in. Delicious!
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Scrambled with cream cheese & chives. YUM!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to enjoy eggs is having a cheese omelette!
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"Egg-in-the-hole" with sharp cheddar cheese!
ReplyDeleteEggs are amazing! I love a fried egg on warm toast.
ReplyDeleteIn quiche. Yum.
ReplyDeletei love deviled eggs! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteEggs - over easy or poached with dehydrated spinach, cilantro, paprika, hot pepper flakes & salt! BOMB!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite egg dish: scrambled with whipped cream cheese and lots of chopped herbs. Made in the microwave, in a cup sprayed with non-stick spray. Easy to take and eat at work.
ReplyDeleteI love scrambled eggs with sausage mixed in and sprinkled with cheese. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love scrambling eggs with whatever veggies I have on hand, potatoes, and goat cheese. Yum! :)
ReplyDeleteScrambled with chopped green onions, chopped ham and shredded cheese ...yum!!
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