CABANA BOY COOKS: Breakfast Dishes with Potatoes

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Breakfast Dishes with Potatoes

"Potatoes" at breakfast makes one think of the side dishes you get with your eggs. You know the obvious ones, hash browns (shredded or diced Southern style) or American fried potatoes.

Personally, I prefer the shredded hashes with my eggs (no matter the style of eggs). But like them even better when you melt slices of cheese on those hash browns. Varying the cheese flavor helps keep them interesting too.

American fried potatoes are another way I like my potatoes. For those of you that don't what American fried potatoes are; they're sliced potatoes that are pan fried in oil or butter (combination is best). They are seasoned and fried to a nice browned crust.

I'm not a fan of the Southern style hash browns. These are diced and have seen them in various sizes of the dice. Most of the time they are deep fried. If I wanted that, I'd just get French fries of some kind.

These are not the only types of breakfast potatoes available to you. Some will make potato cakes using shredded potatoes. On Thursday's blog post, I have a variation of these (Mashed Potato Pancakes) using mashed potatoes. They make a great way to use up any leftover mashed potatoes.

Another way to use potatoes in the morning is to use them in breakfast casseroles. Here I've found the best potato to use is the frozen shredded hash brown. Just be sure to thaw them before using. Usually placing the bag in the refrigerator the day before in enough time for them to thaw. On tomorrow's blog post I have a recipe called "Hash Brown Egg Bake (GF)" which can be Gluten-Free.

For those needing "Gluten-Free", the key here is the brand of frozen hash browns you buy. Not all brands are Gluten-Free. I have found "Mr. Dell's" and "Ore-Ida" brands to be marked Gluten-Free.

When making most breakfast casseroles, you find bread of some kind as an ingredient. I love them and they are great dishes. But there are times when you want something a little different. The recipe using hash browns this week is just one of many out there for you to try.

So "Happy Cooking" and see you again next week. Remember, please spread the link to family and friends. Also, let me know if you have questions too.

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About the Blog

Cabana Boy Cooks is a food blog that gives a little insight and help on Tuesdays. That is followed by recipes on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. This blog is for all who enjoy cooking but is geared towards new & inexperienced cooks.

This food blog came about because I wrote a cookbook for new and inexperienced individuals wishing to learn their way around the kitchen. It is an extension of that cookbook and offers more than 600 recipes here. The cookbook has an additional 125 recipes plus helpful instruction and advise..

I try to offer recipes that cover all aspects of cooking. You'll see on the tabs above that the recipes are broke into categories. Gluten-Free and Vegetarian recipes are marked behind them with a (GF) or (V) sign. Many of the other recipes can be adopted to meet gluten-free or vegetarian by making minor changes.

Please, don't hesitate to contact me through the comments section of the blog with questions or concerns.

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Thank you for following my food blog and "Happy Cooking."

My Cookbook

More Than Your First Cookbook

Every year, thousands of young people graduate high school or college and find themselves on their own for the first time. Amid all the excitement and freedom that comes with this fresh start, many of these newly independent people will find themselves out of their comfort zone when it comes to one critically important area--food.

This cookbook helps those people establish a new comfort zone in the "Kitchen" and learn to enjoy being creative in their culinary pursuit.

The cookbook draws on all the years of my life to collect the recipes, tips, anecdotes and life advice that will help everyone. From safety and sanitation to menu planning and budgeting, I walk new cooks through all the basics of food preparation. A great gift for children or grandchildren just beginning to cook for themselves and a useful reference for more experienced cooks, this cookbook offers readers 125 mouthwatering recipes to match all tastes and abilities. I believe that cooking should be fun and personal, so all the recipes leave room for experimentation. There are even tips on how to make a few of the dishes fit into a vegetarian diet.

Breakfast, soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees, sides and desserts are all covered, along with a few odds and ends. Whether you're looking for the right way to set the table for a formal dinner, you want to take your grilling to the next level or you just want to figure out how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon, The cookbook will help you find the answer.

GLUTEN-FREE Recipes and Information

A few years ago, my granddaughter discovered she has Celiac and needs to be Gluten-Free. I started doing a special week of Gluten-Free information and recipes on this blog then and they appear every four (4) weeks. So if you happen to be on a Gluten-Free diet or know someone that could this help, please check it out.

There is a recipe tab above that holds all the GF recipes (in alphabetical order). It also holds the information posts in the order they have been posted.

All Gluten-Free recipes have this (GF) mark behind the titles. There are many other recipes on this blog that are or can be easily adapted to be Gluten-Free. So you may want to check other recipes too.

I also try and mark VEGETARIAN recipes with a (V) behind the titles as well. I hope these features help many of you that want or need these options for your lifestyle.

About the Blog's Author

I spend over 40 years in the food industry doing everything from pot scrubber/dishwasher to managing around 250 employees. In 2009 I retired from my career to start a new adventure. That adventure was to write and publish a cookbook for new and inexperienced cooks. Many of my years in the industry involved working in "Higher Education." I saw a need for such a cookbook as I watched college students move on to a life on their own. So it has become a mission of mine to help anyone that wants to improve their cooking skills and learn to enjoy being in the kitchen.

In April of 2011 I started my food blog "Cabana Boy Cooks" as a continuation of the cookbook. The blog covers many areas and topics. It also offers at least two (2) recipes a week not found in the cookbook. There is now over 200 recipes for you on this food blog.

Once a month, I write a food column under "Cabana Boy Cooks" in the weekly newspaper, Nodaway News Leader in Maryville, MO that includes a recipe. Some of the recipes are from this food blog and others come from my cookbook "More Than Your First Cookbook"