Friday, September 30, 2011

The Portlander Breakfast Sandwich

Alex and I were up late recently, watching a food truck show where The Big Egg was featured. While the numerous creations were being made, we obsessively kept rewinding and watching it again, determined to make one for breakfast the next morning.
We decided to try The Portlander, our way:

Two eggs (I opted for one, Alex had two but said one would be preferable)
Stone ground mustard on grilled brioche bread (or in our case, hearty white)
Top with thick-cut bacon, Gorgonzola and chives (or green onion)
Return to griddle to help melt the cheese.

If you check out their menu, you will see that this sandwich has many options: the eggs can be made easy, medium, hard, or scrambled. The cheese choices include Fontina, Tillamook White Cheddar, or Gorgonzola. Meat choices are thick-cut smoked bacon, Black Forest ham, or house-made vegetarian sausage.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups

Andrew really enjoyed these for lunch!
Who doesn't love cream cheese?
Cut the crusts off your bread, spread cream cheese on it, sprinkle with raisins (I used currants, which are smaller) and roll up.
Cut into 3 bite size pieces.
Dip in melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (the grinder is handy).
Bake at 350ยบ for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Lunch is ready!