Hole In The Wall, With Maple Syrup & Cayenne

Just a little twist to traditional English breakfast!

You gotta try this, it's quick, cheap and really satisfying. . .

Recipe for one:

1 slice of bakery san Juan sourdough bread, middle removed
1 egg
pinch sea salt
pinch cayenne pepper
olive oil
butter
maple syrup

Add a little bit of olive oil and butter to a heavy skillet. Place over medium heat, when the butter is foaming, shake the pan to combine with the oil.

Take the bread and tear out the middle bit, about the size of an egg.  Place the bread in the pan and cook for a couple of minutes.  Now crack an egg right into the middle.  Season well with sea salt and cayenne pepper.  Cook until the egg looks like it's half way cooked, then turn the whole thing using a large steel spatula.  Cook for about 2 more minutes, or until the egg is cooked the way you like it.

Plate onto a warm plate, and add a little more salt and a splash of maple syrup.

Bon Appetit!  Chef Hobbes

Celeriac or Celery Root...

Celeriac, sometimes called celery root, is a wonderful root vegetable, but few people know how to use it.  It has a great sweet and nutty flavor, which can be used in soups, mashed potatoes or for sauteing.

Recipe:
celeriac
shallots or red onion
sweet potato
garlic
paprika
salt and pepper
coconut oil, butter or olive oil
greens

Here's how I use it.  If your lucky enough to get a celeriac with the tops on, cut these off and stick them in the freezer, to use later in stock, they add wonderful flavor to stock...  Cut off the top and bottom of the root so you have a nice flat surface.  Now peel the root.  I find using a knife rather than a peeler works better for me, but that's your choice.

Slice the root and then cube the slices into 1/4" cubes and set aside.  Now peel and slice some shallot or sweet red onion.  Cube up some sweet potato the same size as the celeriac.  In a saute pan over med-hi heat melt the coconut oil, when the oil is hot add the onion, celeriac and sweet potato and stir or shake the pan.  Now season with salt and pepper.  Cook until almost soft, then add garlic and paprika, cook a little more, making sure not to brown the garlic, so keep it moving.  At this point you can lower the heat to low and melt in some greens like spinach, chard or kale. Or you could add the mixture without the green to mashed potatoes!

Bon Appetit!