Farmhouse Breakfast Sandwiches

I love to play around with foods I normally make and just find a way to give them a little extra touch. Earlier this spring we got chickens- 18 of them to the exact. We've lost a few, but they've started to lay recently and each time we head out to the coop with my two daughters to find more eggs their little eyes light up! They are loving this farm life! We've got 3 out of the 13 left that have started to lay, and they've laid one daily so we've built up quite a stock of eggs so far! 

I'm a sucker for a McDonalds bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel- I love whatever sauce they have on it. So today I played around with a few ingredients and came up with a Creamy Dill Mayo and it was delicious! Add it to a toasted Brioche Bun, serve it with coffee  and you're in breakfast heaven! 

 
Creamy Dill Mayo

Combine:

4 Tbsp Mayo

1.5 tsp Ground Mustard

1/4 tsp Dill Weed

1/4 tsp Sugar

Spread over the Brioche bun. Top with egg, pepper jack cheese, and bacon. Enjoy! 

Xoxo,

Jennifer 

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11

A Rainy September Day

If you've been following along on YouTube or the Rockfish Farm Facebook page you know we're taking a $500 grocery challenge in the month of September.

This will include toiletries for the household as well. We are a family of 4, and two of them being some heavy eating girls! Those girls can put away some food in those growing little bodies! Maybe this challenge isn't for you.  But every now and then I like to "edit" my bills. We spent a year building our new farmhouse- which included a lot "grabbing dinner on the go" and eating picnic style out at the building site. 

Now that we're here and settled it's time to get it under control. We spend way too much money on eating out, and I throw away wayyyyy too much food that has gone bad- so my challenge for this month is to use what I have and stick to a strict budget getting creative with my meals and having less waste. 

So, wouldn't ya know....Day 2 included thawing a pork loin that didn't thaw in time- and our minds immediately said "let's head into town for dinner"- um, did I mention we are allowing ourselves one night out of budget which is our 12 year anniversary at the end of the month. Any other time we eat out has to come from the grocery budget! 

So I brainstormed, checked my cabinets and said "no, no. I got this. I can pull this together!"  I just knew I wasnt ready to blow it on day 2 of the month. So, I hopped on the side by side and headed out to the garden....in the rain. I gathered some tomatoes and basil and another check in on "the girls" and gave them some split tomatoes as treats. 

I quickly pulled together a meal from my cabinet- homemade brushetta with tomatoes and basil from right here on Rockfish Farm. And, Fettuccine Alfredo with some leftover cream cheese- I feel like I never use the whole brick for bagels so this is the perfect leftover use! You can find the recipe HERE.

Now, there's football in the background on the living room tv, the children playing contently.....(maybe) and the husband is down playing on his new gaming computer. Now that's what I call a great rainy Saturday evening. And of course, there's always Pepper trying to get any extra attention she can! 

Homemade Brushetta

One of my favorite crowd pleasing recipes- or just for the two of us to enjoy! Homemade brushetta! And, it's super simple- combine diced tomatoes, diced onions, Basil, salt & pepper and a swirl of olive oil in a bowl or container. The longer it sits- the better it tastes after those flavors marry! 

My favorite olive oil is a Tuscan infused olive oil I pick up from the Cotton Exchange in Wilmington, NC each year- but, regular EVOO will do the job too!

 

When you're ready to serve- take a tbsp of chopped fresh garlic- or a sprinkle of garlic powder- and apply to your slice of buttered bread. Grill it up- or broil it in the oven until it's toasted. 

Then, top your slice of bread with the tomato mixture and ENJOY! 

Easy to follow recipe:

4 ripe tomatoes, diced

1/4 white onion finely chopped

5-6 basil leaves, finely chopped

1 tbsp olive oil 

Salt & pepper

2 cloves Garlic-finely chopped 

2tbsp Butter

Italian bread loaf 

Combine tomatoes, onion, olive oil, 1 clove of garlic chopped and salt & pepper to taste.stir to combine.  Put in refrigerator- better the longer it sits. 

Brush Italian bread loaf slices with butter and a bit of chopped garlic. Grill or broil in the oven until toasted. Top with tomato mixture. Enjoy!!