Left-Overs Brunch
Sometimes the simplest meals with the most basic, left-over ingredients seem to come together to form fantastically tasty meals and snacks. Eggs in particular are so very versatile that having a few on hand at all times makes a wealth of meals possible. Of course they are great in their own, boiled, fried, poached and scrambled and don’t really need much else other than a little salt and pepper perhaps. What makes them so wonderful is their ability to bring a range of other ingredients together.
This morning, armed with some left over chunky chips from last nights dinner, some ‘past their best’ spring onions, a little left over dill from Thursday’s fish pie, a little dry remnant of cheese from the fridge and 4 fresh eggs I was able to rustle up a delicious brunch.
Cutting the chips into little cubes and frying with a few chopped spring onions, a pinch of salt and some butter until crisp around the edges. Meanwhile in a bowl beat together the eggs with a little pepper, chopped dill and 1/2 the cheese grated. Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes and top with the remainder of the grated cheese. Once the bottom has set, pop the whole thing under a grill until the top is set and the cheese just turning golden.
Here I served it with the last of the ‘Blame Canada’ maple bacon and a potato cake fried in the bacon fat.
Simple, inexpensive and constructed from leftovers, but as tasty as any brunch dish you would find in any fancy restaurant!
The Big Gay Foodie 
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