Week 3 Thursday Potluck Breakfast

To welcome our Week 3 guest Nikki Silvestri, we are going to make her breakfast together! I found out from Emiline that Nikki is following a mostly paleo diet right now. If you aren't familiar with this diet, here's a brief description from the Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/paleo-diet/art-20111182

I don't know that every single dish at our breakfast has to be paleo, but let's try to follow paleo guidelines as much as possible so that Nikki has plenty of yummy things to choose from. Lee suggested that a big frittata might be a good, fast way to feed a lot of us. It looks like there are paleo frittata recipes out there we could try or adapt: http://paleogrubs.com/frittata-recipes

John and I will plan on bringing plenty of duck eggs that we can use as the base of a frittata. One option for the rest of you would be to bring a paleo ingredient like a vegetable or a meat that you like and think would be good in a frittata. We could make a couple of them to suit people's preferences.

Other paleo breakfast possibilities include fruit, nuts, and, well, it looks like most recipes can be adapted fit paleo guidelines! Some other stuff that might be fun to make:

Paleo smoothies: https://paleoleap.com/15-delicious-paleo-smoothies/
Paleo muffins: https://blog.paleohacks.com/paleo-muffin-recipes/#
3 ingredient paleo breakfast ideas: https://blog.paleohacks.com/3-ingredient-breakfast-recipes/

I'm sure if you do some googling you'll find lots more recipes as well!

I wish we had asked all of you about your dietary preferences in class so that we can make sure to have things that everyone can eat! In the comments section below, if you have dietary restrictions and feel comfortable sharing them, please post them so we can be respectful of your needs. And please post what you would like to bring for our breakfast! If you are bringing an ingredient for a frittata, please indicate that.

I think we'll plan to spend the first 20 or so minutes of class chopping, blending, cooking, and making small talk as we do. Then we can throw the frittata in the oven and talk with Nikki as a class as it cooks. If you are bringing a different dish that will need some time in the oven during class, let us know.

Also! If you would like to be reimbursed for your food purchases, save your receipts and bring them to class.