Recipe: Omelet and Breakfast Sandwiches

In this week's Pathmark supermarket circular, I noticed that a carton of 18 large eggs is selling for $1.69, Banquet Brown 'N Serve Sausage Links or Patties is $1, and Pillsbury Grands Biscuits are $2 (use the $1 off 2 coupon here and get the cans for $1.50 each).

Putting them all together, I can make my own breakfast sandwiches just like the famous "Golden Arches" and save!
Total cost for all the ingredients: $4.19 and makes 8 breakfast sandwiches.

Before we start, we must first learn the technique of how to make a basic omelet.
Here is a video of Julia Child showing us just how it is done:



Ingredients

• 1 box of Banquet Brown 'N Serve Sausage Patties
• 1 can Pillsbury Grands Biscuits (I prefer Southern Style)
  
• 8 eggs
• butter or oil to cook the eggs
  

Directions

1. Prepare and bake biscuits as per manufacturer's instructions on can.
2. While biscuits are baking, prepare and cook sausage patties as per manufacturer's instructions on box.
3. Using an 8 inch non-stick pan, cook the eggs omelet style 2 at a time.
4. Flip the omelet in half and then cut in half with a spatula.
   
5. To assemble the sandwich, cut a biscuit in half sideways and lay half the omelet and then a sausage patty and then top with other biscuit.
6. Continue cooking the rest of the eggs the same way.
   

This is a recipe to make all the breakfast sandwiches at once (great for a family) but you can just bake the biscuits and then prepare the eggs and patty on the day that you are going to eat one (or two).

I don't season my omelet with salt & pepper as the biscuit and sausage have salt and seasonings already.

Recipe: Turkey & Brie Piada

A piada or piadina is a very popular Italian flat bread sandwich that is a specialty of the Emilia-Romagna region. I recently visited an Italian sandwich store in the Lower East Side and watched how they were made.

Hope you enjoy this tasty and easy piada recipe that I created inspired by my experience.

• 1 round whole wheat flat bread (Aladdin Bakers brand can be found in supermarkets)


• 3 to 4 thin slices of brie cheese


• 4 to 5 slices smoked turkey breast


• 4 to 5 leaves of arugula (watercress can also be used)

1. Heat a 10" pan over low heat (or use an electric griddle) and warm the flat bread 1 minute on each side.



2. Layer the brie cheese and arugula on one half of the bread and allow to warm up (about 30 seconds or more). Add layers of turkey over the brie and arugula.



3. Fold over in half and with a spatula and press down allowing the melting cheese to hold the sandwich together.



4. Transfer the sandwich to a cutting board and cut in half. Serve immediately.


*Traditionally, the piada is made with white flour flat bread. Experiment using different meats, cheeses, and greens.

Jack's 99 Cent Store in Midtown sells most of ingredients listed so I was able to make 5 piadas for about $3! Pretty good in this tough economy,eh?