Nutella and banana breakfast panino

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The Weekend Dish: Breakfast

January 14, 2011 by Lydia Ellison Howerton

We have breakfast on the brain here at A & O as we gear up to make it for our clients this weekend! The forecast is in the 80’s so the weather will be perfect for peachy pink freshly squeezed Cara Cara orange juice and Italian breakfast paninis (pancetta, egg, arugula and slow roasted tomatoes) served on the deck overlooking the ocean.

I ADORE breakfast. Eggs are one of my favorite foods (as seen here and here.) Growing up my mom would make my brother and I popovers for breakfast on very special occasions! Hot from the oven and slathered with raspberry jam, the are truly one of the best things on earth.

My Dad used to make us creatively shaped chocolate chip pancakes which we topped with whipped cream (from a can of course) or little marshmallows.

Now days I like to start the day with something lighter and healthier like our Cranberry Coconut Granola over Greek yogurt.

Or a green smoothie with seasonal or frozen fruit and lots of leafy greens during the week.

But weekends are a time to indulge in a big breakfast and the shared act of celebrating the morning with your loved ones. If I was cooking for myself this weekend I might make Sarah’s Lemon Blueberry Pancakes…

Or the sweet breakfast panino we featured this week with the mouthwatering combination of Nutella and Bananas!

This weekend make something special for breakfast at home or treat yourself to a breakfast date with a girlfriend. Enjoy one of the weekend’s best little rituals in honor of Sarah and I as we slave away in the slums of Malibu.

xo,

LEH

Nutella & Banana Breakfast Panino

January 12, 2011 by Sarah Lagrotteria

Image: Andurhina

Happy Wednesday, loves!

Lydia and I have been preparing breakfast to-order lately. Here’s our menu from this past weekend:

Freshly-squeezed OJ, coffee and tea

Eggs Any Way with bacon and/or sausage, toast and/or a cheddar biscuit warm from the oven

Smoked Salmon Omelet with chive crème fraîche

Belgian Waffle with warm maple syrup

Oatmeal topped with caramelized bananas and pecans.

This weekend we’ll add a breakfast BLTA—an egg sandwich with bacon, arugula, oven-roasted tomato and avocado on toasted sourdough.

But nothing compares to a toasted nutella & banana breakfast sandwich.

I advise dusting with powdered sugar and presenting it to the one you love on a special plate. Or you can savor it my way— straight from a paper towel, alone at the kitchen counter.

xoxosl

Nutella & Banana Breakfast Panini

Serves 1 lucky duck

Ingredients

2 slices egg bread (brioche or challah)

1-2 tablespoons nutella

1 ripe banana, peeled and sliced

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened

Directions

Preheat your panini press or a nonstick pan over medium-high heat

Spread the nutella evenly on one side of each bread slice. Top one piece with the sliced bananas and press the bread into a sandwich. Spread both sides with butter and place in the the hot press or pan.

Close your panini press until bread is toasty and nutella has melted, about 3 minutes. If using a nonstick pan, press the sandwich down with a heavy lid or your spatula. Turn your heat to medium and flip when the first side is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Cook until the second side is golden brown, about 2 minutes more.