Podcast 84: Boon Fly Cafe … and Breakfast Any Time

by The Meal Makeover Moms on December 8th, 2009

The inspiration for this week’s Cooking with the Moms podcast was our trip to Napa, CA in November and a rib-sticking breakfast at the Boon Fly Café. On our final morning, we ate at the Boon Fly, located at the fabulous Carneros Inn. Knowing we’d be flying all afternoon and into the night and knowing they’d starve us on the plane ride back to Boston, we went all out. The meal began with the restaurant’s signature Boon Fly Donuts (one small donut per Meal Makeover Mom was a wonderful indulgence). From there, Liz ordered the B.E.L.T.; applewood smoked bacon with one egg any style, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise on sourdough. Janice had the Breakfast Flatbread with two fried eggs, bacon, caramelized onions, and mozzarella.  As you can see from the photos, we had plenty of leftovers for the journey home.

The Breakfast Flatbread was so yummy (though clearly uber high in fat and calories) that it motivated us to create a brand new recipe for Green Eggs & Bacon Pizza. Wow. Where do we begin? There are so many great things to say about this recipe. For starters, it’s hearty thanks to the eggs and the bacon. Second, it’s nutritious thanks to the spinach, eggs, and cheese. And finally, Janice’s daughters and Liz’s boys all gave it two-thumbs up!  We consider four happy kids at the dinner (or lunch) hour a huge success.

Green Eggs & Bacon Pizza

Makes 5 Servings

  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 ounces baby spinach, coarsely chopped (about 2 packed cups)
  • 5 large eggs, beaten (we like Eggland’s Best)
  • 4 slices nitrite-free bacon, cooked, patted well between paper towels to remove excess fat, and chopped into small pieces
  • One 12-inch pre-made pizza crust (we used Boboli original crust)
  • 1 cup reduced-fat preshredded Italian cheese blend (we used Sargento 4 Cheese Reduced-Fat Italian)

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F (or the temperature indicated on your pizza crust).  Bake the pizza crust according to package directions (in the case of the Boboli, about 8 minutes).

2. While the pizza crust is cooking, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until golden, about 1 minute.

2. Raise the heat to medium-high.  Add the spinach and cook, stirring frequently, until wilted, about 3 minutes.

3. Add the eggs and the bacon and scramble until the eggs are set, about 3 minutes.

4. Remove the cooked pizza crust from the oven. Top evenly with the egg and spinach mixture. Top with the shredded cheese. Place back in the oven and cook until the cheese melts, another 2 minutes.

Nutrition Information per Serving (1 slice):  320 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated, 0.2g omega-3), 660mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate, 2g fiber, 20g protein, 25% calcium, 20% vitamin A, 15% iron

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The second recipe in this week’s podcast also features nutrient-packed eggs. This B.L.T. with More hits the spot any time of the day.

B.L.T.  with More

Makes 4 Servings

  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 to 8 teaspoons light canola mayonnaise
  • Four 100% whole wheat sandwich thins, lightly toasted
  • 4 Romaine lettuce leaves, washed and dried
  • 4 to 8 thin slices tomato
  • 8 slices nitrite-free bacon, cooked, patted well between paper towels to remove excess fat, cut in half

1. Heat the oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Crack each egg open into the skillet. Gently break the yolk. Cook 2 minutes, flip, and cook 1 additional minute.  Season with salt and pepper.

2.  To assemble, spread the mayonnaise over each half of the sandwich thins. Layer 4 of the halves with 1 lettuce leaf, 1 to 2 tomato slices, 4 pieces of bacon, and an egg. Top with the remaining halves, slice in half, and serve.

Nutrition Information per Serving:  300 calories, 16g fat (4g saturated, 0.7 omega-3), 730mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, 17g protein, 10% vitamin A, 10% vitamin C, 15% iron

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If you have a favorite breakfast recipe you’d like to share or a favorite breakfast cafe suggestion, please post a comment to our blog.  Cheers!!

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7 Responses to “Podcast 84: Boon Fly Cafe … and Breakfast Any Time”

  1. Jill, The Veggie Queen on December 9th, 2009

    I wish that I’d been there for breakfast but it would have made that donut sharing tough.

    My favorite breakfast may be odd for some people but I find it satisfying and filling. I do a tofu, potato and seasonal vegetable braise in the pressure cooker, and serve it over quinoa, brown or wild rice, or whatever whole grain I have cooked in bulk that week.

    If you don’t have a presssure cooker, you can make this on the stove top. It’s hearty and delicious and I can make it many different ways, depending upon which spices I use.

    Thanks for this post as a reminder that breakfast can be different and delicious.

  2. Sarah Caron on December 11th, 2009

    Sometimes, an indulgence is so nice. All of that looks delish. My favorite breakfast is a classic: an egg, over easy, with buttered wheat toast and two crispy strips of bacon. But I am more likely to just have the toast or a yogurt.

  3. Jennifer on December 18th, 2009

    I listened this week and couldn’t wait to make the breakfast pizza, but didn’t have time to run out and get a Boboli. I improvised and made it on whole grain English muffins. My kids LOVE this! They gobbled it up, and loved that they got their own mini pizza. I think the only thing that would have improved it would have been sauteeing the spinach with garlic in that first step!

    In the podcast you said you didn’t know where to get applewood smoked bacon–I was floored! I grew up in Cudahy, Wisconsin–where the Patrick Cudahy company makes applewood smoked bacon, and we even have Sweet Applewood Days every summer! I thought everyone had this kind of bacon. I wonder if there’s a way to have it shipped to you?

  4. Jennifer on December 18th, 2009

    Oh, for Heaven’s sake, I just saw that you do have garlic in that first step. . .guess I missed it while I was trying to read the recipe and wrangle 3 kids at the same time this morning!

  5. Stacy on December 18th, 2009

    Thanks for the great breakfast pizza recipe! My family of eight loved it. My 7 yr. old said it was better than macaroni and cheese (high praise indeed) and my pickiest eater gobbled it up.
    I was able to find applewood smoked, nitrite-free, even humanely raised bacon at my local grocery. It was very good and had a lot more meat per slice than regular bacon which seems to mainly be fat.
    I appreciate the commenter’s idea about using English muffins. I love Boboli, but it gets pricey when you have to double the recipe.
    Thanks again.

  6. Jessica on January 10th, 2010

    Had the pizza today for lunch. Kids (age 3 1/2 and 13 months) loved it. My husband even went for seconds! =) It was FAST to make too. I’m adding this to the “regulars” list!

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