Eggs are on the menu - Published 2nd Feb 2012

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Cafe Derailleurs first Blog post!

We have expanded our breakfast offerings to include perfect poached eggs.  These little bum nuts are from Rameltons in Byawartha (between Wangaratta and Albury) and are certified Free Range.

Their chooks are unlikely to have as much range as ours, as today the Wyandotte and a speckled one took a stroll down the street and were found in the neighbours vegie patch.  No damage done... phew.

Smashed avocado is on the menu too.  Yep it must be on every cafe menu but there's good reason for that.  There are heaps of health benefits for eating Avocados so I'll leave that up to you to google.  We add mint and some creamy Danish Feta to ours.  You can season it with some Murray River Salt and cracked pepper and squeeze on some cheeky lemon then spread it on our multigrain toast.

Speaking of the toast, it has loads of seeds in it and not much white flour so has a great flavour and texture.  It's loaded with wholemeal and rye flour, sesame seeds, linseed and sunflower seeds then coated in oats.  It's a perfect slow-release energy food for the rest of the day. And yes, it too is baked by us.

There are a few other breakfasty things like muesli, bagels and some fruit sourdough that you can have if a lighter start to the day is what you need.

Bacon I hear you ask... well, that'll come later when a new oven and range is installed and I can stay adieu to the little domestic stove we have been flogging for the past year or so.

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