Top O' the Mornin' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Coffee

You may vary your "regular" roast with a dark roast, such as French or Italian, or a blend like Viennese. Occasionally, you can try a flavored coffee such as Almond, Cinnamon, Hazelnut, or Swiss Chocolate. Instead of coffee, once in a while have a cup of tea, black, blended (Earl Grey), or herbal (Lemon Balm).

Answer: Pancakes

Pancakes offer a number of options. To the batter you can add such items as banana slices, blueberries, raspberries, chopped nuts, or chocolate chips.
You may vary maple syrup with flavors like huckleberry, blueberry, and banana. And you can sample different syrups with different types of pancakes.
You might also occasionally add a meat item, such as bacon or sausage, as a side.

Answer: Omelet

You can prepare many varieties of omelet, using various combination of such ingredients as ham, bacon, sausage, onion, peppers, tomato, and spinach, as well as one or more different cheeses (for example, Cheddar, American, Swiss, Mexican, and Colby).

Answer: orange juice and a bagel

You may vary simple breakfasts by having a different juice (such as apple, cranberry, pineapple, grape, and grapefruit or a blend like orange-tangerine or cranberry-apple). Besides having different types of bagels, you can switch other bread items for the bagel (bran, blueberry, or cranberry-orange muffins; corn, zucchini, or banana bread; or wheat, sourdough, or rye toast). And the toppings you can use are endless: butter, margarine, jams and jellies of many flavors, peanut butter, apple butter, etc.

Answer: Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict also has different varieties. The "standard" version has eggs and ham or bacon on an English muffin, topped with Hollandaise sauce. But Eggs Blackstone uses bacon instead of ham and adds a tomato slice. Eggs Mornay replaces the Hollandaise sauce with Mornay cheese sauce. And Eggs Royale replaces the meat with smoked salmon.

Answer: French toast

French toast also provides several options. You can add cinnamon, for example, to the batter. Syrup has many varieties (maple, strawberry, boysenberry, etc.). In place of syrup, strawberries or raspberries or blueberries and whipped cream make a great topping. A breakfast meat can be added such as sausage, bacon, ham, or steak. [French bread makes a super version of French toast.]

Answer: Monte Cristo

The Monte Cristo is an amazing meal. On the bottom is a piece of French toast, on top of which is ham (and often cheese). The second piece of French toast is placed on that, then turkey (and often cheese) is added. The sandwich is topped with the third piece of French toast. (The ham and turkey can be reversed.) For variety, you can leave out one of the meats or the cheese. You can serve it with maple or other flavored syrup, or with fruit. You may also have sides such as French fries, a muffin, or juice.

Answer: scrambled eggs

This breakfast is another that offers many varieties. The cheese can be American, cheddar, or Swiss, or can be left out. Any number of ingredients, in any combination, can be added: sausage, ham, bacon, onion, peppers, tomato, and the like. Fruit makes a nice side (melon, berries, citrus), as does a bread item (toast, muffin, etc.).

Answer: Belgian waffles

Belgian waffles offer many options.You can top them with maple or other flavored syrup, or with fruit (strawberries and cream, for example). You can have them with bacon, sausage, or ham. And you might add hash browns, toast, or a muffin.

Answer: Oatmeal

"Quaker Oats" come in several varieties, such as plain or with brown sugar. You may enjoy adding sliced fruit to the cereal, strawberries, raspberries, and bananas particularly. With the cereal, you can vary your meals with different bread items and different juices.