Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Serves: 4

​Want to spoil your dad this fathers day to thank him for all those awesome "dad" jokes? There is a little extra effort involved in this breakfast, but believe me its worth the effort, you will score big brownie points for this one! You can pre-poach a few eggs the day before to save some time.

Ingredients
       4 tomatoes, halved
       Olive oil for drizzling (or truffle oil)
       Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
       A little sugar
       2 sprigs fresh thyme, stalk removed, chopped
       5 fresh eggs
       1 litre cooking oil
       2 tbsp flour, seasoned
       1 cup panko breadcrumbs
       8 rashers streaky bacon or pancetta
       1 ciabatta loaf, sliced, grilled then buttered
       2 cups rocket, dressed with a little oil and lemon (optional)
       2 tbsp tomato chutney (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Place the tomatoes on a roasting tray and drizzle over a little olive oil. Season with salt, pepper and a sprinkle of sugar and thyme, then place in the oven and roast until they just begin to lose their shape, around 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, carefully poach 4 eggs until just cooked. Drain on a paper towel.
4. Heat the oil in a deep fryer until a piece of bread dropped in turns golden within 20 seconds. Whisk the remaining egg in a bowl. Place the flour into another and the breadcrumbs in a third. Dip each poached egg in the flour to coat, then the beaten egg and then the breadcrumbs. Do this carefully as you do not want to break the yolk. Deep-fry the crumbed eggs until golden, but don’t overcook – the egg yolk should be runny.
5. Heat a frying pan and add a little oil. When hot add the bacon or pancetta. Cook until crisp.
6. I like to stack everything from the bread up to the egg to serve.

Useful tip

• A drizzle of truffle oil finishes these off deliciously.

Prep time:20 mins
Cook time:15 mins 
Serves: 6

​The perfect start to any weekend - Kumara Waffles! The kids will love them, and so will you!

Ingredients
       2½ cups all-purpose flour
       ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
       2¼ tsp baking powder
       1 tsp baking soda
       ½ tsp salt
       2 tsp ground cinnamon
       1 tsp ground ginger
       ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional)
       4 large eggs
       1 cup milk
       1 cup buttermilk
       1 cup Orange Kumara, boiled, mashed (cooled)
       6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
       Chopped pecans, for serving
       3 tbsp Maple syrup
       1 cup sour cream
       2 pears, sliced

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
2. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, buttermilk, kumara and melted butter. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients, folding just until combined. The mix will be slightly lumpy.
3. Combine the maple with the sour cream and set aside.
4. Preheat the waffle baker and lightly grease it with butter. Add a portion of the batter to the waffle baker, close the lid and cook until fully baked. Remove the waffle then repeat with the remaining waffle batter.
5. Top the waffles with pear, chopped pecans, maple and sour cream. Serve immediately.