Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict

Saturday means brunch - and this time it was homemade. I bought some smoked salmon and other fixins and began my masterpiece. I placed the items in this order: toasted fresh-baked multigrain bread, smoked salmon, fresh arugula, poached egg, homemade hollandaise and chives from our garden.

On the side I made some cast iron breakfast potatoes with onions, garlic and lipstick peppers. What are lipstick peppers? The best-named, intensely rich bell pepper.

The hollandaise ended up "breaking" at the last minute, so it doesn't look very appetizing, i know, but it sure was delicious. We dined with fresh brewed coffee.