What's For Breakfast: Homemade sourdough rye bread, eggs and bacon

LAFAYETTE, IN - Most of the time, our guests are from Minnesota, but sometimes we get to chat with our members who live farther away.

Recently, member Vincent Walter from Lafayette, Indiana, was our guest on "What's for Breakfast" on the KAXE Morning Show.

Vincent had homemade sourdough rye bread, eggs and some bacon. He shared a secret bacon strategy with us.

"I cook six or seven pieces up in a pan in the oven, and then eat some of that the first day and put the rest in a ziplock bag and toss it in the freezer," he said. "Then I just take a piece out of the freezer and throw it in the pan while I'm frying the eggs."

Vincent said this method is a little more efficient since he can cook a lot of bacon at once and only needs to reheat it in the pan the next time.

Vincent also told us more about his sourdough bread he used for toast this morning. He's been making the bread himself since it costs less than buying it from the store. He also uses it for sandwiches throughout the week.

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Vincent Walter

He keeps the starter for the bread in his fridge, and each week, he takes what he needs from it and then adds some more flour and water, which keeps the starter going.

Vincent told us about his dog as well. Her name is Sandy, and she's a long-haired dachshund. She has mostly reddish-brown fur, with some black around the ears and a cream color around her legs.

Vincent joked that they know how to talk to each other.

"Well, if I'm eating, and she's had her breakfast and she wants a snack out of the snack cupboard, she'll start grumbling," he said. "And if I ignore her the grumblings start turning into where I swear she's mouthing words at me."

Vincent listens to KAXE because he has loved the structure and banter of the station ever since he randomly stumbled upon it while on a work trip to Leech Lake, and he has made an effort to listen in ever since.

Bacon & eggs on homemade rye bread toast.

Listen to the full story above to hear what else Vincent has going on!

We love hearing about breakfasts. Send us photos or join us on "What's for Breakfast?" Friday mornings at 7:50 a.m.

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