Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Tastey Breakfast Idea for the Whole Family!

      Here is a great breakfast idea for a Saturday morning before setting off to take the kids to soccer or before hitting the mall for a day of Christmas shopping. Or maybe for a lazy Sunday morning before enjoying a cup of coffee and the crossword puzzle. Or even before work or school during the week if you are a little more ambitious!

French toast, sausage patties, and fruit!


      I used cinnamon raisin bread to make french toast, using a couple eggs mixed with a splash of water and vanilla. I used my bread maker for the cinnamon raisin bread, but it would work just as well with store bought bread. I love having a bread maker! It is so easy to use (literally all you do is put the ingredients in and set the timer!), it saves money, and fresh bread  is just so much better! Plus, it can be used for other things, such as pizza dough and cinnamon roll dough! I really enjoy the pizza dough, but haven't given the cinnamon rolls a shot yet!

     Along with my french toast I made some meat-free breakfast sausage patties. I love the Morning Star maple flavored ones. The regular flavored ones are a bit to salty for my taste, so the maple ones are more toned down. Of course you could also use traditional sausage patties if that's what you prefer! I also had a side of grapes, to start off my fruit servings for the day!

     The combination for protein, carbs, and fat in this meal gives your body lots of energy for whatever you have going on and keeps your feeling full! Give this meal a try sometime, its easy to adapt for one, two, or more people!

Cheers,
Brittney

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Adventurous Eaters Club!

A group of co-workers and I have started an "adventurous eaters club". Every couple of weeks we pick a new restaurant with a unique menu to try. Over the weekend we ate at The Blue Nile in Ferndale, Michigan. The restaurant serves authentic Ethiopian food and it was delicious! We got an all you can eat feast with a variety of lentils, greens, and meats. We uses an authentic Ethiopian bread as our utensil and it was served family style on a tray. The food was a amazing!




Cheers,
Brittney