First smoothies, then pancakes. Now another breakfast treat I sometimes enjoy are eggs. I've made frittatas and omlettes before, and they are tasty! But what about when you're not looking for as much egg? And say, you have some leftover bell pepper? Mixing vegetables in with scrambled eggs gets old, so try this fun dish! You can use leftover onion rings as well!
Ingredients
Bell Pepper slices
Eggs
Preparation
Slice bell pepper so that it make a ring. Place in skillet over medium heat.
Add egg in center of bell pepper.
Sometimes the egg leaks out of the sides, but stay calm! If you're looking for a clear yolk, you can get a napkin or paper towel and gently wipe the yolk.
Cook 3-5 minutes, until egg has firmed.
Enjoy!
Add a little salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and some bacon and pancakes!
So good, I had to have a bite before I remembered to photograph.
About one day a week, usually on the weekend, I decide I don't want to make a smoothie, but I'd rather have pancakes. I actually stopped eating pancakes (and waffles) awhile ago because I couldn't stand all the syrup smothered on them. I slowly introduced them back into my diet when my dad gave me super simple recipe, and then one day a few months ago, I knew exactly how to make them brilliant. And brilliant they are! I could easily eat them all the time. Plus, this way it has no syrup, with lots of high fructose corn syrup, among other things, either!
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup milk (or water)
1 egg
shredded monteray jack cheese
shredded cheddar cheese
salt
honey
Preparation
Combine flour, milk, and egg in a bowl. Mix until smooth.
Pour small spoonfuls (about 2-3 tbsp each) into a pan over medium heat.
Cook until lightly brown on one side, then flip.
When browned on both sides, remove from skillet and place on plate.
Stack pancakes when finished on plate. Between each layer, add shredded cheese. (I usually end up with about 2 layers of pancakes, so after the first layer, I add monteray jack cheese, another layer of pancakes, then cheddar cheese.)
Sprinkle salt on top. Seriously. The salt makes this. Add black or cayenne pepper if you so choose.
So sometimes I slip and I don't always eat as healthy as I'd like. Sometimes it's because friends are in town and they want Mexican, and who am I to argue with that? Other times it's just because I'm too lazy to go grocery shopping and we don't have any food in the house, so I'll order a pizza.
This was happening about twice a week, and I was concerned. Then I came up with a brilliant idea, inspired by pop culture, oddly enough. Everywhere you go, you hear about people juicing. There are juice bars popping up all over the city. Whether it's on twitter or tumblr or pinterest, everyone is posting pictures of shakes or juices. They're posting recipes as well, but honestly, it didn't seem that hard to throw a bunch of stuff into my blender, and that's exactly what I did.
For the past few months, I've been just throwing a bunch of vegetables in the blender. I try to stick to vegetables rather than fruit because it's less sugar and more vitamins, nutrients, etc. But whatever I do, I always put a banana in because it makes it creamier. Plus, it makes it sweet enough that you don't notice the other vegetables.
And trust me when I say, as weird as this all looks written down, it tastes amazing. The first few days I got hungry after a few an hour or two, but now I'm fine for hours - just like a regular meal.
any other left over veggies or fruits you may have laying around and need to use up
4-6 ice cubes
1 tsp blackstrap molasses
Preparation
Add everything in a blender, with the exception of the blackstrap molasses
Blend.
After blended, pour into cup. Add blackstrap molasses and stir like crazy because it takes it a few minutes to dissolve. (Don't put it in the blender because the molasses just sticks to the bottom.)
