Breakfast Burritos

I needed something different. Every morning I make a breakfast sandwich. It's on a whole grain english muffin toasted, has a slice of 2% American cheese, a slice of turkey bacon and an egg and we garnish it with sugar free grape jelly. Every. Single. Morning. J is perfectly happy with this - he really likes it. I like it too, but sometimes I forgo the english muffin and make cheese eggs and eat it with the turkey bacon. Sometimes I have oatmeal. I just get bored. So, I got us some healthy tortillas and made breakfast burritos. The ingredients are pretty much the same. except I added chopped baby bell peppers to the mix. Just a small change, but it was what I needed.

Ingredients (makes 2 = 1 serving):
1 egg
baby bell peppers
1 slice of turkey bacon
salsa
hot sauce
2 tortillas

Leek & Gruyere Pastries

I made these pastries twice this week. I made it twice because it was delicious. J really liked it and sent me this email while he was at work today:

Subject: Thinking about...
Message: ..my breakfast pastry w/ bacon thingy.  Can't wait to eat it tonight.  Haha.. ;)

Yeah. He already had breakfast with his mom when I pulled these out of the oven this morning. Needless to say he had two after work today.

This recipe is also from Food & Wine Fast. Which, I love - because the recipes really are fast and don't take much effort and will turn out delicious.

Ingredients:
Frozen Puff Pastry (thawed)
1 Leek
Shredded Gruyere cheese
3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto (in my case, cubed ham - it's what I had in the fridge)
1 teaspoon fresh chopped thyme
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. On a floured surface, roll out the pastry puff. Cut into 4 equal squares. Fold the corners and edges.
2.  In a skillet, heat the olive oil until shimmering. Add the leeks and thyme, season with salt & pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring until softened (about 5 minutes).
3. Sprinkle half the gruyere cheese over the pastry, spread the leeks over the cheese. Cover with proscuitto (or ham, whatever); sprinkle the remaining cheese. Season with s&p.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden or bubbling. Blot any excess fat with a paper towel. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Rolls for Breakfast

Since I couldn't have eggs for breakfast like I usually do, I made cinnamon rolls.

Obligatory Heart Pancakes

(and toast)

Cranberry Pancakes

Cranberry Sauce Leftovers = Cranberry Pancake

Loco Moco

I was lazy, so I whipped up a fast and easy meal for dinner. This was a staple meal back in the college days.



Rice, eggs, and spam. I like my spam crispy and brown.

Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce

We've been really busy dealing with Ivan, so I haven't been able to cook much in January. I missed cooking. This morning, I made Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce for breakfast. I really enjoyed getting back in the kitchen and making it. Hehe. I got the recipe off Tastespotting - you can click here for the recipe.

It was delish! Here's a pic of my version: