breakfast scramble ramble

I grew up skipping breakfast. Cold cereal just never appealed to me. So, I chose the go-hungry route {much more appealing, right?}. I just found it boring and work I had to do if I wanted something elaborate. No, thank you.

Then I met Mike. Mike LOVES breakfast. The idea of grabbing a banana to-go or skipping it all together is like finding a group of manly-men painting their toenails together. It just does not happen.

Ever since Mike and I started doing our thang I have been spoiled at breakfast {and actually every other meal too - his mom is Betty Crocker so he cooks and bakes..  score!}. The weekends involve him slaving over the stove conjuring up some delish egg mixture, cutting up fruit and flippin' jacks while I so sweetly do nothing  helpful. Not sure if I'm mentioned this yet but he's pretty awesome.

My {new} favorite breakfast is crepes. They are versatile and delicious. For our wedding we got a crepe pan, and we are obsessed. I love them. Oh, yes I do. Now that we are off our detox... our weekend are back to monster breakfasts and CREPES!

Crepe must haves:
egg concoction
fruit - strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas, apples
toppings - powdered sugar, chocolate, honey, whipped cream, peanut butter, hot sauce
lemon juice

  I recommend for the egg concoction -  eggs, onions, tomato, spinach and those little gold yukon potatoes. 

 Top the egg mixture with black beans and salsa and you have a little tex-mex crepe.

 My favorite sweet crepe is bananas, strawberries, peanut butter, honey, chocolate sauce and honey drizzled and whipped cream. Heaven. 

A tasty yet simple crepe requires squeezing a lemon over a plain crepe, sprinkle sugar, roll up and eat it!

What does your fav breakfast consist of?

Here's the crepe mixture recipe that we use. If you don't have a crepe pan, you can use a griddle or any other relatively flat pan {the lip needs to be low}.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
3. Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/basic-crepes/

bon apetit!

clean eats

Week two is over. {Whew! YAY! Hallelujah!}

Last week was bleeeech! Most of the recipes were straight up BORE-ING! The soups were bland {or maybe I'm a bad cook}. And, I had to choke down sardines {in a salad with clementines, might I add} for lunch one day. I'm sure my coworkers looooved me for that one.

Week two was interesting. Breakfast consisted of sweet potatoes, miso soup and tofu with collard greens. I discovered I really like tofu {on the to-do list, find a good cookbook for cooking with tofu.. suggestions??}. I've developed a love for cooking with recipes {although I still skim the directions and often miss something important like adding the beans to black bean salad... oops}. I also discovered I have NO willpower when I don't want to do something. Week two was really challenging for me. The food wasn't nearly as tasty as I expected so my first reaction was to cheat.. Give me a delicious, fatty smothered-and-covered burger; a huge mound of greasy, salty fries; and ten pounds of chocolate, please. By midweek I was determined to end the whole detox right then and there. My sweet, sweet husband kept me on track though {and let me cheat gracefully}. Now, onto week three renewed and ready. {I think..}

There were some tasty tidbits during week two, though {few and far between}. These are recipes we will def have again (click the name of it to find the recipe):

 grilled salmon and bok choy with orange-avocado salad

this was awesome - the citrus flavors with the fish and avocado were perfect. And, if you haven't had bok choy... try it. It's delish! We bought ours at the local asian market so they were super cheap.

black bean salad

I'm obsessed with Mike's salsa {I'll have to share his secrets later} which is similar to this recipe

Needless to say... one bite and I was hooked. All it needed was some tortilla chips to go with it.

oh, wait.. is that coffee I smell? Crap..