Breakfast woes

Jan Doling · #61 07/09/10, 03:16 PM

Don't know if you have electricity, but you can make oatmeal, rice pudding, or bread pudding in the crockpot overnight while you sleep. I add brown sugar, raisins, dried appricots, and cinnamon when I make the oatmeal.

My dad used to eat left over spaghetti sauce on his scrambled eggs or omelet. He also made patties out of left over rice adding tuna, onion, and an egg, mixed all together and browned in a little oil, then served with soy sauce (we jokingly called these Vietnamese rice paddies).

Sparticle · #62 07/10/10, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

PM me your address and I'll mail you some of my homemade granola. Personally, I have it with fresh goat milk, but that's up to you.

If you are close enough (I saw you are in Missouri), you can come pick up some milk, too.

woo Hoo that was fast! Just got the granola. Thank you so much. What is the dried fruit?

anniew · #63 07/10/10, 04:12 PM

I think toast with peanut butter is great...ate it for months at a time for breakfast and it stays with me longer than a lot of other stuff...mostly natural peanut butter.

Sparticle...when do you expect to get the house completed?

Jenni979 · #64 07/10/10, 04:37 PM

We aren't big "breakfast people" here... But, after DH was stationed in SKorea for all those years we began to really like things like a simple stirfry for breakfast... Just some nice veggies (he likes his over rice, I tend to put mine over cold noodles)...

The other thing I will eat (it grosses DH out) is sauted spinache to which I add red onions I have carmelized in balsamic and a smidge of EVOO... I could eat that on it's own, but will sometimes add some bleu cheese crumbles and crunchy bacon... I see that you can't eat meat but you could easily leave that out.

I like my spinache really tangy, so I will add extra balsamic until I get the taste I am going for.

You might also like kimchi... I think it is really hit or miss, though. Either you love it or you think it is the most wretched thing you have ever encountered... But, you can make it a million different ways. I like mine with cucumber and scallions.

GL!!!

GoldenCityMuse · #65 07/10/10, 07:01 PM

Wanted to touch on the thought about breakfast being a specific type of food. That is most certainly a cultural thing for Americans and maybe Europeans.

Honestly, I could eat what you [OP] described for breakfast every day of the year. Yes, it might be repetitious, but for so many people in the rest of the world, they are scrambling just to find anything to eat. We tend to be spoiled in that manner, I know that I find myself falling into that mindset myself at times. I have to be reminded by YHWH to gratefully accept the bountiful food supply we are blessed with.

With that said, I thionk the key is in the extras you can add to your meals. By the way, peanut butter on your pancakes/waffles is a must have. You can also incorporate nuts, seeds, or berries in your pancake mix for variety.

Also, consider breakfast burritos, with corn or flour tortillas.

Squash bread, carrot bread, every other veggie you can think of can be made into a bread. Use enough salt and sugar to make it tasty.

My wife is vegan, while I eat about most anything. We get along very well by extending grace to each other.

Sparticle · #66 07/10/10, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by anniew

I think toast with peanut butter is great...ate it for months at a time for breakfast and it stays with me longer than a lot of other stuff...mostly natural peanut butter.

Sparticle...when do you expect to get the house completed?

We're already behind so there is no real schedule. We are hoping to get a roof and four walls up by winter and finish off the inside over the winter.

Sparticle · #67 07/10/10, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenni979

We aren't big "breakfast people" here... But, after DH was stationed in SKorea for all those years we began to really like things like a simple stirfry for breakfast... Just some nice veggies (he likes his over rice, I tend to put mine over cold noodles)...

The other thing I will eat (it grosses DH out) is sauted spinache to which I add red onions I have carmelized in balsamic and a smidge of EVOO... I could eat that on it's own, but will sometimes add some bleu cheese crumbles and crunchy bacon... I see that you can't eat meat but you could easily leave that out.

I like my spinache really tangy, so I will add extra balsamic until I get the taste I am going for.

You might also like kimchi... I think it is really hit or miss, though. Either you love it or you think it is the most wretched thing you have ever encountered... But, you can make it a million different ways. I like mine with cucumber and scallions.

GL!!!

Your spinach dish sounds really good. Oddly can't find any dandelion greens around here, which I replace spinach with in a receipe. Our last place had so much. I love Kimchi and balsamic vinegrette. This is all stuff we love for lunch and diner and I'm just going to start making extra for the next morning.

Sparticle · #68 07/10/10, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenCityMuse

My wife is vegan, while I eat about most anything. We get along very well by extending grace to each other.

I thought this was beautiful. If everyone treated each other like that, the world would be a better place.

joshp · #69 07/10/10, 10:05 PM

If you dont have spinach or dandelion greens use lambsquarters. It is excellent as a spinach substitute. Freezes well too.

Mrs. Josh

whodunit · #70 07/11/10, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TedH71

I agree but meat does have some things that plants can't offer. I'm trying to remember what it is....

B12, I think.

Prickle · #71 07/11/10, 03:38 AM

My ex taught me to make this dish called Sopitas. It's a breakfast dish but I would throw left over meat and/or beans into it for dinner too.

6 corn tortillas stacked and cut into cubes
2 T oil
salt (I use seasoned salt)
1/2 an onion, chopped
1 cup salsa
3-4 eggs
Grated cheese

In a frying pan with lid, fry the tortillas and onions in the oil until the tortillas wilt down and brown slightly. Salt to taste. Stir in salsa until tortillas are coated. Cook for a few minutes until the liquid is absorbed by the tortillas. Break eggs over top and cover until the eggs are cooked (I stir it up like scrambled eggs.) Top with cheese if desired. Serve with sour cream.

Looks like a mess, tastes yummy.

Alice In TX/MO · #72 07/11/10, 07:07 AM

Dried cranberries in the granola.

Wow, you did get it fast. The Missouri Mail Mule must have been in high gear.

Sparticle · #73 07/11/10, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Prickle

My ex taught me to make this dish called Sopitas. It's a breakfast dish but I would throw left over meat and/or beans into it for dinner too.

6 corn tortillas stacked and cut into cubes
2 T oil
salt (I use seasoned salt)
1/2 an onion, chopped
1 cup salsa
3-4 eggs
Grated cheese

In a frying pan with lid, fry the tortillas and onions in the oil until the tortillas wilt down and brown slightly. Salt to taste. Stir in salsa until tortillas are coated. Cook for a few minutes until the liquid is absorbed by the tortillas. Break eggs over top and cover until the eggs are cooked (I stir it up like scrambled eggs.) Top with cheese if desired. Serve with sour cream.

Looks like a mess, tastes yummy.

Man that sounds good! Especially now that we do get some junky corn tortillas from the grocery store that are broken up on the sides.

Sparticle · #74 07/11/10, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

Dried cranberries in the granola.

Wow, you did get it fast. The Missouri Mail Mule must have been in high gear.

Ahhh cranberries. Something gave me a tingly feeling on my tongue too. Must have been the berries. Can't believe how fast it got here!

Sparticle · #75 07/11/10, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by whodunit

B12, I think.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_V..._or_vegetables

Tracy Rimmer · #76 07/11/10, 01:51 PM

Standard breakfast around here is oatmeal or ryemeal porridge. Made with milk it's a good source of protein. We serve it with fresh fruit, or jam, or applesauce.

The boys also like breakfast sandwiches -- fresh bread or toasted day-old, smeared with butter and mayo or mustard, piled with fried egg, bacon or sausage or ham, and a bit of cheese. You can do breakfast burritos, as well -- tortilla stuffed with scrambled egg, chopped pepper and onion, and a bit of salsa. These are portable, as well.

Breakfast cookies are good, too, and handy to have a supply of for those mornings you're running late.

Breakfast Cookies:

½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
½ cup canola oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup ryemeal (or use two cups of oatmeal!)
½ cup flaxseed
½ cup sunflower seeds
½ cup wheat germ
1 cup raisins or dried cranberries

Cream butter, sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients separately and then add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Separate into golf-ball sized drops and flatten each slightly on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool on racks and store in a cookie tin.

Patt · #77 07/11/10, 01:55 PM

Oh I have another good recipe:

Oatmeal Bars with dried fruit n Walnuts

Ingredients
Makes 2 dozen
1 cup finely ground old-fashioned rolled oats (grind 1 1/4 cups rolled oats in blender)
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 1/2 cups lightly packed light-brown sugar
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups walnuts (5 1/2 ounces), toasted and chopped
1 cup dried fruit
Vegetable-oil cooking spray

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together ground oats, flour, 1 cup whole oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in a large bowl; set aside.
2. Put brown sugar and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Mix in eggs and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
3. Reduce speed to low. Add oat mixture, and mix until just combined. Mix in walnuts and dates.
4. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread batter evenly in dish. Scatter remaining 1/2 cup whole oats over top. Bake until golden and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.Cool completely in pan on a wire rack; cut into bars.

drafthorsegal · #78 07/11/10, 10:30 PM

Just wanted to say this is an awesome thread for someone who doesn't know how to cook but still wants to learn to make tasty, healthy food - for any meal! Thanks everyone!

**clovis** · #79 07/12/10, 10:23 AM

My wife and I often will have cheese tortillas for breakfast. This is nothing more than cheese melted on a tortilla. Several types of cheese melted together make for a wonderful, fast, easy to eat meal.

When we get really fancy, a fried egg with the cheese on a wrap is awesome!

The crazy thing about wrap/tortillas is that you can add so much stuff to them, and it changes the taste so much that it is hard to get tired of eating them!

BTW, I know this is a simple meal idea...it is not some of the fancy things people have already suggested...but I hope it helps, nonetheless. These ingredients are easy to find, buy, store and prepare.

momofseven · #80 07/13/10, 11:12 AM

granola with apple/pear/peach/blueberry sauce. Granola with unfiltered applecider.

Corn grits... yellow....lots of butter, salt and pepper.

egg salad wraps...spread a wheat tortilla with egg salad, add finely chopped lettuce and kalamata olives...roll up.

Many days we just eat apples. I'll cut a whole plate of them up and let the kiddos eat until they are full. They love this.