True Love and Sad Realizations
So-Much-Spinach Omelet
Let’s start with the good. The true love. Kittens, I LOVE BREAKFAST. Specifically, I love WEEKEND breakfast. Bacon, eggs, yes yes YES! Saturday, Husbandio was a wizard with the frying pan, making amazing bacon and eggs for the family, and Sunday it was my turn so I whipped up some spinach and broccoli omelet with bacon and cheeeeeese. YUM.
If I could be at home every day, I would have magical breakfasts all the time. And would also probably have to buy new pants every week. So maybe it’s for the best that I’m far from bacon at least five days a week.
This leads us to my sad realization. After last week’s bake-a-thon that resulted in all the muffins in the Universe, I think I’m done with gluten-y breakfasts. I had a major case of the bloat all week, so much so that it was completely distinguishable from my big ol’ preggo belly. Granted, I for sure went overboard with the muffiny deliciousness, but still. I think that a little gluten time-out will do me good.
I think I’m going to go and get some grains to cook up in the evening and then bring to work to have with some fruit and/or yogurt. What do you think? Quinoa? Amaranth? Millet? What’s your grain of choice?
Or alternately, what is your favorite work-day breakfast? Inquiring minds want to know.
Quinoa!!!!
I’m a quinoa girl!
I’ve been Googling some amazing looking quinoa recipes today!
I mean, I’ve been working really hard today. But I HEAR there are some amazing looking quinoa recipes out there…
Well while you’ve been hard at work, there are people out there leaving amazing quinoa recipes on the internet. Maybe if you are lucky and have a spare minute at the end of the day you’ll find one.
Omlette looks lovely:):)
It’s so strange – I’ve been having some gluten-related tummy troubles too!
There’s a great coffee place by my work that carries some truly amazing pastries. I’m almost always running behind each morning and end up chowing down a pastry for breakfast. My stomach has quickly begun telling me that this is very much not okay! I have such a hard time avoiding gluten stuff…I’m a sucker for anything bread-like! I’m going to have to work much harder this week lol.
I personally love quinoa. Delicious and versatile with lots of fiber. Can’t go wrong!
EY! Stop picking on gluten!
I just wanna point out, for the record, that the fingers that have been pointed at gluten for causing discomfort are misattributed. There are very few baked goods, with the exception of cinnamon rolls, and their kin, that actually have much gluten in them. Most baked goods are made with cake flour, which contains the lowest amount of gluten-producing proteins, and that such pastries are prepared in such a way as to minimize the amount of gluten produced.
Anyway, brown rice is one of my favorite grains; I love the chewiness. Now, as for breakfast, about 2 months ago, I experimented with the effects of having a ______ butter and jelly sandwich. I have a couple of them before I go to the gym, and they are perfection. Pick your favorite nut, toast it, make it into butter, and make a sandwich. It has everything you need: some fat, some protein, some complex carbs, and some simple sugars, not to mention it takes about 20 seconds to put together.
In all fairness to gluten, it was really my sheer GLUTTONY that was the issue last week. I was consuming mass quantities of muffins that were most definitely NOT made with cake flour. Shame on me!
It turns out I’m not gluten-free this week, after all. Just breakfasts. I feel like I needed to step away from the richness of flour-y, oil-y (even though I cut the oil with apple sauce) muffins. Too heavy to start the day!
I love the idea of making my own ________ butter! I’ll have to give it a try!
Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, when I have the time. And quinoa on the grains front.