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I can't even call it a recipe, it's just some thawed frozen raspberries with a teaspoon of sugar stirred in, topped with a cream and greek yoghurt mixture and a few toasted almonds.
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| Toasting almonds is the most difficult part: watch the pan! |
I boil down two packets of apricots with water, maybe 2 teaspoons of sugar and some cardamom pods. It only takes a half hour or so and it's the kind of cooking that's so nice this time of year: leave it simmering on the stove and the entire house will be fragrant with apricots and cardamom.
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| Dried apricots boiled down with cardamom pods. |
Do you have any good breakfast ideas you can share? I always find it the most difficult meal to make for some reason.
xoDani
Sounds and looks delicious,Dani. I have a lot of Greek yoghurt with fruit at all times of the day. For breakfast, I love simply boiled eggs and some rye toast or soda bread for breakfast. But only if I make it myself. It fills me up and stops me snuffling for chocolate 5 minutes later. A bacon sandwich is never refused either - in fact it's a must on the weekends in my house.
ReplyDeleteSulky I think MrBP would like to come to your house at the weekends. He won't admit it but he misses a bacon sandwich I know it.
DeleteThanks for making my day with your hilarious Oscar post!
My favorite breakfast is greek yogurt with honey and roasted` walnuts.
ReplyDeleteIt is actually more dessert than breakfast:)
Ina I love toasted walnuts too though I've burned plenty in my time, I find I have to watch them even more carefully than almonds!
DeleteYUM! Sounds alot like what I eat for breakfast, except mine is premade. Fage greek yogurt is unlike any other brand - it tastes like it is cream, not yogurt! It has a little sidecar type thing with cherry preserves in it. The most delicious thing ever, tastes like a decadent dessert! I must try topping it with almonds now!
ReplyDeleteJCrewJD, I wish I could buy that brand of yoghurt here in Canada, it sounds delicious.
DeleteI do, too! Hopefully someday they will come to Canada.
DeleteI am a creature of habit and have the same breakfast every day - whole grain toast with peanut butter, a hard boiled egg, a cup each of strawberries and blueberries, orange juice and coffee. I bring yogurt and nuts to work for a mid morning snack. I agree about Fage yogurt, it's my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of mixing cream and yogurt, Dani. My husband is nuts for apricots, I'm going to try tempting him to eat breakfast. Thanks for the suggestion.
Yep, I scoff two Fage yoghurts every day, it's delicious.
DeleteTabs you have it too, why don't we have that here!
DeleteDF that's a good breakfast, I have to try harder in the mornings, I'm typically dragging myself around!
I've recwntly discovered cottage cheese with berries: blueberries or boysenberries. The berries add sweetness to the saltiness of the cheese. Deelish!
ReplyDeleteHi maqsad, I can't eat that cottage cheese, it's one of those foods for me, I just don't like it. But you know it's high in calcium which is so good for us, that sounds quite healthy.
DeleteThat looks scrumptious. You could be a food stylist, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Knityarns!
DeleteThat looks delicious Dani. Beautiful presentation too. I'm with J.CrewJD on the Fage Greek yogurt. I buy the 0% fat in the large size container to use for breakfast and those times when I want to decrease the amount of sour cream in a recipe. For breakfast I add fresh berries, almonds and a sprinkle of granola and it satisfies my sweet tooth ....mostly...I must admit that I will never refuse a decadent pastry on Sunday mornings!
ReplyDeleteHi AmW, I used to love a pastry on a Sunday morning, if you have a grapefruit with it the fat is cancelled out. ;)
DeleteHah, I always think that when I (rarely) indulge in a croissant and add segments.
DeleteI changed my breakfast to the full Fat Fage a few months ago for a change ( even though I eat it for lunch too, I just love the stuff) but I'm going to have to change again, even with nuts, Iam starving after an hour, I really need more carbs to feel full.
ReplyDeleteTabs I am a carb fiend too. I've been trying to give up wheat and it's okay as long as I have lots of wild rice and potatoes the holy vegetable.
DeleteWe love waffles at our house. I use a buttermilk waffle recipe and add chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts) and fresh blueberries (you could use frozen) to the batter.
ReplyDeleteSusan oh my gosh I adore waffles! I haven't had them in ages, yours sound heavenly.
DeleteMORNING MIX I have to force myself to eat breakfast. Generally I prefer savoury PB/ almond butter things and oatmeal to "fools". Although those are a big "almost dessert" (DH's moniker) in my house. My go-to non-weekend "fancy breakfast" is usually a corn tortilla with a dry-scrambled egg and some tomatoes, hot sauce, avocado, leftover herbs, maybe a bit of cheese. Occasionally a farm boiled egg with rye toast "soldiers".
ReplyDeleteDani, have you ever tried real Martha's breakfast "cookies", or similar, for the rascals? Highly recommend. Recipe is flexible and you can vary/ omit the nuts, seeds, dried fruit based on pantry, personal preferences, mix in flax etc.
http://www.marthastewart.com/921948/breakfast-cookies
PS Next time pop across border for day definitely bringing you a Fage stash to try. It's like comparing Greek yogurt to the regular drippy or gelatinous stuff.
GF I have tried the breakfast cookies and the rascals aren't having any of it. I have a very hard time feeding them in the morning. When I was growing up we had boxes of cocoa puffs and captain crunch on the table and that was it! I've created fuss-pots.
DeleteI also had very hard time to eat in the morning GetFresh... I took the habit of having, first thing in the morning a cup of warm water with a tea spoon of honey and sometimes lemon in it... Then I have my shower and then I can eat. Breakfast is tricky I agree! I have very limited time to prepare breakfast (I already wake up at 5:45 and find it early enough! but then I must confess that I have a terrible organisation) We usually have cereals with milk or yoghourt or just bread with butter and jam/honey/whatever and some fresh fruit, most of the time apple or pear... Nothing really fancy...
DeleteI have been juicing every evening or nearly for the past months and I try to do some extra so I can have some in the morning too...
FunkySteph, the water with lemon is so healthy, one thing I do is to have water with a bit of lemon in it, one large glass, before my coffee. This is supposed to set hydration on course for the day, coffee on an empty stomach=not so good.
DeleteI wake up starving. My hubs makes breakfast every morning for us..and he even does the short order cook thing - scrambled eggs for him, 1 fried egg OM for me, and PB toast for daughter. The egg lets me make it 5-6 hours with out getting faint. He's a good man.
ReplyDeleteBlue Booby, your husband is amazing!
DeleteBB lucky! That's a good husband right there. I try to get MrBP to make breakfast sometimes but he is scarce in the mornings, either working or at the gym, weekends too! I need to get those rascals on short order cook detail!
DeleteDani, your yogurt and cream mix sounds yummy! I have Greek yogurt with ground flax seeds and frozen blueberries. I also love a breakfast of rolls, cheese and ham - we used to do that on our skiing holidays in Austria, the bread rolls in Austria and Germany are delicious!
ReplyDeletePatricia, I do love bread rolls, I'm off bread right now and it is quite difficult reading about these bread rolls. ;)
DeleteHi Dani-Your fool looks delish, and such beautiful presentation! I love to cook breakfast, but only when I'm not hurried, so I'm no help. When my boys were teenagers,(I was working then and money was pretty tight), I usually made a skillet of scrambled eggs with different cheeses and they'd guzzle big glasses of milk and Hershey's syrup before they hit the door. My absolute favorite breakfast goodie is a sour cream pound cake heavily laced with cinnamon ,brown sugar and toasted pecans, a Southern Living recipe. It is very similar to one that they serve at the Del Coronado Hotel breakfast buffet. Lordy, I wish I was eating breakfast there this morning!
ReplyDeleteDavid that pound cake sounds like something that might have fallen from heaven, how delicious. Well that was a very good breakfast for growing boys, I'm often serving choc milk too.
DeleteOh David, breakfast displays at the Del are incredible - even I want to devour them and not a morning eater.
DeleteI am a wretch at breakfast. I really only seem to fuss about dinner! It is every man for himself, now that kids are grown up, but Barry will still often make an egg breakfast for all. I switch up all the time, this looks good, though I would have to pass on the almonds - the cream, greek yogurt would be nice! I tend to not eat a lot at breakfast, a small toast or yogurt and berries or maybe cereal. I drink a tiny bit of OJ and then have a teeny cup of espresso made by Barry each morning. I really must be more adventurous!
ReplyDeleteWMM I wish it were every man for himself, that's me on the weekends generally though I always feel guilty if I'm not churning out the meals. I like to have coffee while sitting up in bed I think that's the best situation!
DeleteOne of my go-to breakfasts is oven baked oatmeal. 2 cups oatneal, 2 cups milk, raspberries, a couple of grated apples, a bit of vanilla and then the special part, a touch of maple syrup. Mix it all up and pop it in the oven for an hour. I do one up Sunday night and reheat the next few mornings. I love oatmeal but hate the mushiness; this dish solves that. And it is a bit dessert-like too!
ReplyDeleteKDot your baked oatmeal sounds excellent especially the mixing it up ahead of time. I hope you are feeling well! :)
DeleteIt looks wonderful. I love almonds and they're so good for us. Hadn't thought of putting it on yogurt though. My breakfast is usually gallons of tea followed by yogurt and organic Blueberries. My yogurt of choice is called "Siggi's". It's Icelandic style yogurt, sweetened with agave nectar and has a whopping 14 grams of protein in each small container.
ReplyDeleteBTW- I hadn't noticed your picture before. You are beautiful.
AWSL, That's a good protein, I'm always trying to make sure I get enough, with your blueberries that is a good start.
DeleteThanks so much, I had to take my photo down, MrBP saw it and thought it was a terrible picture of me, who knew? I hate all my pictures so I'm no judge. Anyway I'll work on getting another up, it's always nice to have a face with a voice.
That looks tasty!
ReplyDeleteOn weekdays I eat a protein shake - frozen berries, some milk (100mL), sometimes some frozen spinach, a bit of peanut butter, some water, and chocolate protein powder. It keeps me satiated for quite a while.
On weekends it's either the same, or some sort of delicious egg and bacon and potato meal, made by my husband.
Abby I wish I could go for the protein shakes, I do make smoothies for my daughters but I can't handle the cold in the morning. It's all bad enough! Maybe in the summer. :)
DeleteProtein shake - water, protein powder, Stevia and frozen berries. Every single day. I'm not a breakfast eater, so this is easy for me and very filling. I make something similar to your breakfast to keep around for dessert though after dinner.
ReplyDeleteKathy this is just the sort of thing I like to have after dinner, with extra nuts on top and a wee bit of cognac, oh perfect!
DeleteCanadians do have their own Nature's Path company-- all organic and no GMO. I have a mix of the Smart bran and Heritage flakes with raisins, milk and our own hony many days. I sometimes have a blenderized mix of frozen raspberries, vanilla yogurt, bit of whey powder, and unsweetened cocoa, a little water if too thick, oat bran if you want more fiber. This is awesome ( think of all the lovely rasp/choc desserts).
ReplyDeleteLane I've got to try that! I've never bought whey powder but they must have it at my health food store, thanks for the tip.
DeleteWe eat a lot of avocado smashed on some sort of good whole grain bread that's been toasted. Top the smashed avocado with flakes of maldon salt, and if you like spicy, some red pepper flakes. Sometimes with an egg too. I also often make a smoothie for myself on weekdays in case I don't get lunch til late: similar to Kathy, I make it with frozen berries and protein powder and water and usually a frozen banana and ground flaxseed too.
ReplyDeleteLTee avocados are so healthy and good for the skin. I'd forgotten how good they are at breakfast, thanks!
DeleteSure does look yummy! It's funny how our bodies crave certain foods.I have been on a French onion soup kick lately,can't get enough. Made a big batch Sunday and its gone already!Those raspberries look great with the nuts and cream. I have been noticing more berries at the market this week,lots of blueberries.Spring must be on the way.Ihave been having English muffins with peanut butter and a bowl of fruit on the side . Of course I can't start my morning without my coffee!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Anon, I literally can't see in the morning until I have a coffee, I hope I never have to stop drinking it. Funny I made french onion soup on Saturday, I hadn't made it in years! We had it for dinner and ate it all up, delicious.
DeleteWhat a great idea for breakfast, it almost seems like a dessert - it is so difficult to get the kids to eat anything at breakfast time and something like this might work. I bought some PC brand Greek yogurt from Loblaws a few months ago, and loved it. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteLouise I have a heck of a time feeding my youngest daughter and then she doesn't eat at school so it really stresses me out. Something that seems like dessert in the morning really brings her around!
DeleteI don't usually eat breakfast, I eat dinner for lunch. ;) When I travel, my favorite on the breakfast flights is the yogurt parfait. This must be something like that, looks yummy. Just learned about Fage with everyone's comments, must look for it to try.
ReplyDeleteI actually love oatmeal for breakfast, not instant or quick cook, but the real thing.
Tiffany I like the steel cut scottish oatmeal, that's the best.
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