Mushroom, Gruyère, and Spinach Quiche

I made this quiche one night and then had the leftovers for breakfast the next day!  Even the leftovers tasted great - heated in a 375 degree oven for about 15 min!

Source: Cooking Light April 2014

Ingredients:
1 pie crust (I used a packaged one to save time)
3 center-cut bacon slices
1/3 cup chopped shallots
1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
2 teaspoons fresh thyme
2 cups packed baby spinach
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/3 cup half-and-half
3 large eggs
1 large egg white
2 ounces cave-aged Gruyère cheese, grated

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Bake the crust (with pie weights on top of foil) at 425° for 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Remove weights and foil; bake an additional 2 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
3. Reduce oven temperature to 350°.
4. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings; crumble. Return pan to medium-high heat. Add shallots to drippings in pan; sauté 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and thyme; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach; cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Drain any excess liquid.
5. Place milk, half-and-half, eggs, egg white, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender; process until smooth.
6. Arrange half of cheese over bottom of crust; top with spinach mixture and remaining half of cheese. Carefully pour milk mixture over cheese. Sprinkle with bacon. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until filling is set. Let stand 10 minutes.

Sausage Egg Casserole

My brother specifically requested I post this recipe - so here you go Ryan...



This is the perfect breakfast casserole for overnight company and my family enjoyed this when we were staying in the mountains for some R&R over Thanksgiving.



Ingredients:
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 slices of bread (torn into small pieces)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 pound sausage
1 cup grated cheddar



Instructions:
1. Brown sausage and drain
2. Mix eggs, milk, salt and mustard
3. Add bread, cheese and sausage
4. Pour into greased glass 9x13 and refrigerate overnight
5. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes

Peanut Butter (PB2) Smoothie

One of my favorite breakfast smoothies!  PB2 is one of my recent discoveries and it adds great peanut butter flavor!  PB2 is basically peanut powder and it works great in smoothies.

Ingredients:
4 cups Ice
2 bananas
1/4 cup PB2
1 cup Fage Greek Yogurt
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 cup Chocolate Almond milk - unsweetened
4 scoops whey vanilla protein powder

Instructions:
Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Serve while chilled.

Blueberry-Oatmeal Pancakes

This was one of those recipes I saw on pintrest and had to try.  It did not disappoint.  I did have to add some extra coconut flour to get the right consistency for the pancakes.  I topped with a little drizzle of real maple syrup and more fresh blueberries.

Source: Mom Foodie Blog

Ingredients

1 cup old fashion oats

¼ cup coconut flour (I added close to 1/2 cup total to get the right consistency pancake)

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp Kosher salt

½ tsp cinnamon

1½ tsp stevia (3 packets)

1 egg

1¾ cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

1. Pulse the oats in food processor until flour-like in consistency.
2. Add the coconut flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and stevia. Pulse to mix.
3. Whisk together milk and egg in a batter bowl, add the flour mixture, and stir well.
4. Once thoroughly mixed, fold in the blueberries, until evenly distributed.
5. Put a lightly oiled or non stick skillet treated with cooking spray over med to slightly over medium heat. Once a drop of water sizzles, you are ready for the pancakes.
6. Scoop a ¼ cup of batter for each pancake. Wait until bubbled up in middle and drying at edges before flipping.
7. Flip and cook about 2 more minutes on that side.
8. Stack the blueberry oatmeal pancakes and enjoy with your favorite toppings.

Green Eggs & Ham

Just bought a couple Dr. Seuss books for my niece and of course had to find/try a recipe for Green Eggs & Ham! 

Source: Food 52

Ingredients:

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

2 slices prosciutto, choped

1/3cup cooked chopped spinach

4 fresh basil leaves

4 large eggs

2 tablespoons milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

 

Instructions:

 

1. Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a large nonstick skillet and sauté prosciutto 3 to 5 minutes or until crispy. Remove prosciutto from the pan and drain on paper towels.

 

2. Meanwhile, place spinach, basil, eggs, milk, and salt in a food processor and mix until well blended. Place eggs in the same pan the prosciutto was cooked in and sauté 2 to 3 minutes or until cooked, stirring frequently. Top scrambled eggs with crispy prosciutto. Makes 2 servings.

Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa

Made a big batch of breakfast quinoa this morning so I can just warm it up this week for an easy, healthy breakfast on the go during the work week!

Source: fitfoodiefinds
1C dry quinoa
1C cow/soy/almond milk (I used vanilla soy mil)
1C water
1t cinnamon
1T sugar 
8T raisins (or other dried fruit
4T chia seeds
4 medium apples, finely chopped


1. In a small saucepan bring quinoa, milk, and water to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer on low for about 10 minutes.
3. Add in cinnamon, sugar, raisins, apple, and chia seeds. Continue cooking on low until all liquid is absorbed. Around 10 min.

Toasted Coconut Waffles with Strawberries

I did a full pantry clean out and organization this past weekend so I could donate to a local food drive.  Once a year a local realtor - Cheryl Sartain does a neighborhood food drive and this year her goal was 1300 pounds!  While I was doing my pantry clean out I came across my absolute favorite pancake/waffle mix that had gotten lost in the back of the pantry.  Stonewall Kitchen Toasted Coconut Pancake &Waffle Mix.  So Delicious!  I usually make these for birthdays.  However in honor of finding the mix in the back of my pantry I whipped up some waffles.  These are sweet enough that I just eat them with fresh strawberries.  For those of you who can't imagine waffles without syrup - lighlty drizzle with some real maple sryup and Enjoy!