‘Breakfast Recipe’ Articles at Sweetnicks

Recipe: Cheesy Cauliflower Muffins {Whole30}

October 15, 2018 · Narrative

Looking to change up your breakfast routine from “all eggs, all the time?” These Cheesy Cauliflower Muffins are just the ticket.

I’m not gonna lie. I was very much on the fence about making this recipe for Cheesy Cauliflower Muffins. With a cup of nutritional yeast, they didn’t smell so appetizing while I was mixing up the batter. Although I’ve used nutritional yeast before, it’s usually a sprinkling of it here and there. Not a cup. But I’m glad I stuck with it, because these are soooo good. So good that I found myself even picking at them even when they were cold.

The recipe comes from the new cookbook, The Plant Paradox. I had read an interview with Kelly Clarkson, and she was talking about how she recently lost 35 pounds, and she credited it to this lifestyle and cookbook. Although it’s not a Whole30 cookbook per se, many of the recipes are Whole30-compliant, or can be easily adapted as such, so it fits in nicely if you’re doing a round of Whole30 and are craving a bit more variety or sources to pull recipes from.

A friend and I cook for each other and swap food weekly, so after one weekend afternoon of cooking, we’re set for the week, which is pretty rad. I made breakfast and dinner last week, and she took lunch and side dishes. These Cheesy Cauliflower Muffins were my breakfast contribution, and we ate them along with a fruit salad that she made.

The recipe comes together very quickly and is little more than mixing a few simple ingredients together and baking. Easy peasy. I doubled the recipe to give us two each per day for breakfast. You could totally bulk these up even more by adding in some chopped spinach, chicken, ham, or whatever else you’re hankering for. The only thing I would do differently is to cook them directly in a muffin pan sprayed with non-stick spray, instead of using liners, because the muffin stuck to the liners when peeling them … and who wants to lose some of their breakfast that way?!

Do you have this cookbook? If you do and you’ve tried some recipes from it, please share. I need to know what to make next…

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Recipe: Blueberry Banana Pancakes {and a Giveaway}

February 21, 2014 · Ad-Free, Narrative

This post is sponsored by the US Highbush Blueberry Council in connection with the Mom It Forward Blogger Network.

When it comes to fruit, Madeline loves it just as much as she loves chocolate.

And that’s saying a lot.

And both kids?

Adore pancakes.

All day, every day, although they are a wee bit particular about which kinds.

With the ridiculous amount of snow days and weather delays that the kids have had over the past few weeks, one good thing has come out of it. Pancakes for breakfast on weekday mornings!

Some days chocolate chip, some days banana, and, most recently, Blueberry Banana pancakes featuring US Highbush blueberries. Pancakes are a total comfort food, no doubt, and this version is subtly sweetened with fresh blueberries and super ripe bananas. You know those bananas that are languishing on your kitchen counter that are too ripe to eat? Perfect for this recipe. The bananas keep the pancakes nice and moist, and the blueberries give it a delicious pop every time you bite into one. A quick recipe to make, using mostly ingredients you already have on hand, it’s perfect for lazy weekends, and snow day weekdays (and they freeze well too!).

To celebrate all things blueberry, the US Highbush Blueberry Council has generously offered to give one lucky Sweetnicks reader a $75 VISA gift card.

To enter this giveaway, you must complete ALL of the following, and leave a comment on this post verifying that you did so:

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This giveaway ends at 11:59 pm on March 5, 2014, and one winner will be chosen using random.org. Good luck!

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Recipe: Savory Baked Egg {Eat.Live.Be.}

February 6, 2013 · Narrative

We are not one of those families that has a leisurely breakfast together.

Certainly not during the week.

Nick is most definitely *not* a morning person, and the longer I let him sleep the better.

Madeline is happy from the moment her little toes touch the floor, but isn’t interested in food at that time of day.

And me? Well, although I do eat breakfast every morning, it’s not at home. Honestly, just getting the three of us up, ready, and out the door by 7:20 am every morning is an Olympic feat unto itself.

For realz.

So in the interest of keeping it real, breakfast at home during the week just ain’t happening. Luckily, at this stage in their lives, the kids still have an early morning snack time at school, and that’s when they dig in. You know, save for the granola or banana muffins I shove in their hands as we head out the front door.

Now weekends? They’re another story. Usually at least one of the two mornings, we’ll have a homemade breakfast at home. Those are usually the times for chocolate chip pancakes (Madeline’s favorite), toasted bagels with cream cheese (Nick’s favorite) or an egg something or other. Nick will eat them sunny side up or hard-boiled or deviled. Madeline will eat them deviled. And that is it. So when it’s an egg day, I’m all short order cook.

Like a boss.

And this little egg cup? Something that neither of them will eat, but I will. Super quick. Simple. Tasty. Your protein. Veg. A wee bit of dairy. And mostly clean eating.

The kind of recipe that Eat.Live.Be. days are made for.

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Recipe: Smooshed Avocado and Egg Breakfast Pizza

August 22, 2012 · Narrative

When it comes to smooshed avocado, I am a firm believer that it can replace any sandwich condiment you might have otherwise used instead. Skip the mayo. The mustard. The ketchup. And their assorted calories and sugars, and go avocado. It’s the perfect binder and it’s smooshed consistency is a delicious clean eating way to dress your sandwich.

Now that being said, I think it’s also an awesome base for a little homemade breakfast pizza.

And in just the amount of the time it takes you to make your egg, this satisfying, healthy, protein-packed breakfast can be yours.

Which means, in under ten minutes.

Which is about exactly what I have to make breakfast for myself in the morning.

Mostly because I’d rather sleep an extra few minutes than play in the kitchen on a day that I’m trying to get to work.

Know what I mean?

So if you like avocados.

And runny eggs.

And want to start your day with a guilt-free breakfast.

Make this.

Oh yes please.

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My Big Fat Greek Breakfast

July 7, 2010 · Clean Eating, Narrative

When it comes to breakfast, time is usually short and the most important meal of the day quickly becomes an afterthought. For the past few months, I’ve been vacillating between fresh fruit, a variety of veggie-packed egg white omelets, or oatmeal mixed up with a chopped up banana. A Greek egg white omelet has been an often go-to choice. Quick to make and packed with spinach and a bit of feta, it’s a good healthy way to start the day. For the time being, I’ve sworn off all cheese except feta. As a self-confessed cheese-aholic, this pains me in ways I can’t even describe, so feta makes many appearances during the week. Not quite the same as a nice Stilton or Cheddar, but it will have to do.

Over the weekend, my friend Beth and I were talking about clean eating, and she shared this breakfast that she recently made. With just a few minutes to saute some mushrooms and onions, and a half-hour in the oven, you can have your breakfast made for the whole week. Now that’s time well spent. If the Greek flavors aren’t your thing, you can totally change this up … add zucchini or bell peppers, or if you’re really lucky, swap out the feta for cheddar. The options are only limited to your imagination, and this dish is a great way to use your fresh farmer’s market finds or clean out your refrigerator from leftover bits and pieces.

Quick and easy to make, inexpensive, healthy and delicious to boot. My Big Fat Greek Breakfast indeed.

Project 365
July 7, 2010, Photo #123

In our family, we are more than a tad superstitious. Madeline, unfortunately, doesn’t really care. I usually try to hide the umbrellas from her, because otherwise this is what happens. When I’m trying to make dinner. You try explaining to a two-year-old that open umbrellas inside the house are a big no-no.

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