No Thanks

Looks good, right? I'm not normally one of those people that passes something up because it's too sweet but in this case I made an exception. This smelled really good when I was making it last night. It is a breakfast compote. Today I looked up the word compote and found out it means dessert. That would have been good to know yesterday. It was apple slices and raisins simmered in orange juice and cinnamon, refrigerated overnight and then orange slices were added this morning. Pat said it was like pie filling and I have to agree so that's what I'm going to do with the leftovers.

Toasted Peanut Butter and Jelly

I had a magical breakfast moment this morning where I ate exactly what I wanted. I didn't even know it until I was already eating it but I probably could have eaten about 10 of these.

Here's Owen entertaining himself while dinner was being made. His new favorite toy is a pot or pan and a lid.

Popovers

These things are crazy! I have no idea how they end up looking like this and they end up with big pockets on the bottom of them. They're actually pretty neat but they needed butter to actually taste good and nobody else wanted anything to do with them.

Um...

Last night Pat said something about breakfast chili and we agreed that was nasty. Then I thought it would be funny if I made something that looked like chili but was actually really tasty. Then my brain shut down because Desperate Housewives came on. So when I went to make my breakfast this morning I pureed some strawberries, mixed in some yogurt, added blackberries (to pretend to be the meat?), and sprinkled on some cinnamon. Of course it was super tasty but it didn't really resemble chili. At all. Later I realized I could have even made some pound cake and used a slice to pretend to be cornbread. That would have been a nice excuse to have some cake for breakfast. That's part of the problem with having something different for breakfast every day. You have to have a plan. You can't just wake up and figure it out then because stuff requires so much preparation. Oh well, 7 more days!

Ok...so...remember that potato omelette debacle? Well apparently I have major problems with flipping things out of pans (or baking dishes). I'm pretty sure most of my problem this time was attributed to Owen pulling on my leg and me knowing I wasn't serving them to anyone so they didn't need to look pretty. The blondies turned out fine and Pat used the excuse to dish himself up some super large servings since we didn't cut them into bars. Ok, maybe I did that too.

Here's me and Owen on Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Waffle!

Just a few of our favorite mothers...

Brunch!

Cereal for breakfast! Boring, I know. But I made a Mother's Day brunch (with lots of help from Pat) so I wasn't about to get fancy this morning.

Here's the food! Egg casserole, coffee cake, lots of fruit, yogurt, strawberry scones, blueberry muffins, waffles, dried fruit, almonds, granola and sausage. I think that was it.

Poor lonely sausage.

Are you wondering where all the people are? I didn't get any pictures of the actual people. Actually I got one but it's a horrible shot. So here's Owen instead. He's about to grab a rock to hold while he wanders around the neighborhood.

Owen's Mess and My Crepes

Sometimes I wish I knew what Owen was trying to say...

Sometimes he makes it really obvious...I don't think he liked his dinner last night.

Crepes! How exciting! This was actually a recipe Lisa gave me at my bridal shower and I finally got to use it! I quartered the recipe and it still made this much. It was layered with strawberries and Cool Whip and it was super good. So good in fact that Pat helped me eat it. You know if Pat is willing to eat anything in the morning besides cereal it's got to be good.

Fried Egg

This looks like an easy breakfast, doesn't it? Wrong. I cooked the egg a little long and the edges were plastic-y. I tried to make white toast and let's just say the bread was past it's expiration date...Then I went to make wheat toast but the toaster oven was too hot from already being used and my wheat toast got totally burnt. I scraped it off to try to salvage it though which is why it looks normal. Boo on this breakfast!

Breakfast #17

Strawberry scone. Super yummy.

Porridge

I found a recipe for porridge that looked tasty and it was! It tasted like oatmeal because it was made with oat bran. I'm not sure what the difference between oat bran and oatmeal is but I think oat bran goes through less processing or has more "oatiness" to it. Whatever that means...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

I was going to attempt some sort of Mexican breakfast but it looked like a lot of work and I've already had a breakfast quesadilla and a breakfast burrito. So here's my fruit smoothie! I threw some frozen cherries, a banana, vanilla yogurt and oatmeal into the blender and voila!

This was a pretty healthy dessert we made over the weekend that ended up being really good! It was much bigger but I didn't get a picture of the inside until we had eaten about 3/4 of it.

Bonjour!

French Toast for breakfast!

Breakfast Quesadilla

Pat helped me choose this picture today by saying that it was the only picture where my breakfast looked remotely appetizing. He also said that maybe we could photoshop my nail. I think he was joking. Anyway, don't look at my nail. This was a flour tortilla with peanut butter, banana slices and cinnamon. I liked it a lot.

No specific reason for this picture of Owen except to serve as a reminder of his cuteness.

Strawberry Banana Bread

I made this last night so I wouldn't have to get up super early for my breakfast. That also means I got to sample my breakfast last night and oddly enough it was tastier this morning. The other good news was that it was pretty healthy. Made with whole wheat flour and no butter or added sugar! Owen liked it too. Speaking of Owen...his ninth tooth is coming in and he is determined to use it every chance he gets. At the moment I have nine little tooth marks imprinted on my arm.

Then and Now

It's funny to put diapers on Owen's head.
April 2007

April 2008

This stuff was called Breakfast Ambrosia according to the recipe I got off of some website. It's actually just orange slices, banana slices, coconut, pecans and a splash of orange juice. Very tasty.

Bagel and Tea

Yummy, but when did Lender's Bagels get so small? I'm more of a giant Panera/Bruegger's bagel type person.

Here's Owen working with his blocks.

Um...No...

I had sludge for breakfast this morning. Oops, I mean CoCo Wheats. There is no way any product should have such a catchy jingle when it tastes this bad. There is nothing redeeming about it. It didn't taste like cocoa and it wasn't a treat. I had to add strawberries to even make it edible. It also overflowed in the microwave.

Day 8

It's Day 8 of my 30 days of breakfasts! I still have a few good ones saved up (french toast, waffles, cereal...) but I'm getting lazy. This was a good one though! I did enjoy it. How can you not enjoy anything with peanut butter on it?

Fruit and Yogurt Parfait!

I know I'm a dork for putting my breakfast in a wine glass but it was the only glass I had that was big enough to make layers! It was worth it, another good breakfast!

Here's Owen wishing he was having my breakfast. He was not pleased with his leftover pancakes. Don't worry, the banana we gave him made up for it.

P.S. Happy Birthday Alex (I know, I'm a day late)!

Pancakes!

I got Pat and Owen to join me in breakfast this morning since I was having something normal! This mini one was Owen's.

P.S. Owen says hi!

Breakfast Burrito

Bleh. Booooooring.

Swiss Muesli? Yes, please.

I found a recipe for Swiss Muesli when I was online looking for breakfast ideas the other day. I'm glad I made it because it was actually really good. Here's what you do for a single serving...
Soak 1/2 cup of rolled oats in 1/4 cup of fruit juice or milk (use the juice, it's way better) overnight. In the morning add 1/2 of a grated apple, some chopped nuts, and some yogurt. Eat. Add cinnamon because it's way better that way.
The recipe actually called for "honey yoghurt" and hazelnuts. Nobody really has hazelnuts in their cupboard, right? And what is honey yoghurt? And why did they spell it that way? I can only assume that this is an authentic Swiss recipe since it has a fancy spelling and there's no such thing as honey flavored yogurt here.

Lots of Randomness

Owen's new favorite thing to do right when we get outside is to run to the rocks lining our driveway and choose one (very carefully) to carry for the duration of our time outside. It's very cute. It's also annoying because he always picks one small enough to fit in his mouth and you can never be sure if he's going to try to chew on it or not. He always seems so proud of the rock though so we try not to take it from him right away.

This was the pizza we made last night! I thought it was great. Pat didn't. I can tell because he only ate two pieces and he said it had a "wine-y" taste and because he said it was "ok" and because he didn't want it in his lunch today. In case anyone is keeping track (no, I don't think anyone is) I did try a new recipe last week but I didn't put up a picture because it was gross and it just looked like broccoli. The muffins I made yesterday were my new recipe for this week and also this pizza sort of.

Egg Sandwich! I was excited to have this but unfortunately the white bread I was planning to use didn't work out and I had to use wheat. Egg sandwiches on wheat toast aren't the same, are they? I feel cheated.

Happy Earth Day!!!

2nd Breakfast: Apple -Cinnamon Muffin

Pat and Owen enjoying Earth

30 Breakfasts!

Today began my 30 days of different breakfasts! I'm going to have a different breakfast every day for the next 30 days. Why am I doing this? I'm not sure. I'm not even sure I can make it.
Here's what I'm guessing will happen...
1. I'll get bored with different egg variations.
2. I'm always super hungry in the morning and I'm going to get sick of having to wait for my food to be ready.
3. I'll get jealous of Pat's cereal.
Here's why this silly challenge is a good idea...
1. I'll be eating something other than cereal which is what I've mostly been eating for breakfast for the past 4 or so years (thanks to Pat and his love of cereal rubbing off on me!).
2. Owen will get to try new foods and branch out from his normal oatmeal and banana breakfast.

I had vanilla oatmeal. Yes, I know it doesn't look very appetizing but it was very good. I like my oatmeal very liquidy.

One More to Check Off!

I haven't decided yet if I'm going to continue our scavenger hunt from last year but I thought I would take the opportunity to get Owen on a slide while I had it. I thought he would sit there and cry when I walked away but he surprised me by sliding down! Yea!



Another trip to the park! Here is Owen holding on to the picnic table.

Happy Birthday Lisa!!!