Breakfast is not often drooled over, but oh my goodness, I recently made a breakfast sandwich that is worthy! I have a Cooking Light Cookbook where I found this delicious sounding breakfast sandwich and knew I wanted to give it a try. It starts with Cinnamon bread as the base. That’s a great beginning, and I love making it with my sour dough bread starter. This Cinnamon Swirl Bread would be another wonderful bread to use for this sandwich!
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Tortilla Shell Quiche
While on the hunt for healthy alternatives for some of my favorite breakfast foods, I found the delicious Three-Ingredient Pancakes that I shared here recently. I have made them several times and swoon at their texture and flavor!
Then my daughter told me about making a quiche and swapping out the caloric crust for a tortilla shell! I buy the La Banderita Carb Counter tortillas and they are super low in calories, so I knew they would be a good choice for my “crust.”
Cherry Coffee Cake
Happy October! Fall is a season of comfort foods and delicious coffee cakes enjoyed with mugs of steaming coffee. Today I’m sharing a new recipe recently introduced to me that will perfectly fit those autumnal menus.
Last week our small group had a fellowship dinner. We decided the theme would be Breakfast for supper. A couple of our dear friends from out of town were going to be here to join us and she wanted to make something to contribute to the meal. Her recipe was a hit with everyone! Cherry Coffee Cake was her recipe, and it tastes like a cross between a pastry and a cake. You could substitute another fruit topping, but I’m telling you that the cherry was so delicious! She was sweet enough to share her recipe with me! Thanks, Ellen!
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Around our Table
We are traditionalists on most holidays. The same foods are usually served each year on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. But you know what? Sometimes it’s really fun to break out of that “mold” and do something completely different! That’s what happened this year.
My daughter hosted us for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and she and her sister did all the food. Not only did I not contribute to the meal, I wasn’t allowed to lift a finger. That was a gift in itself. They are the sweetest.
Here are the meals they planned and prepared.
Christmas Eve night, they had all appetizers. (BTW, This would make a great menu for New Year’s Eve, too!)
From Monte Cristo Sliders, Chicken sliders (something like these), Cocktail Wieners and Pizza Dip it was a delicious spread.
We had a mid-morning brunch on Christmas morning. The egg casserole Whitney made was a.maz.ing! It had all the brunchy feels to it and balanced out the sweetness of the Pioneer Woman Cinnamon Rolls that Alli and her husband made! What a way to start the day!
Here was the menu for supper
Steak with Texas Roadhouse seasoning, and Crispy Onion Straws
Roasted potatoes with Blue Cheese
Caesar Salad
Learn from a 5-year old how to eat a cookie. Fill your plate with your favorites. Look carefully at the cookie to decide which corner to attack first. Then go in and nibble away until completely devoured!
After church yesterday we were blessed to host everyone for Sunday dinner. It was very impromptu, but I made a simple meal everyone loves – Soup beans and cornbread. I used the simple recipe I’ve shared here. This is such a great meal for ease and for comfort. I served it with roasted potatoes, cornbread, and cooked apples. Even our little guys love this meal.
All these meals were great, yes, but the best part was sitting around the table as a family, thanking the Lord, chatting, laughing, listening, watching, loving, caring and serving. That’s what mealtime is all about.
Plan something simple this week and invite others to join around your table. Eat slowly. Make conversation. Serve them. Love them. There’s nothing that tastes any better!
What kind of foods did your family share over Chrismtas?
Crustless Quiche
When I make up my weekly menu, I look at what I have on hand and look for recipes that use those items. Last week I had fresh broccoli in the fridge and I had some ham slices in the freezer. When I was looking at my Pinterest boards for healthy recipes, I came across a pin for a Ham and Cheese Crustless Quiche on Skinny Taste’s site. She has such delicious, healthy recipes! This one joined the ranks of favorites!
I used Swiss cheese as my cheese option and it was so good with that ham! Steaming the broccoli just a couple of minutes gave it tenderness without being super limp or soggy. This whole recipe is just delicious! I also prepped the ingredients ahead of time because I was working outside on my back porch and wanted supper to be easy to complete.
To make ahead, I chopped the broccoli and ham and grated the cheese and then set all that in the fridge. I mixed up the custard ingredients and set that bowl in the fridge. All I had to do 45 minutes before suppertime was assemble it in my pie plate.
Here’s Skinny Taste’s recipe:
Ham and Cheese Crustless Quiche
INGREDIENTS
- cooking spray
- 1 3/4 cups diced ham steak or leftover ham, 9 oz
- 1 cup chopped steamed broccoli, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup fresh grated Swiss cheese
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup half & half cream
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- pinch of nutmeg
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the to 350F degrees. Spray a pie dish with oil.
- Evenly spread the broccoli in the dish and top it evenly with the ham.
- Make the custard mixture by whisking together the milk, half and half, eggs, salt, black pepper, and the nutmeg.
- Pour the custard into the dish and top with Swiss Cheese.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until the center is set.
- Cut the quiche into 6 pieces and serve.
I served this at supper with a side salad, toasted bread and fresh fruit. It would also be perfect menu item for brunch!
This recipe is 5 points on the Blue WW plan and 6 on the Green Plan.
Enjoy!
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