Protein Shake

Hubby is a keen cyclist so we go through a fair bit of protein powder at our place. We have a vanilla flavoured powder and it is pretty darn tasty. He likes a shake after his rides, I'll sometimes make myself one for afternoon tea. The other morning, however, I felt like a different for breakfast so made myself a nice big glass.
I added heaps of goodies into the blender; protein powder, banana, yoghurt, chia seeds, All Bran, cinnamon and two types of milk. The finished product was thicker than normal due to the All Bran but I wanted the fibre hit.
Overall not a bad breakfast.

Where to (re)start?

Where to (re)start? Why not with breakfast....?
On my birthday morning last year, my niece and nephew happened to be at our house after a sleep-over the night before. Pancakes are not really my thing but i thought it would be a fun breakfast. My aim was actually to make a pancake but that was the mother of all disasters so we won't talk about that!
I put out a range of toppings for the pancake stacks; maple syrup, wipped cream, strawberries, bananas, sprinkles and nut mix. 

The pancakes were just from a packet, nothing exciting but it was a fun and novel breakfast for the kiddies.

Porridge

This morning I used the stove to make porridge. I cooked it with milk, served it on top of warmed peach pieces, stirred through a sprinkling on cinnamon, drizzled it with honey and sprinkled on some pepitas and sunflowers.

It was ok, but I think porridge is most delicious when it is sweeter and a little more indulgent.

Baked Beans, Egg & Cheese on Toast

When I'm not eating Bircher Muesli for breakfast, I'm eating this:

It certainly doesn't look very special but T and I love it! Underneath the baked beans is a double fried egg, a slice of cheese and a piece of toast. Because the other ingredients are hot, the cheese melts perfectly and the toast softens a little. It is a quick, simple breakfast (and sometimes lunch or even lazy dinner) that is tasty and nutritious.

Here you can see the melted cheese and egg. Yum!

Bircher Muesli

Mmm-mmm, Bircher Muesli, my favourite! I love bircher and have it for breakfast most mornings. I discovered my enjoyment for it about 2 years ago and make it slightly differently each time. However I did measure ingredients when I made it the other day, so that I could post an accurate recipe here. As with all recipes, quantities should be played with to suit your tastes and so you can claim the recipe as yours!

Bircher Muesli

Ingredients

2 1/2 cup oats

1/2 cup fruit/seeds/nuts (any combo you like; sultanas, almonds, pepitas, sunflower seeds, craisins, dried apricot etc)

sprinkling cinnamon

sprinkling nutmeg

250ml fruit juice

1 cup yoghurt

Method

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge over night. 

In the morning you might like to add a little extra liquid or yoghurt or maybe drizzle with some honey.

We serve ours with fruit. Here is a his and her's bircher breakfast.

T likes his with fruit salad or two-fruit mixed with a generous helping of bircher.

I have mine with a chopped banana and All Bran.