What I ate Wednesday 29

Hello!  I know it's been a while.  I'm still having troubles with my computer and I've really  missed posting.  Which really brought me to think why I post so much about food and a few other things.  I look at blogs for inspiration so really my purpose it to inspire you to try something new, be it a food, recipe, book or whatever.  

So here are the eats for Wednesday

Breakfast: Peanut butter and jelly, baked apples and coffee.

I just love my baked apples. Honestly I'm on such a peanut butter kick right now I put it on all of my breads - it's a super easy filling breakfast.  I topped it with homemade peach jelly and hemp seeds. 

Lunch: Kale salad.

This is another make over the weekend.  I make a big batch and it keeps well for several days.  Today I topped it with smoked salmon, leftover corn (the very last bit from the farmers' market), roasted veggies and pepitas.

Dinner:  Broiled whitefish, steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes

We got the whitefish at the Green Bay farmers' market frozen so we could have it during the week.  I'm not sure why there is no whitefish catching aloud at this moment, but there isn't. I mashed the local Yukon Gold potatoes with milk, chicken broth, a little butter and salt and pepper.  The broccoli was also the last of  the fresh from the market. 

Dessert: French yogurt cake

I've shared this recipe before from Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard. It's super easy and last for several days.  I like to top it with my homemade jelly that I melted into a quick sauce and whip cream.  

I hope this inspires you for some delicious eating.

Bon Appétit!

And as always with love from the Midwest,

Beth 

A Week of Breakfasts

Hello! It was a busy week last week and continues to be this week.  On top of that we are having computer issues so it is not always easy to write a post.  However I squeezed in a bit of time today and the computer worked! Hooray! I thought I'd share a couple of quick breakfast ideas for the work day.  I usually spend about 10 minutes making my breakfast.  That means something needs to be pre-made or very quick.  Here's last week's eats. 

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday:

Egg cups, butter tomatoes, pumpkin bread, blueberries and peanut butter. 

What a delicious big breakfast and yes it took less than 6 minutes to make.  I made the egg cups over the weekend along with the pumpkin bread.  I just had to reheat it all.  The butter tomatoes (my new favorite) also just had to be reheated.  I just slathered on my Smucker's natural peanut butter and put some of the last blueberries on my plate and done! 

Wednesday:  Sourdough peanut butter and jelly toasted, baked apples.

I love toasted peanut butter and jelly, especially when it is my jelly (peach this time).  I also love my baked apples.  Again this takes about 6 minutes to prepare.  I just have to toast the bread and make the open face sandwich and heat up the apples I made the night before. 

Friday: Sunny side up egg, roasted veggies, pumpkin bread with peanut butter.

Roasted veggies from last night come together quickly with a sunny side up egg (again about 3 minutes) and they are a delicious combo.  Also you are starting your day with veggies and we always need more of those.  The bread just needs to be cut and topped with peanut butter.  

I hope this gives you a few ideas for your before work breakfasts.  

Bon Appétit!

and as always with love from the Midwest,

Beth 

September's Eatings, Readings and Doings

Found this article on starting your day out well from yoga journal.   I do a lot of these things and mornings are really one of my favorite times of day.

Speaking of starting your day well the Kitchn has some tips for adding protein to your breakfast.  I always have a protein rich breakfast.  If you read my What I ate Wednesday posts you know how much I like my eggs, but in case you are not an egg lover here are some more ideas. 

Lately I've been making a whole bunch of these buttery tomatoes with all of  tomatoes that have been coming in.  I love it as a side dish, on eggs or on savory oatmeal.  It reheats very well and keeps for several days in the fridge.

New wine I tried. Vinho Verde. This wine is a great sipping wine before dinner, maybe a celebratory lunch or anytime sitting on the patio. If you can find some, please do buy a bottle or two.

What I'm buying: Well I'm still at the farmers' market weekly and stocking up on winter squash and enjoying that last bits of summer fruit and veggies.

What I'm reading:  I just finished The Guest Book and enjoyed an evening with my book club ladies discussing it.  Currently I'm reading Ordinary Grace by William Krueger.  So far I'm enjoying it very much.  

What I'm watching:  I found the very first few seasons of Great British Bake-off on Netflix.  It just makes me want to bake more cakes and happy in general.

That's this month's round up.  I hope September treated you well too.  

And as always with love from the Midwest,

Beth