This new year has started off with a different twist for me. A vanilla latte the morning of January 1st. I was warming up for my intended every-day-blogging routine for 2016. The new routine took the warming up with coffee and a yummy comfort meal before the actual blogging began. Yesterday’s dinner breakfast omelet was wonderful, and I finally managed to get the post published around midnight I think. What made the meal delightful, though, was adding French toast as a side. Omelets and French toast fit very nicely in my comfort food list. French toast sprinkled with powdered sugar has shown up on menus forRead More →

Veggie Inspired Breakfast

Happy New Year, food lovers! Start off January with a cheddar and feta omelet breakfast and a hot frothy vanilla latte. That’s my idea of a fun way to start a new year anyway. What’s yours? Breakfast makes me happy no matter the time of day I eat it, especially an omelet loaded with cheese. 7 Reasons Why an Omelet is a Healthy Choice Eggs contain nutrients like these: Protein –  builds and repair tissues and good for the bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. Omega 3 – good for the heart Amino Acids – Eggs have all 9 essential amino acids, including ones that enhance theRead More →

Weekends are kind of like mini-holidays for people who work Monday through Friday. Mornings are typically rushed during the week with little time to spend extra time in the kitchen. One of the fanciest breakfasts I remember my mother making was French toast. I only got to have that when on vacation. The occasion was when my two young stepdaughters were on a summer visit. The eldest, Ivy, who stayed right by Mother’s side to watch, said, “I know how to make French toast.” A bond between those two began that day. They were so much alike in some ways. Possible perfectionists, they had aRead More →