my little breakfast wonder

oh the simple pleasures in life...sometimes it can be as easy as a great piece of toast.  this is one breakfast i find myself fixing from time to time, and i always enjoy every last bite when i do.  i go back and forth between natural almond butter and peanut butter, but whichever gooey and chunky base i use, it's always topped w/ a sliced banana and a sprinkle of cinnamon (and sometimes hemp and chia seeds too). :)

breakfast wonder recipe: serves 1

ingredients:
1 slice of dave's killer bread (this bread is the best, but use whatever you like), toasted
natural chunky almond butter ~or~ peanut butter
1 sliced banana
sprinkle of cinnamon
sprinkle of hemp seeds (optional)
sprinkle of chia seeds (optional)

build in order of ingredients listed and enjoy.  of course, it's also delicious w/ milk.

mounds of glory

well i must say, my intentions were to make fresh blueberry muffins...until i realized i don't own a muffin pan--oops.  i could've sworn i had the right equipment!  anyways, i was determined to bake something delicious, and so therefore, i opted to modify a yummy breakfast cookie recipe i recently came across.


my hubby was the first one to try these freshly baked treats, and he really liked them.  i was trying to come up w/ a name for them, and he suggested, "mountains of glory."  funny, the name seemed appropriate, i liked "mounds" better, and so that was that.
thanks honey! :)

recipe: makes 4 "mounds"

ingredients
old-fashioned rolled oats
golden flaxseed, ground
hemp seeds
chia seeds
dried blueberries
dried white peaches, finely diced
pecan, roughly chopped
ripe banana, mashed
coconut oil, liquified
organic blue agave
vanilla
shredded coconut
cinnamon
cardamom
salt

mix everything together and form into "mounds," place on a silpat liner, and bake @ 350 degrees until golden brown.  e-a-t!

it's not a pancake...it's coconut-encrusted french toast w/ mixed berries, bananas & real maple syrup

i skipped my avocado toast this morning...weird.  instead, i opted for a little something on the sweeter side.  i used another piece of that really seedy bread i picked up from the farmer's market, "drenched" it w/ a whole egg (my hubby would approve...he loves "eggy" french toast!) and coasted it w/ unsweetened coconut.  then, into the pan it went, and while that little magic show was underway, there was another act happening on the back burner.  i had a small skillet filled w/ frozen mixed berries, cranked up on medium heat, beginning to thaw and transform into a simple berry compote.  i then peeled a banana, grabbed the real maple syrup out from the fridge and started plating my piece of french toast.  top it all off w/ a sprinkle of chia seeds and call it good!

recipe: serves 1

ingredients
1 piece of bread (i toasted it a bit b/c i didn't set it out overnight...this wasn't a "planned" breakfast)
egg wash = 1 whole egg, splash of milk, vanilla, nutmeg & cinnamon
unsweetened coconut (for coating the toast)
frozen mixed berries (i added cardamom to these 1/2 through the cooking process)
1 banana
real maple syrup
chia seeds

make the toast in one skillet, the mixed berry compote in the other, slice the banana and start building your plate from the toast up!