Learning from kitchen mistakes

I think breakfasts are the biggest issue for me.  I used to have a toasted bagel with a melted slice of cheese on it for breakfast everyday.  It was delicious, but 1) it wasn't very nutritious, and 2) it was kind of boring.  Then I switched to oatmeal, but then I got tired of that too.  I wake up early in the morning though, and I'm ready for work in 15 minutes.  Thus, I don't have much time for anything all that tasty.

Remember the Breakfast Quinoa and the Baked Oatmeal posts?  Well I made both of those on the same day, and I also made a Spinach and Egg White Frittata  (which actually wasn't all egg whites thanks to my inability to read the box right!).  

So now I had ALL of these premade breakfasts!  And it as a pretty good system.  I could just come downstairs, grab a jar, and go get ready.  And if I didn't finish it all before I had to leave for work? No worries, as it was already in a transportable container.

But herein lies the issue.  There are 12 jars there.  That's almost 2 weeks worth of breakfasts.  I don't know about you, but when something's been sitting in my fridge for that long, I start to get worried.  I just don't trust it.  So the point of the post isn't so much about the delicious egg white frittata (which is full of protein and super tasty!) but more in the issue of waste.  I had to throw a couple of these jars out (though all the breakfast quinoa was eaten lickity split ahah!), and that's just wasteful.  It's a waste of both my money and my time.  we all make mistakes, there's no doubt about it.  The key is to learn from them and, in this case, remember in the future to half my recipes!  If you have a family to feed, then 12 breakfasts is nothing, but when it's just one mouth, it's a lot!

Pizza, Anyone?

Who doesn't love pizza?  Really, there's just something so delicious and comforting about a slice of pizza.  It's not really something that helps with the waistline though.
Of course Blogilates has the answer!  If you haven't checked out her site, go, you can thank me later!  She has three different pizza recipes on her website - Oatmeal Crust pizza, Healthiest Pizza in the World, and a Low Carb, Low Fat, Low Cal Pizza.  I'm on a bit of a health kick right now, so I included one of these in my meal plan for the week.

Without further adu, I present - THE HEALTHIEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!

Alright, so clearly mine is bigger than Blogilates.  Apparently I no longer own pie tins, so I had to use a cake pan, which required 3/4 cup of oats instead of 1/4, I also threw in an extra tablespoon of flax and an extra egg.  I put 1/4 cup of pizza sauce on it, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 stalk green onion, a couple spinach leaves (fresh, not frozen), and 1/3 cup Yves veggie crumbles.  Pretty tasty, but I think I still woulda stuck to one egg if it would work.  

Here's the nutritional info on my huge version of this pizza -   Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Fiber, and Sugar

Quaker Oats - Large Flake 100% Whole Grain Quaker Oats, 0.75 cup (30 gm)	270	45	5	9	7	0
Nordica - Fat Free Cottage Cheese, 1/2 cup (125 g)	100	8	0	16	0	6
Primo - Pizza Sauce Traditional, 1/4 cup (60 ml)	45	8	1	1	1	4
Spinach - Raw, 5 leaf	12	2	0	1	1	0
Yves Veggie Cuisine (Canada) - Original Veggie Ground Round, 55 g (1/3 cup)	60	4	1	9	2	1
Onions - Young green, tops only, 1 stalk	3	1	0	0	0	0
Generic - Egg - Large, 2 egg (68g)	140	2	12	14	0	0
Bob's Red Mill - Whole Ground Flax Seed Meal, 2 tbsp	60	4	5	3	4	0
Add Food Quick Tools	690	74	24	53	15	11

Obviously if you stick to Blogilates version you'll make a pizza with less calories, carbs, etc.   But this kept me full for a couple hours, which just doesn't happen for me with most foods/meals.

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Parmesan Baked Egg

Sounds like a delicious, wholesome breakfast, doesn’t it?  I love parmesan, (and any cheese, for that matter!) and what better way is there begin my day off than with a breakfast with a little flavour?  Most mornings I have a bagel with a melted slice of cheese, or some overnight oatmeal.  Both are tasty, but don’t require much effort and lack some flavour!  So I took my grumbling belly to Pinterest and found this delectable looking dish curtesy of Pinch of Yum. 

Well, unfortunately I’m not much of a cook.  I can make noodles, but that’s about it.  Regardless, I decided to give this one a whirl.  Problems started early, first I broke one of the yolks, then I cooked my green onion for too long.  Then I cooked the whole thing too long!  She even warns of the timing, but despite her better judgement, I let the eggs cook longer since they looked too runny for me.

If you like yolk, leaving them in a couple minutes longer won’t harm you.  That second dish there was for my mom, and she wasn’t complaining.  I, however, am not a big fan of the yellow stuff.  I confess that I only like to dip my toast into it, which I couldn’t do with this dish.  You’ll also notice the burnt green onion and spice mixtures on the top – again, I’m no chef!

All in all, I’d say this is a good pin for anyone who can do some basic cooking!  For myself, I might want to stick to oatmeal and bagels.

In other news I have a whole bunch of baking I plan on doing during my day off tomorrow.  Went and bought all the ingredients this evening, so expect some cookie posts soon!