Today, I had some friends over, and enticed them to join me after a good morning after the gym with the idea of waffles (they were also coming to do me a gigantic favor, which I'm very thankful for). Yesterday, while I was cleaning up the downstairs, I decided that I'd make some breakfast in preparation for today. That's the other thing I love about breakfast-the make-ahead factor. The idea that you can make a meal the day before, and then the day of you simply heat up or griddle. Perfection.
I knew I wanted some sort of waffle concoction, having gotten a brand-new waffle maker for Christmas. I'd also seen a recipe for a crustless quiche, and decided to make that too. My friends who came over are trying to eat somewhat better (and I am too, I can't lie) so I decided that although breakfast isn't necessarily a health food that this wasn't too bad to try.
I decided to make whole grain waffles from a recipe I found on the food network (and as an FYI, read the comments and based on suggestions took out the peanut oil and altered the butter intake to have 2 Tbsp. butter and 6 Tbsp. applesauce-and also changed the flour to whole wheat instead of regular) and proceeded to make such good waffles that I'm not sure I can call them healthy without thinking that they're not. At any rate, checking out this recipe is totally for you if you'd like to try a waffle recipe that's not bad for you and tastes good all on its own. An even bigger plus: I ate them without my standard real maple syrup and instead used a different one, a homemade raspberry syrup I made with frozen raspberries, frozen lime juice concentrate, and a bit of sugar. I loved these waffles with this syrup. I came quite close to actually licking the plate.
On to the eggs. I've been wanting to try this crustless quiche since a few weeks ago when I stumbled on the recipe (also on foodnetwork.com). I went ahead last night with it, and was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was. I was even more surprised to find how tasty it was today. It almost tasted like a souffle, but without all the work. It was a spinach quiche, and was made with ricotta and gouda, two eggs and two egg whites, and a few other good things. It was light, fluffy, and most of all, so tasty I went back for more. I paired this off with some sweet potato latkes I made this morning, and instead of pan frying them, I instead made them by baking them in the oven. So superb.
I am even more excited by the prospect of having leftovers, and so I can even enjoy parts of this particular breakfast all week!
This breakfast was tasty! Thanks for sharing!
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