Mango Salsa Avocado'n Egg on Toast

 

I had this for breakfast a couple times....so yummy. With gestational diabetes I have to strictly monitor my carb and sugar intake. Bagels are pure sugar...and cereals...you may as well just be eating straight from the sugar jar. Needless to say I've been craving a bowl of Frosted Flakes for a while....I miss sugar. Anyways...for breakfast, I'm allowed one slice of toast. I use sprouted grain bread because it's much lower in glycemic index than regular fluffy bread. 

Bread

Avocado (1/2)

Pan fried egg

Mango Salsa (from Costco)

Really really tasty. 

Also really tasty is just avocado with mango salsa on toast. (I also discovered that eating corn products keeps my blood sugar levels too high for too long. So no corn chips for me.)

Leftover Makeover : Pork Rib Sandwich

Sorry for disappearing there. Ever since I got diagnosed with gestational diabetes my experimental cooking has taken a hit as I tried to figure out what I could/couldn't eat and how much carb/sugar was in everything. It's under control now and I'm starting to cook more again.

Anyways...remember this rib recipe? I deboned the meat and used it in a very yummy sandwich. So yummy. So easy. =) Enjoy!

Banana French Toast

French Toast....you can't really go wrong. Having a few extra minutes in the morning....ok maybe an extra 30 minutes...I decided to make some French Toast for my husband. Weekend treat. =) I remembered how my Dad used to make it with filling in the middle....so I made a peanut butter and sliced banana sandwich, dipped the outter sides into egg and fried it. It smells SO GOOD.

My husband tried it with maple syrup....verdict is that maple doesn't really go with banana. Or maybe it's the peanut butter.

But it's plenty good by itself or if you drizzle condensed milk over it....super yums! Enjoy.

Toast Two Ways

Sorry for being MIA for a bit....I was on vacay in Sonoma valley...enjoying 30C weather and drinking lovely wines. =)

But here is what breakfast can often look like for me. One or the other....or BOTH.

There's avocado on toast, with sugar sprinkled over top.
And/or an egg fried over easy with ketchup.

It's quick and yummy. And semi-healthy. ;)

Skillet bread

I don't bake...unless it's meat or a casserole. Not sure what it is, but something about breads, cakes and etc scare me. I think it's because the correct amounts of ingredients added is actually kind of important and I can't "wing" it. Then I came across this easy skillet bread recipe...and it's not baked!

I added Basil and Oregano....as well as some parmesan cheese.

It's quite a hearty bread to go with a soup. I imagine I can also slice it in half through the middle and make a grilled cheese or something. Enjoy!

Bacon grilled cheese

This is one of those indulgent snacks that I will only allow myself once a year. Or so I say right now. We had defrosted a pack of bacon for some holiday cooking and had a few strips leftover that we couldn't re-freeze....so it went into a grilled cheese!

Bacon
Squirrely bread
Smoked Gouda
White cheddar
Cranberry sauce
Butter



It was DELISH!!


The cranberry sauce added a really nice touch of sweetness and tartness that cuts through the richness of all the cheese. Bacon...bacon speaks for itself.

Mom if you're reading this, please note the bowl of veggies in the background. =)

Chicken & Kale sandwich

On the kale and chicken theme this week, because I had leftover from the last meal, I found a sandwich the perfect place for it to go. I sauteed the kale until it was soft to use in the sandwich. Turned leftover chicken breast into a chicken salad...add bread and cheese and voila!

Kale
Chicken
Mayo
Mustard
Cheese
Bread

Turkey Grilled Cheese

Did I mention grilled cheese sandwiches were my latest love? It was turkey season and I was looking for yummy ways to incorporate the bird leftovers into various meals other than the staple turkey soup. I saw the bread and cheese....and the turkey....and **lightbulb**!

Bread
Turkey
Hot pepper jelly
Frulani Cheese
Butter

So yum!

Avocado Grilled cheese

I recently rekindled my love of a good grilled cheese sandwish. Alas I'm not supposed to eat very much cheese as it's usually quite high iodized salt content. But once in a while, I indulge. 

This one is made of:

Squirrely bread (all sprouted seeds so low/no gluten)

Frulani cheese

Avocado

It would've greatly benefited from having some crispy bacon in it. But good nevertheless. =)

Chicken Salad

One thing I love about cooking chicken whole is having all the leftovers (meat and bones) and all the things you can do with it. Yesterday Skywalker and I each enjoyed a chicken leg. Then for his lunch, I used one breast to whip into a simple chicken salad. And used the red cabbage slaw from a couple days ago as the "greens" in the sandwich. This all went in between some healthy Squirrely bread. Unfortunately he couldn't enjoy his sandwich toasted as it would be soggy by the time lunch rolled around, but I toasted mine....so yum!!

Chicken salad:
Breast meat
Sriracha
Mayo
Black Pepper

I would've loved to add some cilantro to it but there wasn't any in the house. =(
And apologies again...I ate it all before remembering I should've taken a picture first.

Thinking of what to make from the other breast next.
And, whether to make a chicken soup or a chicken congee from the remaining bones. Decisions decisions.