Breakfast For Dinner Bowl

Almost every night of the week we have a theme for dinner. But I always have troubles coming up with what to make for dinner on Wednesday nights because it doesn't have a theme. This week I decided that Wednesday nights from now on are going to be breakfast for dinner. I mean come on who doesn't love breakfast for dinner. ;)

This is our first Wednesday of doing this and I knocked it out of the park. This meal was so delicious and very filling. I love coming up with breakfast recipes so this should be fun. I will share as I keep creating. But here is what I got for you tonight.

A delicious breakfast bowl filled with turkey sausage, sweet potatoes, peppers, onions, eggs, avocados and tomatoes. :)

This recipes makes two very hearty servings. 

Ingredients: 

Turkey Sausage: 

1/2 pound Lean Ground Turkey
1 Teaspoon Coconut Sugar
1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
1/2 Teaspoons Black Pepper
1/2 Teaspoons Ground Sage
1/2 Teaspoons Ground Thyme
1/4 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes

Sweet Potatoes: 
1 Sweet Potato 

1 Sweet Onion

1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil 

1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt

1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper

Peppers: 

1 Red Pepper

1 Teaspoon Olive Oil

Sprinkle of Salt 

Other Ingredients: 

4 Eggs
1 Avocado

1 Tomato 

Spinach or Kale (optional) 

Directions:

Turkey: 

Mix turkey with all of the seasonings and let marinate for at least two hours.

Cook and crumble the turkey in a large skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, 6 to 8 minutes.

Sweet Potatoes: 

Wash and scrub sweet potatoes thoroughly. Dry potatoes well with a towel or paper towel.

Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, and then cut each half into 4 long strips. Chop each of the strips into small cubes. 

Chop onion into small cubes as well. 

Mix the sweet potato and onion with tablespoon of coconut oil and sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Toss to coat.

Either bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until crisped, flipping once halfway through to make sure that both sides get crispy. Or cook in a covered skillet for about 25 or until lightly browned. 

Pepper:

Saute pepper in a bit of olive oil until tender. 

Eggs: 

Prepare your eggs however you like them. I like to make them over easy so that they are all runny and delicious for this bowl. 

The Perfect Breakfast Bowl Assembly: 

My husband and I talked about the best way to assemble this bowl and we came up with the following. :)

1. Start by putting sweet potato and onion on the bottom.

2. Next put the peppers and tomato.

3. Followed by the turkey sausage. 

4. And of course the delicious eggs. 

5. Last by not least place the avocado on top. 

There you have it now give it a try and let me know what you think!

Enjoy! 

Salt Free Homemade Meat Seasoning

This is a great seasoning for beef, chicken and fish. The cinnamon gives it a unique and delicious flavor! 

Ingredients: 

1/4 Cup Garlic Powder
1½ Tbsp Onion Powder
1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
1/6 Cup Black Pepper
1/2 Tsp Cayenne
1 Tsp Roasted Cinnamon

Directions: 
Blend all spices together in a bowl. 

Keep in a mason jar, plastic baggie, clean spice jar etc...

Enjoy! 

Finishing Up The Snow Child & Starting What Alice Forgot

I found The Snow Child to be a breath of fresh air. It was a nice story and made you feel like I was experience the story in real life. I really enjoyed every single page of this book. I was a bit sad with how it ended but I was expecting it at the same time. What did you think of The Snow Child?

Here are a couple questions about The Snow Child. Let me know what you thought of the book. :)

1. When Mabel first arrives in Alaska, it seems a bleak and lonely place to her. Does her sense of the land change over time? If so, how?

2. Why are Jack and Mabel emotionally estranged from each other in the beginning of the novel, and how are they able to overcome that?

3. How do Esther Benson and Mabel differ in temperament, and how does their friendship change Mabel?

4. The first time Garrett sees Faina in person is when he spies her killing a wild swan. What is the significance of this scene?

5. In what ways does Faina represent the Alaska wilderness?

Our next book is What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. We will be starting it Monday October 10th and ending it on Sunday October 23.

Synopsis From Goodreads: Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child.

So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over — she’s getting divorced, she has three kids and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes.

Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over.

Lets Get Reading! 

Healthy Homemade Granola

I think that granola is perfect for fall. It is getting chilly and I have been wanting more yummy comfort foods. This granola is great to eat by itself or with a little milk. It is also so easy to make and a lot more healthy than the granola you buy at the grocery store.

Let me know what you think! :) 

Ingredients: 

2 Cups Old Fashion Oats

½ Cup Slivered Almonds

¼ Cup Flax Seed

½ Cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes

2 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup

2 Tbsp Melted Virgin Coconut Oil 

½ Tsp Vanilla Extract

½ Tsp Cinnamon 

1 Large Pinch Fine Sea Salt

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 300º F. 

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well.

Spread the mixture in a thin layer on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, until very lightly toasted. 

Cool before serving or storing. 

This granola can be kept in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 2 weeks.

Enjoy! 

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

These yummy and nutritious cookies hit the spot today on this chilly day in Belgium. If you are looking for the perfect Sunday treat but don't want to totally break your healthy eating you have found the perfect recipe. :)

Hope you enjoy these as much as we did! 

Ingredients: 

1 Cup Oat Flour
3/4 Cup Rolled Oats
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/8 Tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
3 Tbsp Shredded Coconut
1/3 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
1/4 Cup Coconut Oil
1/4 Cup Pure Maple Syrup 

Extra flour if needed 

Directions: 

Place a sheet of parchment paper on a cookie sheet and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir very well. 

In a separate bowl, whisk together all liquid ingredients. 

Pour wet into dry and stir to form a dough. 

Roll out chocolate chip oatmeal cookie dough balls by smushing the dough together with your fingers. The dough will be sticky.

If the dough is too sticky add a little bit more flour to make it more manageable to work with. 

Place on the pan, smush down just a little bit. Place the dough in the freezer for about an hour. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees bake about ten minutes. 

The oatmeal chocolate chip cookies should still look a little undercooked when you remove them from the oven, but they’ll firm up as they cool. 

Set the tray aside for 10 minutes before removing the cookies. 

Enjoy! 

Finishing Up The Stranger & Starting The Snow Child

I thought The Stranger was a great book. I wanted to know so badly what was going to happen next that I read it in like two days. :) 

I liked how the book constantly kept me on the edge of my seat and made my wonder when the characters were going to realize what was going on. What did you think about The Stranger?

Here are a couple questions about The Stranger. Let me know what you thought about the book. :) 

1. What was Adam’s reaction to the Stranger and his story? Did he believe it at first?

2. We are only told about Adam’s feelings throughout the book. Why did the author not let us in on Corrine’s thoughts or feelings at all?

3. When the men from the soccer team came to Adam and told him Corrine had taken the money from the soccer fund what was his reaction?

4. The author, Harlan Coben, was asked in an interview why he wrote about ordinary people whose live change in a few dramatic moments. What do you think?

Our next book is The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. We will be starting it Sunday September 18th and ending it on Sunday October 9th.

Synopsis From Goodreads: Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart--he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm, she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning, the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees. This little girl, who calls herself Faina, seems to be a child of the woods. She hunts with a red fox at her side, skims lightly across the snow, and somehow survives alone in the Alaskan wilderness. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own daughter. But in this beautiful, violent place things are rarely as they appear, and what they eventually learn about Faina will transform all of them.

Lets Get Reading! 

Finishing Up Reconstructing Amelia & Starting The Stranger

I loved Reconstructing Amelia. It kept me guessing and interested the entire book. I also loved that the end totally shocked me. What did you think about Reconstructing Amelia? 

Here are a couple questions about Reconstructing Amelia. Let me know what you thought about the book!

1. Might Amelia's situation have been different if she'd had a larger family around her? What if that family had been larger, but more filled with conflict?

2. Is Kate a good mother? She believes she knows her daughter well, but does she? What does she discover about Amelia that surprises her? What does she discover that confirms her deepest beliefs about Amelia and their relationship?

3. What kind of a support network does Kate have to rely on? Does she bear any blame for the events that occur? Is there any way she could have prevented the tragedy? What about Grace Hall—how much, if any, responsibility does the school bear for Amelia's death? Who can you turn to for help in handling a problem involving your child?

4. Why is being popular so important in adolescence? Has the Internet and social networking added to the pressures teenagers must cope with? 

Our next book is The Stranger by Harlan Coben. We will be starting it Sunday September 4th and ending on Sunday Septemeber 18th.

Synopsis From Goodreads: The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world.

Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream: a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life.

Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corinne, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corinne’s deception, and realizes that if he doesn’t make exactly the right moves, the conspiracy he’s stumbled into will not only ruin lives—it will end them.

Lets Get Reading!