Maple-Cherry Oatmeal, Eggs and Ham, Oat Raisin Pcakes, Eggs, Strawberry & Cr Cheese French Toast, Quick Start Breakfast Drink

Hi everyone!

Here are the breakfasts for this week:

Maple-Cherry Oatmeal
*~Sandy~*~
Serves 4 | Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 15 minutes

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons maple syrup
4 tablespoons dried cherries

In a medium (3-quart) saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Stir in salt and oats. Reduce heat to medium; cook until oatmeal is tender and creamy, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in heavy cream. Divide oatmeal among four bowls; top each serving with 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon each syrup and cherries, as desired. Serve immediately.

Per serving: 330 calories; 14.2 grams fat; 6.2 grams protein; 47.4 grams carbohydrates; 4.1 grams fiber

Scrambled Eggs and Ham
Amy - amylz

2 oz Boiled Ham Cut Into Strips
4 ea Large Beaten Eggs
2 tb Sliced Green Onion
1/4 c Whole Milk
1 tb Butter or Margarine
1/4 c Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/4 ts Dried Basil Crushed

In a 7-inch pie plate combine ham, green onion, butter or margarine and basil. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% of power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or till the mixture is heated through. Meanwhile, stir together beaten eggs and milk. Pour over ham mixture in pie plate. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% of power for 4 to 5 minutes or till eggs are nearly set, pushing cooked portions to center of dish several times during cooking. Sprinkle with cheese. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 30 seconds to 1 minute more or till cheese is just melted.

Quick Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes
Cyndy (MyPB&Jelly) ToH Healthy Cooking

2 cups quick-cooking oats
2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins

In a small bowl, combine oats and buttermilk; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in egg substitute and oil; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the wet ingredients just until moistened; add raisins. Pour batter by heaping 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot griddle coated with cooking spray; turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until second side is golden brown. Yield: 12 pancakes.

Perfect Scrambled Eggs (It’s all in the technique)
Michelle (MMmom) based on a Tyler Florence recipe

6 eggs
2 tbsp half and half or heavy cream
2 tbsp unsalted butter
salt and black pepper

Crack the eggs into a bowl. Add the cream and whisk until the eggs look foamy and light. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter until it foams, then turn the heat down to low and slowly pour in the eggs. Using a heat resistant rubber spatula, slowly stir the eggs from the outside of the pan to the center. This sounds easy, but perfect scrambled eggs that are soft and custard-like with no brown color are a sign of a good cook! Continue stirring the eggs from the outside edges of the pan towards the center (like folding) until they are the consistency you'd like. Season the eggs with black pepper and salt, to taste.

Strawberry & Cream Cheese French Toast Bake
(Bren)

4 oz. cream cheese, softened
12 slices white bread
1/2 cup strawberry jam
4 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
2 Tbs. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 Tbs. melted butter
1 cup whole strawberries for garnish

Variation: Substitute Orange Marmalade for the strawberry jam and garnish with orange slices instead of strawberries.

Spread cream cheese on 6 slices of bread. Spread jam on remaining 6 slices and put cream cheese & strawberry slices together making 6 sandwiches. Spray a 9" x 13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and arrange sandwiches in a single layer in the baking dish. In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, salt, and melted butter. Pour over sandwiches, and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Bring to room temperature before baking. Preheat oven to F. 350. Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned; about 35 minutes. Serve garnished with fresh fruit.

Quick Start Breakfast Drink
Amy – amylz
All Recipes

2 cups pineapple juice
2 bananas
2 cups vanilla yogurt
1 cup strawberries, hulled
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a blender combine pineapple juice, bananas yogurt, strawberries, wheat germ and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.

Amy