You know when you have a little bit of jam left in the jar? Throw a bit of cottage cheese into the jar and mix it together. Instant breakfast! Cottage cheese is one of those foods people either love or hate. By itself it can be a bit tart, sour even. I always love to add fruit or yogurt to the mix to sweeten it up, so when I saw a bit of cherry preserves left in the jar, I thought that would be great. I loved it!
Category: Vegetarian
Berry Breakfast
Summer berries with cottage cheese
Creamy sun-dried tomato spread
Most mornings I wake up just wanting coffee. Then by late morning, I start to get pretty hungry. I want a little snack or light lunch, and I want to make something easy, yet healthy. So this morning I was taking stock of what I needed to buy at the store later and found an unopened bottle of sun-dried tomatoes in the back of the fridge. I immediately opened them up and had one. I love the tart chewy taste of these little beauties. They are so versatile; you can chop them up and throw them in a salad, on top of a pizza, in a sandwich, or make them in to a spread. I decided to make a spread. All you need is a food processer and these…
You can make a batch of this and keep it in the fridge for future snacking. It would be a great dip for pita, bagel, or tortilla chips. You could spread it on a sandwich instead of mayo or mustard. It would be lovely on little toasted baguettes, like a tapenade. It would even be great for entertaining or bringing to parties. I spread mine on a piece of wheat toast for a healthy snack!
Do you have any easy snack ideas?
Greek is the word
The last 2 days, I have had Greek food on my mind. Yesterday, my family and I went to a Mediterranean Persian place called OPA, which is always very yummy. I usually get some sort of falafel dish. I had a falafel wrap and it was delish. It was covered in hummus, lettuce, and tomato. I didn’t take a picture of it for a few reasons. It was wrapped up so tight in its paper, and if I unwrapped it to take a picture, it probably would have fallen apart. Also, I still kind of feel weird about taking pictures of my food in a restaurant. I guess I will just have to get over that. Plus, sometimes I just want to eat my food already! I really want to learn how to make falafel, so I am going to have to research and test recipes.
Lunch today was my Greekish salad.
The usual suspects; lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and feta. Also some random things like broccoli, cranberries, croutons, and sesame seeds. The good thing about making your own salad is you can just customize it anyway you like!
Hope you guys have are having a great holiday! Be safe out there and eat lots of yummy food tonight!
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