San Francisco-Inspired Breakfast
I ended up sleeping in so late this morning (I really needed it!), so my morning post is going to be very snappy!
I ate the most delicious San Francisco-inspired breakfast this morning! 
Ingredients included: Mt. Tam cheese from Cowgirl Creamery
And Boccalone Orange & Wild Fennel Salami.
I toasted two Van’s Waffles and topped them with cheese, salami, and scrambled eggs. Yuuuum! The cheese + waffle was especially amazing! The spicy salami was delish too!
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My Health post for this week was also inspired by my recent trip to San Francisco: 4 Workouts to Get You Through the Winter
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Question of the Day
How do you change your workouts when the weather turns cold?
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — November 11, 2009 @ 10:37 am
Your bfast looks delicious. I don’t run much so most of my workouts are done indoors anyway.
Rosie — November 11, 2009 @ 10:42 am
Love, love, LOVE me some Cowgirl Creamery Cheese. Their Red Hawk and Pierce Point are equally amazing.
I’m mostly an indoor workout girl anyway so I just need the extra motivation to get out the door when its cold and wet outside.
Also, I have a comment/suggestion to make but the link to your email addresses appears to be broken. When you announce the winners to your contests, would it be possible to list the name of the person and not just their “random integer”. I have no way of remembering what number I was but certainly know my first name. Even though people may have the same first name, at least it would narrow it down.
Thanks again for the great blog and glad you enjoyed my beautiful Northern California.
Light Delight with TouTou — November 11, 2009 @ 10:46 am
I love that And Boccalone Orange & Wild Fennel Salami – looks like directly from the farmers market! I love everything that wrapped in paper – it makes them feel very special and original!
Kat (Kat's Daily Plate) — November 11, 2009 @ 10:47 am
Your breakfast looks awesome. I’m much more of a savory breakfast girl, so I eat a lot of eggs, breakfast burritos, etc., but I’ve never tried the waffle + cheese/ egg combo. Sounds phenomenal.
I swim a lot in the summer but not so much in the winter. I hate coming back from the gym with wet hair! And I dont usually wake up in the winter in the mood to get into a cold pool!
skinnyrunner — November 11, 2009 @ 10:47 am
when i saw salami i thought, what? for breakfast? then i saw the eggs/cheese/waffles and decided it was high time for breakfast! looks delish.
Leianna — November 11, 2009 @ 10:52 am
That cheese and salami combo sounds so delish for a cold morning and a quick way to start the day!
Carolyn — November 11, 2009 @ 10:55 am
Wow, that looks delicious!
Food Makes Fun Fuel — November 11, 2009 @ 10:55 am
I like just going up and down the stairs for 30 minutes for some good cardio in the winter
That breakfast seems so out of the box but I love it!
Jenna — November 11, 2009 @ 10:55 am
looks like a great breaky!
jenna
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers — November 11, 2009 @ 10:55 am
oooh that looks tasty! when the weather is colder i often trade up my outdoor runs for group exercise classes or “cardio hodgepodge” workouts & hop from machine to machine.
Allison — November 11, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Actually, I live in Florida, so I’m on a seasonal schedule that is different than most!
In the winter when it cools off is when I can FINALLY get outside and enjoy my workouts. I love taking walks with my husband and going on long runs.
When it gets super HOT in the summer – that’s when I take my workouts inside. I have a gym membership, so I run on the treadmill in the summer and also do a lot of strength training. In the summer when it can be 90 degrees at 8:00 in the morning, it’s nice to head inside for my workout!
Lindsey @ Eat, Read, Run — November 11, 2009 @ 11:09 am
Colder weather usually means more treadmill workouts and pilates for me. But this season, I am going to branch out and start taking some classes at my gym. I sooo wish they had Body Pump!!
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) — November 11, 2009 @ 11:09 am
Oh that bfast sammie looks delish, as does your iced coffee! Loving this weather here in NY lately!
Chelsea (Chelsea's Chew and Run Fun) — November 11, 2009 @ 11:09 am
That waffle breakfast sandwich looks so complete and filling! Thanks for the link to your article regarding winter workouts, those will come in handy when the cold-weather blahs start to sink in.
Erin — November 11, 2009 @ 11:12 am
I’m totally a cold weather runner so as long as it isn’t super icy or snowy, I bundle up and head out the door! Although that can take its toll so I mix it up with indoor cross-training and yoga.
RunToTheFinish — November 11, 2009 @ 11:12 am
Tina wanted to make sure you and your readers saw the fun holiday challenge I’m doing again this year. It was a great way for us all to stay motivated last year when life got busy! http://runtothefinish.blogspot.com/2009/11/holiday-bootie-buster-challenge.html
Nicole — November 11, 2009 @ 11:14 am
My running doesn’t change that much in the winter. I still try to get outside and run. I draw the line at around 20 degrees F though. That is when I will take it inside for the tready. If you dress appropriately, no one should be afraid of the cold. It pretty much rains all the time in Germany so I’m always watching the weather. If it is sunny or just plain not raining, I better go on a run then instead of waiting. I don’t know when it will be sunny out again that day! I don’t bike outside in the winter here since it does get quite icy, and visibility isn’t what it is in warmer months. I go to a spin class designed for outdoor riders, and I love it! It keeps me in shape for the upcoming tri season!
Erin F. — November 11, 2009 @ 11:14 am
Your breakfast looks FAR more appetizing than mine was!!
I run outdoors year-round, so my main adaptation is more layers and reflective clothing or a headlamp. I tend to cross train more consistently also since I’m more prone to cut a run short when it’s cold and rainy than during nicer weather months. I like staying outdoors for the summer though, I feel like it helps me appreciate the subtler changes that I’d miss otherwise.
Jillian (back to the nest) — November 11, 2009 @ 11:18 am
Adding more layers! The biggest change for running during the winter months is in attitude-more of a mental push to get myself outside when it’s cold. Once the first 5 minutes of a winter run are over, the rest isn’t so bad.
Morgan @ Life After Bagels — November 11, 2009 @ 11:24 am
hey eggs on waffles, why didn’t I think of that. I’ll eat anything on waffles.
katie — November 11, 2009 @ 11:29 am
your breakfast looks so good! you are always so creative..thanks for the great ideas!
Cynthia (It All Changes) — November 11, 2009 @ 11:29 am
That’s one gourmet breakfast sandwich
For the cold weather I’m more likely to hit the gym. And I stop bike riding and walking with Hunni and the dogs. We do those things on the trail and its not plowed in the snow. I stick mostly to treadmill the occassional DVD in bad weather.
Katie — November 11, 2009 @ 11:37 am
That one delicious gourmet sandwich! I don’t bike and go to spin, but I still run etc. outside. Fresh air is good for you!
Whitney @ Lettuce Love — November 11, 2009 @ 11:38 am
Great breakfast! My winter workouts include more time in the gym and a lot of time on the slopes! I love winter
Felicia (Bites of the Apple) — November 11, 2009 @ 11:40 am
I have always loved cheese on waffles. When I used to have Eggos when I was kid, I would always try to get my mom to let me put cheese on them (with maple syrup… little odd).
I do it rarely now, and have since ungraded to multigrain waffles, but your savory breakfast looks great! I might have to make a throwback breakfast one of these days.
Kim — November 11, 2009 @ 11:54 am
Living in Chicago makes for some very unpleasant months. That is why last year I invested in a CycleOps bike trainer. It is a little gadget that my bicycle hooks up to which allows me to ride my bike in doors all winter long! Turns any bike into a stationary bike. Definitely worth the investment if you enjoy riding all year round.
brandi — November 11, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
yum, that sounds awesome! what a great combination.
Hope you have a good day!
Amelia — November 11, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
Cool breakfast. I like the idea of using the waffles as a base to change things up a little.
Estela @ Weekly Bite — November 11, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
Great looking breakfast!
I revert to the gym or more yoga when the weather gets cold
Shannon (The Daily Balance) — November 11, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
What a breakfast! Love the combo of waffles and eggs!
Sara — November 11, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Hey Tina – what is this coffee drink you drink in the morning? It looks really good.
Kate — November 11, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Such a creative breakfast. Anything with scrambled eggs is totally tops for me, and the combo with waffles makes them even better!
Have a great day!
Erin — November 11, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
When it’s cold, I end up working out more at the gym or my house. I can’t get motivated to get outside and run when it’s freezing in the morning!
Hillary — November 11, 2009 @ 2:32 pm
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janene — November 11, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
wow, i NEED that breakfast!! what a great idea. i’m the very definition of a cold weather wimp. all exercise takes place indoors from now until the spring thaw!! interval training on the treadmill, weights, etc – all at home and safely sheltered from the elements! makes that first time back outside in the spring sunshine even more sweet.
Cait (Cait's Plate) — November 11, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
When it gets cold out, I just bundle up! I can’t do the gym, I need to be outside. So I pile on the layers and call it a day.
Great FGW article by the way
Janet — November 11, 2009 @ 4:36 pm
Yum! The Mt. Tam is one of my fave cheeses.
So great to see you last weekend – hope you get to come back to SF soon, and bring Mal!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — November 11, 2009 @ 4:59 pm
when it gets cold in los angeles i start taking morning hikes again – it’s too hot usually in the summer for my dog…and me…
Nikka @ neekadeek — November 11, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Colder weather equals the gym. Especially since it is getting dark so early. Although ever since i moved to LA no one reads trashy magazine at the gym, probably too afraid of running into the subject of such gossip
Devon — November 11, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
Like many have said, as a runner it just means I put on more clothes. And often adding a headlamp since my twice daily runs are usually done in the dark!
Tasha — November 11, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
I continue to be wary of waffles that aren’t topped with syrup or ice cream. Do you fold those in half to eat them?
dorothy — November 11, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
im not a big fan of salami but that one looks great and fresh
such a creative and pretty breakfast!