Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 06:39 PM

Potluck Brunch

My Sunday morning started with blogging, an iced coffee (with milk and agave nectar), and a piece of toast with Barney Butter (to settle my stomach). 

While I blogged, my wonderful and amazing husband cleaned our apartment since we were having guests for brunch. He’s the best! :D

A big brunch was exactly what I needed after a night of wine drinking! Brunch was a group effort this morning– each of our friends brought something to share. 

Jacky brought banana nut bread, which was delish! I snacked on a piece while we sipped coffee, chatted, and waited for the rest of brunch to finish cooking. 

Josh and Danielle purchased a variety of Entenmann’s coffee cakes and danishes. 

Jacky also brought fresh strawberries and blueberries, which were an especially nice surprise. I’ve missed fresh fruit so much! 

Mr. Mal cooked turkey bacon and scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar. 

I made a French Toast Souffle, which was soooooo delicious! I made this same recipe a few months ago, but this time, I let the Challah bread soak overnight in the batter. It had so much more French toast flavor this time! :D It sounds like a fancy recipe, but it’s actually very easy to make. 

Jon brought champagne for mimosas. When opening the bottle, Mal made sure not to point it towards his face. (This image cracked us up! :) We’re dorks!) 

Especially after a heavy night of drinking, champagne was not at all appealing to me. Instead of a usual mimosa pour, mine was made with OJ and a tiny splash of champagne. 

Our brunch spread was quite impressive: pastries, banana nut bread, turkey bacon, French toast souffle, cheddar scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, and mimosas. Mmmmmm! I love brunch!

Even with 3 hungry guys, we still had a ton of leftovers! 

My plate…

… and, of course, I went back for seconds of the French Toast Souffle. Yuuuummmmm!

It’s not even 5 o’clock yet, but I am already hungry for dinner. Maybe I should just have a snack to hold me over? Hmmmm… all I know is that it’s feeding time again! :)

P.S. Woah, Sunday! Where did you go?!?!?!?

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Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 02:06 PM

Diner Love

Saturday morning + diner breakfast = True Love! :)

The Wheelhouse Diner was amazing as always. The wait to get a table, however, was not. We waited a good 40-45 minutes, but it was worth it in the end. I was glad that I had a muffin and coffee early this morning– I’m not sure I would have made it otherwise! 

At the Wheelhouse, I had a huge glass of iced coffee with cream and a packet of Splenda. I haven’t had Splenda in months, but there wasn’t a better option to sweeten-up my coffee. 

For breakfast, I ordered 1 scrambled egg, (the best!) homefries, and whole wheat toast with butter. I ate everything on my plate, except for 2 slices of toast (there were 4 total). 

Twitter Bandwagon

I’m jumping on the Twitter bandwagon with Kath and Jenna– follow me there too: http://twitter.com/carrotsncake! :)

I’m off to do a long run as part of my training program. Happy Saturday, folks! :)

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