Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Yummy breakfast!!! 
I made Barney Butter-stuffed French toast! Every bite was like tasting heaven!
Check out the melty almond butter goodness! 
With my BB-stuffed French toast, I also had some blood orange slices on the side.
Breakfast with iced coffee…
Almond Butter-Stuffed French Toast
Makes 2
Ingredients:
- 4 slices of bread
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp of almond butter
Directions:
- Combine eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon in a bowl to create the French toast batter. Mix well. Set aside.
- Take 2 slices of bread, and spread 1 tbsp of almond butter on one slice. I used Arnold’s Bakery Light whole wheat bread, which worked great because it is thinly sliced (and just 40 calories a slice).
- Stick both pieces of bread together; almond butter on the inside.
- Coat both pieces of bread with French toast batter, keeping almond butter on the inside of the 2 pieces.
- Heat skillet and coat with non-stick spray.
- Place bread in skillet; heat both sides until lightly browned, approximately 2-3 minutes each side.
- Top Almond butter-stuffed French toast with maple syrup (optional).
- Eat and enjoy!
Spring it!
Posted by: Tina
Posted in: Uncategorized, products, recipe
Tags: almond butter, French toast
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 07:50 AM
GOOD MORNING!!!!! I’m so glad that I went to bed when I did last night. I slept great! I didn’t wake up once during the night, and slept right through until 6:01 AM when my alarm went off. I had zero trouble getting out of bed, which was a great feeling. I love waking up well-rested!
This morning’s breakfast was a thick piece of French Toast Souffle from our potluck brunch on Sunday. I warmed it in the microwave and topped with diced strawberries and maple syrup.
Right now, my stomach is full and my mind is satisfied, but we’ll see how this breakfast holds up. I swear, oatmeal with 2 scoops of peanut butter/Barney Butter is the only meal that is able to successfully ward-off my hunger for 4-5 hours.
Ok, souffle, let’s see what you can do!
Workout
I feel like I haven’t been doing much strength training lately, so today’s workout was devoted to pumping iron.
Upper body:
- Lat Pulldown (machine), 40 lbs, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Bent-over Rows, 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Seated Row (machine), 50 lbs, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Overhead Shoulder Press, 12 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Side Lateral Raise, 8 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Chest Press, 20 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Push-ups, body weight, 12 reps, 2 sets
Lower body:
- Grand Plie Evlis Squat, 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Front Lunge Push-Off, 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Lunge-Reach Combo, 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets
- Curtsy Squat and Lift, 15 lb dumbbells, 15 reps, 2 sets (this one is a killer!)
Question of the Day
Random one today…
What is your favorite episode of Friends?
Posted by: Tina
Posted in: workouts
Tags: French toast, strawberries
Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 06:39 PM
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!
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! 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?!?!?!?
Posted by: Tina
Posted in: recipe
Tags: banana bread, berries, champagne, egg, French toast, turkey bacon
Breakfast with iced coffee…
