Attention Breakfast Skippers!! Also- Pictures with Grandma, Vol. 2

Listening to "I'm Not Over," Carolina Liar.

An award, another Grandmother visit (this time, Matt's grandmother!) full of pictures, and yummy breakfast dishes. Think you're up for it all?

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But first--
Comments!

Thanks so much for all the great comments!

To answer some questions... Amy, I used a pork tenderloin. It was very easy to marinate in the fridge and then to cut into pan-sized pieces! LK, I have seen those binder clips!! I went to Staples after my school-supply splurge and had to seriously control myself... I wanted everything! :) Burpandslurp, no worries-- I will definitely be updating my blog full of TA stories once everything gets underway. Brett- I haven't seen Julie & Julia-- YET! My Mom and I have big plans for that one. I know I'll love it! We've been YouTubing Julia Child lately haha.

ALSO: Sounds like I'm not the only school supply fan :) Don't you wish they had lunchboxes like that back when we were kids?!?! And as for the Asian-style cooking advice-- seriously appreciated :) Thanks!! Oh and Chadski-- first meal in the apartment sounds great! I'm always looking for easy pasta sauces that don't require much effort or much money (Alfredo sauce is so expensive at the store!). That sounds like a keeper!

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Award!

I didn't fulfill my award responsibilities last post! Sorry! So here it goes!

Thanks again, Ace!

Here’s how it works: USE ONLY ONE WORD!

Tricky, tricky!

1. Where is your cell phone? hiding

2. Your hair? chameleon

3. Your mother? bright

4. Your father? Army

5. Your favorite food? carbs

6. Your dream last night? strange

7. Your favorite drink? coffee

8. Your dream/goal? happiness

9. What room are you in? living room (compound noun should count as one word, yes?)

10. Your hobby? myriad

11. Your fear? loneliness

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? teaching

13. Where were you last night? kitchen

14. Something that you aren’t? mathematician

15. Muffins? Mmm.

16. Wish list item? Wii

17. Where did you grow up? Everywhere

18. Last thing you did? eat

19. What are you wearing? Comfortables

20. Your TV? Matt's

21. Your pets? Soon!

22. Friends? lovely

23. Your life? starting

24. Your mood? excited

25. Missing someone? Madden...

26. Vehicle? tired

27. Something you’re not wearing? contacts

28. Your favorite store? Target

29. Your favorite color? ambivalent

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? Unsure

32. Your best friend? Many

33. One place that I go to over and over? Mom's

34. One person who emails me regularly? Bookstore

35. Favorite place to eat? out

Pass the award on:
Hey, commenters! Thanks again for all the great comments! Feel free to accept the award!

Or, just enjoy some one-word contemplation and try the word challenge!

Ashley, Ali, Amy --- Just A Titch, Samantha, Kym, Trina, Ace (Feel free to re-accept! :-p ), Kim, Mary, Peggy, Sarah, Amy, The Duo Dishes, Chow and Chatter, LK - Healthy Delicious, Tony, Ron, Thegamerswife, Clelia, LiLu, Ella Everywhere, burpandslurp, Iva, stephchows, nora@ffr, Brett Alexandra, chadski

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All About Breakfast

What are your breakfasts like? Enjoyable? Rushed? Coffee-drenched? Or, (hope not!) SKIPPED???

If you're anything like my boyfriend, you just may be busy in the morning. Trying to sleep in till the last possible second, then breezing out the door with office files and a game plan for the new day, some busy-bodies skip breakfast in attempts to save time.

No more, I say!

I love breakfast. I love cereal, bagels, fruit cups, muffins, eggs, sausage, bacon, and yes-- coffee. Breakfast is my favorite meal! I don't skip breakfast for anything. If I wake up at 2pm (Promise, that hasn't happened since college! But IF...), then lunch may get skipped. But NEVER breakfast!

BUT Sarah! I have no time!
I can't make breakfast in the morning!

Well... then don't make breakfast in the morning :) Make it on Sunday, and enjoy it all week!

Delicious, Nutritious Quiche!

Version 1: Veggie Quiche with red and green peppers, onion, and scallions.
adapted from recipe found on GroupRecipe.com

MMMmm...

Simple Sunday Preperation:
Preheat oven to 425. Chop veggies and put in sprayed pie dish. Should be enough veggies to really fill dish! In separate bowl, mix milk (1 1/3 cup), biscuit mix (2/3 cup), and 4 eggs. Pour mixture over veggies. Top with shredded cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, then poke holes in top crust and bake for 10 more minutes (keeps quiche from being too runny by allowing moisture to escape. Learned that the hard way...)

Why I Love It:

• Easy to grab and heat a slice before work; you can even tupperware some and eat at work! Or, enjoy at home! Dress it up with sides of salsa or sour cream, or even wrap it in a warm tortilla!
  
• Filling, but healthy! Energy throughout the day!
• Adding biscuit mix-- sometimes I find eggs to be a little... unsettling on the stomach. I don't know why, but I just can't handle too much egg in the morning. But, by adding the biscuit mix, it makes the dish a little less "egg-y" and really, really yummy! Also, you can afford to add the calories since the dish has no high-calorie crust.

Next Post- Version 2: Potato & Onion Breakfast Quiche!

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With that, here are some fun pictures of our weekend with Matt's grandmother and parents!

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school-supply-organizin, sore-after-tubing,
New Girl Blogger