Breakfast Ideas...

So I don't know about you'll, but I get so sick of the same old things over and over again for breakfast. Cereal, Bagel with cream cheese, eggs...I get tired of it day after day so I have been trying some new things lately that I thought I would share.

A friend of mine gave me Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution cookbook and I have loved it. He has an oatmeal section where he gives ways to spice up your average oatmeal. I took some of his ideas when making oatmeal the other day and it was really good.
I put 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of 1 minute quick oats in a pan and brought them to a boil. I simmered them together for a few minutes until they were creamy. Then I added maple syrup, cinnamon and bananas. It was really good. You all may already know this one, but it was a change from my usual brown sugar and milk combo.

The next one used to be something I made a lot, but hadn't in a while. I am glad I am back into them now because they are such a good healthy and filling start to the day. They are strawberry banana smoothies...
I put 6 fresh (not frozen...they dont blend well) strawberries in a blender along with 1 whole banana, 1 cup of the greek vanilla yogurt and 9 ice cubes (the half moon shaped ones). Then I have a handy little button on my blender that is called "crush ice" that I use for a minute and then I use the "liquify" button for the next minute or so. It makes the perfect smoothie.

And finally, I tried some new muffins the other day that are amazing. Banana Muffins with Brown Sugar Topping...
1-½ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Allspice
¼ teaspoons Cinnamon
3 whole Bananas, Mashed
¾ cups Sugar
1 whole Egg
⅓ cups Melted Butter
FOR THE TOPPING:
⅓ cups Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Flour
⅛ teaspoons Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Room Temperature Butter

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat muffin pans with nonstick spray, or use paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices; set aside.

2. Combine bananas, sugar, egg, and melted butter in a large bowl. Fold in the flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Gently stir in chocolate chips (if using). Scoop into muffin pans.

(Note: only mix until ingredients are combined. Too much mixing = disaster!)

3. Prepare the topping. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour and the additional cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter into the brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle over the muffins.

4.Bake in preheated oven. Bake mini muffins for 10 to 15 minutes, and large muffins for 25 to 30 minutes. When done, muffins will spring back when lightly tapped.

(Really good warm with a little butter on them :) )

Hope this gives you some new breakfast inspiration!