Breakfast that can be made ahead and reheated- genius?

So Chris and I got up one Sunday morning recently and decided we wanted breakfast burritos. Mmm, so good. You just saute up some onions, peppers, mushrooms, and any other veggies you feel like having. When they are good and soft, you add some scrambled eggs to the pan to cook with the veggies. We added salt and pepper, but other good additions would be parsley, basil, you name it. Basically, just season to your liking. When the eggs were cooked (but not rubbery!) we spooned the mix onto whole wheat tortillas. We put some spinach on top and grated some Parmesan over each tortilla. We wrapped them up really tight, put them in saran wrap and then in containers to freeze, aside from one for me and two for Chris for that morning :). So not only did we have a good nutritious breakfast, but also a ready meal or snack for any time of the day.

Do you ever make breakfast burritos? What do you put in them? Are there any foods you make ahead and freeze?

Another trip to Palermo's...

Chris was in the mood for pizza, but I just was not feeling lots of dough, grease and cheese. I also didn't want to get the Mediterranean/Isreali combo we got last time. So I just got the Isreali salad and asked them to plop a dollop of hummus on top. Yum!

Isreali salad is chopped cucumber, tomatioes, red onions, lemon juice and salt/pepper to taste. So good!

What have you been eating lately? Has the weather been so hot and humid that it stops you from cooking up a storm?

A healthier rice pudding for once!

I know the first picture looks like wall paper paste, and the second one is just blurry. But try to imagine a really delicious rice pudding, ok?

So I love rice pudding- the really good kind that is creamy and a little sweet and the perfect base for mix-ins like fruit (dried or fresh.) But rice pudding (especially the rich, creamy tasting kind) can really stick to those areas you try so hard to keep slim.

Not this kind though! The batch above was made with rice milk (you could use lowfat or nonfat dairy milk or soy milk too), arborio rice, and a bit of honey (agave nectar works well too!) to sweeten. I left it plain so Chris and I could add mix-ins as we please. He prefers more raisins than I like, I love to throw in some toasted nuts and cinnamon. You can find the recipe here. Let me know how it goes for you if you try it! :)

Let's have a smoothie

I love smoothies. They are just so, so SO versatile. You can put just about any fruit in them. You can use chocolate in them to make them more of a sweet treat, you can use peanut butter to make them more filling (and delicious.) You can add green tea matcha powder- a small dose of caffeine, some antioxidants, and all around goodness. You can make them vegan by using rice milk or soymilk instead of regular milk or yogurt. Really, the possibilities are just endless. And you can pack it up and take it to go in a travel coffee cup or some other container. You can have it as a snack, or a small meal, like for breakfast. What is not to love?

This combination here (and believe me, I have many more up my sleeve to share in the future) is frozen berry medley, rice milk, Organic Midnight Moo (Trader Joe's version of chocolate syrup- High Fructose Corn Syrup free!), and some ice cubes. I generally put the ice and any frozen fruit in the blender first and press the ice crusher button first. I add softer or liquid ingredients once the hard, frozen stuff is broken up a bit, and blend or puree.

We make smoothies like this a lot, but most often when we want something filling and healthy, but we want it quickly and without much work. Like Saturday mornings when we have a lot of yard work and house cleaning ahead of us. Or weeknights when we are too hot and exhausted to make a real dinner. We definitely vary the combination depending on how filling we need to make it, or if we want more protein in it.

Do you like smoothies? What do you put in yours?