Favorite Pin Friday | Volume 51

Back again for another Friday addition. Thanks for stopping by! A few months ago one of our Plated. meals was a breakfast pizza. (Read my Plated. review here.) It got my attention because I never thought about putting breakfast items in pizza form. The Plated. meal was ok. Both the hubs and I would have changed some things about it. Then just last week I came across this recipe (kind of like pizza!).

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Until next post...xoxo Becca

Favorite Pin Friday | Volume 21

We're back in business with Favorite Pin Friday. If you missed the explanation for last week's lack of posts you can read it here. Today's recipe was inspired by a couple of recipes I've found on Pinterest, this and this.

Easy, Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches

1 lb breakfast sausage
12 eggs
12 English muffins (original or wheat)

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Brown breakfast sausage, drain off excess grease
3. Grease muffin tin, crack and scramble 1 egg in each of the 12 muffin cups
4. Divide breakfast sausage into each muffin cup
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until eggs are cooked
6. While egg muffins cool, open and toast English muffins under a low broiler. About 5 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Remove egg muffins from tin, cut in half, and place one in each English muffin.
8. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate. 

Reheat for 30 seconds and enjoy!

Options:

• Add vegetables (onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms) or other meats (bacon, ham) to the egg muffins.
• Add cheese to English muffins

Until next post...xoxo Becca

Mad Scientist in the Kitchen

This post's title sounds a little menacing, but I promise it's not. After several years of skipping the gym and eating poorly I began feeling sluggish and my clothes were beyond tight. After taking baby steps toward a healthier lifestyle I can honestly say I feel 100% better. My clothes fit and I have more energy.


Besides trying to prepare healthier meal, I started making shakes and smoothies for breakfast. Admittedly I'm the girl who prefers sleep to getting up and making a healthy breakfast. On occasion I put together a breakfast casserole loaded with vegetables or a variation of these Omelet and Potato Breakfast Bites found at Ella Claire. For the most part though I skip breakfast. That was until the hub's cousin dropped off a box of Advocare products which included the Berry Meal Replacement Shake.  The directions say to mix with cold water. Boring! I would blend with almond milk, banana, strawberries, PB2 or peanut butter, a handful of spinach and ice. I couldn't possibly have sat down and eaten all that before heading off to work. Shakes just make life easier!


After running out of the Advocare replacement shakes I contacted a neighbor who distributes Juice Plus Complete. Overall the cost is less per shake and the Juice Plus powder is packed with easy to pronounce ingredients. Side note, I eventually want to purchase Juice Plus' capsules. Juice Plus Complete comes in two flavors (vanilla and chocolate) so I ordered the variety pack giving me both. Now onto the "mad scientist" reference...every time I get in the kitchen to mix up a shake I want to try something new. This weekend's shakes were awesome. The recipes are below in case you are looking for a new shake/smoothie idea. Also, banana and avocado is really good with the chocolate drink mix. Want to get your hands on some Juice Plus products? I know a gal and can put you in contact.


Super Berry Smoothie

1 cup blueberries


1 cup strawberries


1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract


1 cup almond milk (I use vanilla)


1 scoop vanilla drink mix

1 handful of ice cubes

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie

1 scoop vanilla drink mix

1 medium orange 

1 cup almond milk (I use vanilla)

1/2 cup orange juice

1 cup ice

Until next post...xoxo Becca

Super Berry Smoothie

My preferred ingredients with Advocare's Berry Meal Replacement Shake