Breakfast Burritos

Wow! Yet another weekend has flown by. They always go fast, but as the weather gets nicer and the Spring fever kicks in, it seems like they go even faster than usual.

But, as you know, I always make time for a fun and delicious breakfast on Sunday morinngs.

I know, I know I made muffins yesterday that were supposed to be our breakfast, but I was craving scrambled eggs, so I decided the muffins would do better as snacks. We'll be taking muffins in our lunch all week 

Today I made breakfast burritos. I love these because they can be tailored to everyone's tastes - meat eaters and non-meat eaters alike will love 'em! It's also fun when you have guests for breakfast because it can become a "make your own" fun breakfast that everyone can be involved in. This morning it was just Derek and I ~ he got his bacon and eggs fix and I was able to enjoy the same breakfast using just a veggie scramble.

Breakfast Burritos
I made this recipe to make one breakfast burrito each for Derek and I. There are no fixed amounts for the veggies and toppings. If you have any leftover veggies you could always use them to top a salad or stirfry them and put them into a veggie wrap.

2 large soft tortillas (I used whole wheat, Derek had jalapeno cheddar)
3 large eggs
1/4 c almond milk (any unsweetened milk would do)
pinch salt and pepper
1 tsp olive oil
assorted veggies, finely diced (I used peppers, onion and mushroom)

Optional Burrito Toppings: salsa, shredded cheese, hot sauce, sour cream, crumbled bacon or sausage (for the meat eaters in your family)

Prepare your veggies.

Heat oil in a frying pan and add the veggies. Stirfry the veggies for 3 - 4 minutes, until softened.

Crack eggs into a medium-sized mixing bowl and add milk, salt & pepper. Whisk until well combined.

Add eggs to veggies and scramble them until the eggs are well cooked.

Heat your tortillas in the microwave. I heated 2 tortillas for 15 seconds.

Now here comes the fun part!! Everyone gets to fix their own burrito to their own tastes.

I used salsa. ...

..followed by the egg mixture.

Derek started with the egg mixture...

...followed by crumbled bacon and salsa.

Then all you've gotta do is wrap these babies up and enjoy!

I was heading to the gym and Derek had a meeting this morning, so that was the extent of our breakie, but I've been thinking that my sweet potato homefries would be an absolutely fabulous side! I'll have to remember that for next time :-)

We usually go camping and to the Nascar Races in June and in the past we have done this breakfast while there. We set up a big spread with a variety of different toppings ~ no two burritos were alike, but the end result was full bellies for everyone! They go quite well with Caesars and Baileys with coffee I must say ;-)

What would be the ultimate toppings for your breakfast burrito??

I hope you had a great weekend and that the temperatures are still warm in your neck of the woods.

Andrea

Sweet Potato Homefries

Good Morning all! Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead last night?? Derek and I talked about it, but never did it. He was an hour late for an 8 a.m. meeting and I missed my step class.....oops!!

I still went to the gym and did my first ever skip fit. What a great cardiovascular workout. I loved it and will be trying to catch that class whenever I can. Did you know that a 155 lb woman can burn between 563 and 844 calories by skipping for one hour (that sold me on this class!!).

My absolutely most favourite meal of the week is Sunday breakfast. Sunday is the one day a week that I usually skip a green smoothie and go with something more traditional. Since we ended being home with nothing to do, we I (it would be my dream if Derek would actually cook with me in the kitchen, but so far my hints haven't been sinking in :-) decided to whip up a delicious breakfast.

Are you a homefry lover?? We are. I love going out for breakfast and ordering a big mound of greasy homefries that I can smother in ketchup and salt. But, since I am trying out some healthy alternatives and I have been totally digging sweet potatoes lately, I thought I'd switch it up and make some sweet potato homefries for a change.

I made them exactly as I would if I were whipping up homefries with regular potatoes and they turned out great!

Sweet Potato Homefries
3 medium sized sweet potatoes
1 sweet onion
1 1/2 tbsp Earth Balance (butter would work)
salt & pepper to taste

I love recipes with 4 ingredients!! 

Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and onion.

Steam your sweet potatoes for just a few minutes until they are fork tender. I have a microwave steamer that is so quick and convenient for a meal like this.

Meanwhile, melt the Earth Balance (or butter) in a medium sized frying pan on medium heat. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and cook for approximately 5 minutes.

Keep in mind that I love carmelized onions (today they got quite dark while I was getting everything else ready). You can adjust your cooking times to suit your preferences on how crispy you like your homefries.

Add the sweet potatoes and continue to cook over medium heat for another 10 minutes.

Add additional salt & pepper according to your taste preferences and serve immediately.

I could have eaten this whole bowl myself. They were sooo tasty!

These are a fantastic side to all of your favourite breakfasts and they are so easy to whip up.

  

 Derek's Plate (check out the dessert - at least I was able to sneak some fruit in there)

Andrea's Plate (I would love the same dessert, but I was strong today)

What great fuel to get us through our day. I was full of energy and pizzazz when I got to skip fit!

What is your favourite meal of the week.

What is your favourite breakfast foods.

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday afternoon.

Andrea