Breakfast & Brunch

Individual “Banana Bread” Baked Oatmeal Muffin Cups

May 15, 2012

I’m a big oatmeal fan. I often begin the day with a bowl of it. I also love oatmeal-filled baked goods like oatmeal muffins & breads and oatmeal cookies & cookie bars. My mom even made me my favorite oatmeal cake for my birthday this year. A couple of years ago I discovered the joy of [...]

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Weight Watchers Individual Ham, Cheese, and Veggie Frittatas

May 9, 2012

Weight Watchers Individual Ham Chesse and Veggie Frittatas

As soon as I saw this recipe for individual ham, cheese, and veggie frittatas in last week’s Weight Watchers Weekly, I knew I wanted to give them a try. Last night was the night. I love having breakfast food for supper every once in a while, a holdover from when I was a kid and it [...]

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Gael Greene’s Morning After Orange Fruit Soup – #46 on Gourmet’s 50 Women Game Changers in Food

May 4, 2012

Gael Greene’s Morning After Orange fruit soup – an interesting combination of frozen orange juice concentrate, quick cooking tapioca, and sugar, combined with fresh fruit – makes for a refreshing and delicious way to begin the day. We enjoyed this orange fruit soup for breakfast this morning and look forward to having it again. It’s [...]

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Skinny Baked French Toast with Strawberry Topping

April 17, 2012

Skinny Baked French Toast with Strawberry Sauce

Skinny baked french toast topped with a simple cooked fresh strawberry topping is a wonderful way to start your Sunday morning (or any morning). The idea for this baked French toast, originated with my desire use up the remaining half of this loaf of Greek Easter Bread that had begun to dry out… Baked french [...]

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Skinny Easy Healthy Banana Coconut Date Muffins Recipe

April 10, 2012

Skinny easy healthy banana coconut date muffins; Perfect as part of a light and healthy breakfast or snack. And a wonderful way to use up those very black over-ripe bananas that you end up with every now and again. There have been 3 over-ripe banana staring at me from the counter for several days, getting [...]

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Corned Beef Hash Recipe

March 19, 2012

Corned beef hash is a quick and easy way to turn leftover corned beef and cabbage ingredients into a hearty and delicious breakfast, brunch or casual supper. It’s not something I cook very often; but about once a year, usually right after St. Patrick’s Day when the fridge is full of the required leftovers. While corned [...]

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Darina Allen’s Easy Whole Wheat Soda Bread Recipe

March 17, 2012

My infatuation with Irish soda bread continues. Maybe because it’s so quick, easy and satisfying to make, with none of the fussiness of yeast bread. Maybe because I’m missing my dad, who’s roots were Irish. Maybe because it’s St. Patrick’s Day… This is Irish chef and Balleymaloe Cooking School Owner, Darina Allen’s, Easy Whole-wheat Soda [...]

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Easy Skinny Low Fat Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

February 22, 2012

Moist and satisfying breakfast cake swirled with cinnamon streusel. A sweet and special way to start the day. I’m a coffee cake lover. There’s something so indulgent about having cake for breakfast. It’s not something I do all the time, just every once in a while for a special treat. Some of my favorite coffee [...]

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Healthy Breakfast Egg Sandwiches

February 9, 2012

Skinny Open-Faced Breakfast Egg Sandwich

A lighter healthier breakfast egg sandwich. Easy and satisfying. I feel satisfied much longer when I begin the day with protein, especially eggs. There are lots of studies to back this up. Eating lean protein is a wonderful way to slim down and lose weight. A study in Saint Louis found that eating eggs for breakfast [...]

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Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Bread – 3 Points+

January 6, 2012

We enjoyed this yummy cranberry orange oatmeal bread for breakfast today. I’ve wanted to make it since I first spotted the recipe well before Christmas. For me the holiday season isn’t complete until I’ve had a slice of cranberry bread or cranberry muffin. I’ve never had cranberry oatmeal bread, but since I loved the recipe [...]

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Skinny Banana Oatmeal Muffin & Bread Recipes with Weight Watchers PointsPlus Values

December 11, 2011

I adore muffins, but they can be sugar and calorie disasters. My days of indulging in jumbo 400 to 500 calorie muffins are long gone. These days, I love collecting recipes for skinnier healthier muffin recipes and tips for making healthy muffins from scratch - like these healthy blueberry muffin recipes - so I always have one [...]