Breakfast is Good for You!

Good morning! (well, it is out here on the correct coast) So, here are a coupla breakfast ideas if you're tired of the cheerios. The first one is super-duper healthy carb'fast (I try to eat this one most days) and the second is a probably-not-so-healthy-but-really-delicious protein'fast (good for weekend treat):

Super Hero Oatmeal
I put this oatmeal recipe together when trying to create a power food b'fast that didn't taste like butt.

• Steel-cut (not rolled) oatmeal (I like McCann's Irish) cooked according to package

• Toss in 1/2 handful raisins a few minutes before cooking is complete

• Before serving add a few spoons of flax seed meal, dehydrated blueberries, agave nectar (if you like it sweet), and a teaspoon or so of brown sugar. If you want it crunchy with protein, add crushed walnuts or pee-cans (not pik-hans)

Pioneer Scramble (serves two) This recipe was inspired by the trend of "scrambles"that seem to be common at the restaurants here in the PNW. We have several favorite breakfast spots that make good scrambles, but to save some dough, we stayed in and created our own.

• Whisk 5-6 eggs and set aside
• Grate a pile o cheese (cheddar works great)
  
• Fry up (well done) 6 slices of thick-cut peppered bacon (cruelty-free will taste better and is better for your soul) and set aside on paper towels
  
• Stir fry a clove of garlic and diced sweet onion in a little bit of olive oil (or butter)
• Add chopped bell peppers, garlic, broccoli, mushrooms (or whatever veggies you get from your CSA box) and basil, lots of coarse ground pepper, and red pepper flakes- set aside to fold into egg pan
  
• Begin to scramble eggs in a big fry pan, and once they are no longer runny, fold in the stir-fry veggies, crumble big chunks of the bacon into pan, and add shredded cheese to the mix.
  
• Serve with chopped green onions on top (this is a key ingredient)
• Toast with black raspberry jam on the side will complete this "Pioneer" breakfast