Categories: What I ate

Breakfast on the Balcony

If only breakfast could start with this EVERY day:

Mmmmm veggies! 

I’m heading to Dallas for training this week, so the BF and I decided to cook up a special “last” breakfast… Oh, and by “we” I mean ME, of course.  There’s only one morning person in this relationship.  There’s also only one pants wearer.  I’ll let you guess who that might be 😉

It was a crazy bright and sunny morning, perfect for enjoying a little grub on the balcony.  Check out that beautiful tablescape!

Clearly getting food in our bellies ASAP was at the top of the priority list.

I was especially excited to make breakfast this morning because I’ve been dying to try out my new Oxo Eggbeaters that came in my Food Blog Forum swag bag!

YES!  I love gadgets!!!  And how cool are these eggbeaters?  The beater section pops off the handle and is dishwasher safe.  Honestly, I’ve never beaten eggs with egg beaters before–I usually just opt for a fork and whisk with all my might til my arm falls off.  Holy cow did these beaters make life a heck of a lot easier.  It was like the parting of the Red Sea…. the breakfast edition.  I swear I could hear angels singing as I beat those eggs to perfection. 

Using my beaten-to-perfection bowl o’ eggs, I made up a big batch of Mary’s special eggs (a list of the goodies I tossed in is at the bottom of the post).

Each serving went onto a low carb tortilla:

Topped with some low-fat pepper jack cheese and a bit of Frank’s Red Hot:

I also cooked up a pumpkin waffle using my Trader Joe’s Pumpkin pancake and waffle mix:

The waffle was good but not fall out of your chair delicious.  Apparently, if you don’t fall out of your chair the recipe is crap in my book.  I’m going to give the mix another shot in pancake form and see if it’s any tastier.

The wraps were fabulous.  You really can’t go wrong with the “special” combo!  I like to pop mine on the George Foreman grill for a few minutes to melt the cheese.

I mean, really.  REALLY.

Mary’s Special Breakfast Burrito Wraps (serves 4)

  • 3 large eggs
  • 9 egg whites
  • 3 turkey or chicken sausages (Harris Teeter Hot Chicken Sausage)
  • 1 diced roma tomato
  • 1/4 chopped red onion
  • 4 white mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups fresh spinach, thinly sliced
  • S&P
  • Franks Red Hot
  • 4 Low Carb Tortillas (Tumaro’s)
  • 2 slices reduced fat pepper jack cheese (I like Sargento)

Click here to see how I cook these babies up.

Stats on 1 burrito:  285 calories, 15g carbs, 10g fat, 42g protein, 8g fiber

Mary

Hello! I’m Mary, a self-proclaimed fervent foodie and carbohydrate connoisseur. This blog is about my life—my passions, adventures, and failures—through food. I’m a bean counting CPA by trade, but my true passion is food. It is the unabashed soul of my being. The history, the culture, the taste, the experience–I am fascinated and enchanted by it all. I devote my free time almost entirely to scouting out delicious restaurants and cooking up new recipes. It makes me especially happy when I can take a recipe and “healthify” it. By this I mean turn it into something healthy and nutritious that still tastes friggin’ delicious. I love to connect with readers, restaurants, and those in public relations, so email me and let’s talk food! Google

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  • Why is it that Frank's Red Hot makes everything taste that much better? Your eggs look amazing. I think I need a veggie omelet for breakfast manana.

  • I love breakfasts like these! Nothing beats an amazing, wholesome breakfast burrito. And while I love Frank's, I love pepper jack cheese event more! Perfection! :)

  • Oh gosh, I want waffles right now. When you find how to make that mix drop-out-of-your-chair amazing, hook me up! :D

  • ahhh thats how everyone does it! totally using the G.Foreman grill trick on my burritos! I'm a breakfast burrito fiend on the weekends! lots of hot sauce and jalapeno salsa on mine! mmm!

    xoxo

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