More Breakfast Sandwiches

Well once wasn't enough so we had to push our luck and try a second and third time on the ol' Breakfast Sandwiches. I must say, the subsequent tries did not disappoint!

Round 1: Originally we made egg white with turkey bacon and sausage on Thomas' Light Multi-Grain English Muffins.
Round 2: Same english muffins but this time we tried egg white + crumbled turkey bacon + spinach + diced tomatoes, egg white + crumbled turkey sausage + spinach + diced tomatoes, and finally egg, crumbled turkey sausage and spinach.
Round 3: More simple this time, bagels with egg whites

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Sesame Crusted Tuna

There's a restaurant nearby that has the best sesame crusted ahi tuna with an amazing ponzu sauce. I went to the grocery store for artichokes and chicken tonight and as I walked by the seafood department, I spotted tuna and couldn't resist trying this out. It was the first time I've made ahi tuna because I really do NOT like fish at all. This was good!

Sesame Crusted Tuna

2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ahi tuna steaks
1 tablespoon oil

1. Mix sesame seeds and salt in a bowl or plate.
2. Coat steaks in seed mixture. It really helps to use tongs to make sure it's all coated and you're not making a bigger mess than you need!
3. Heat oil in large pan over medium heat.
4. Cook steaks about 45 secs - 1 min or so on each side. Again, using the tops helps with the flipping!
5. Slice!

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Nana's Scones

Made a double-batch of Nana's scones tonight! Chocolate Chip, Mikey's favorite! Can't share the recipe though, it's a family secret :)

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Green Bean Chicken Casserole

I had some leftover chicken and really wanted to find a use for it. I've been getting good at using leftovers but wanted to try something new but easy so I gave Green Bean Chicken Casserole a go.

Green Bean Chicken Casserole

2 chicken breasts - leftover or raw (probably better raw)
1 cup green beans (frozen, canned, fresh)
1 package sliced mushrooms
1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
1/5 cups Stovetop Stuffing
cooking spray
salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray glass baking dish lightly with cooking spray.
2. Prepare stuffing according to directions. I omit the butter. Sautee the mushrooms*
3. Cube chicken and place on bottom of pan. Top with green beans. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top with mushrooms.
4. Mix soup with about 2 tablespoons of water and pour over the top of the mushrooms.
5. Layer on the prepared stuffing
6. Bake for about 20 minutes if the chicken is pre-cooked. If chicken is raw, bake for about 30-40 minutes.

*I had a little bit of liquid at the bottom of my dish when it was done. I did not pre-cook my mushrooms before adding them so I think that may have been the problem. Next time I will pre-cook the mushrooms.

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Smore's Martini

We like to go to a restaurant nearby that has an amazing Smore's Martini on the menu. One night after dinner, I was staring down that martini on the menu but I was just not quite in the mood for it yet. We decided to take matters into our own hands and make them ourselves.

Smore's Martini

Vanilla Absolut
Frangelico
Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
Creme de Cocoa
2 Graham Crackers
2 large marshmallows
water

1. Crush graham crackers and put graham cracker dust into a bowl. Put about 1/2 inch of water into a bowl. Dip the rim of your martini glass into the water and then the graham cracker to create a nice graham cracker rim on the glass
2. In a martini shaker, Add ice and equal parts of Vanilla Absolut, Frangelico, Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur, Creme de Cocoa. Shake
3. Pour into cracker-rimmed glasses (straining out the ice) and top with a marshmallow.

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Breakfast Sandwiches

Mike is always looking for a healthy on-the-go breakfast that he can grab in the morning on his way out the door. He's always eyeing the little egg breakfast sandwiches in the freezer section of the grocery store but they are all either too unhealthy or coated in cheese and that just won't do. Finally, in a moment of boredom and probably insanity today, I figured it out. I'll just make little breakfast sandwiches and drop two in a bag, put them in the fridge, and he can grab them on his rush out the door in the morning. Brilliant!

Breakfast Sandwiches

6 eggs
6 English Muffins
6 pieces of turkey bacon
1/4 - 1/2 fresh spinach
salt and pepper
cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 6 cups of muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Place a few spinach leaves in the bottom of each muffin tin. Top each spinach pile with an egg (either the full egg or I just used the whites). Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake for about 10 minutes.
3. Cook turkey bacon. Split English Muffins and toast. Top muffin with a piece of bacon and a cooked egg cup which will pop right out of the tray when done.

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Tiny Taco Cups

I had some wonton wrappers left over from the crab rangoons and I had some ground bison leftover from burgers and I had an avocado that needed a home so I decided to try out some tiny taco cups for a snack before dinner one night. I enjoyed them but Mike wasn't a huge fan of the wonton wrappers, claiming they hurt the top of his mouth...

Tiny Taco Cups

12 wonton wrappers

1/3 lb ground meat, cooked (I crumbled up a left over bison burger patty)

1/4 cup salsa

1/4 - 1/2 cup shredded cheese

1 avocado

1 teaspoon lime juice

salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350. Put wonton wrappers into the cups of a muffin tin.

2. Peel and mash avocado. Season with lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. 

3. Divide meat between wonton cups. Top with salsa and shredded cheese. 

4. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted. 

5. Remove from oven and top with avocado mixture. 

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