Hello Everyone,
I apologize for not posting sooner, I tried to post last night but I fell asleep. ( I'm sure you all find that hard to believe) Anyway what I was hoping to do was post some ideas and get some feedback from the group. Since I believe and I have been overheard saying on a few occasions that it is not the event that matters, it is the people that matter, I thought I would suggest something different:
(1) In an effort to take the emphasis off of preparing the breakfast, we could meet as usual and do something different yet healthful such as work on a raw food dish. This dish would not be eaten by the group that day but, we would be preparing something for us to take home but we could work on it as a group. An example would be preparing the cauliflower 'mashed potatoes'. Everyone could bring some cauliflower, I would bring my food processor and we could prepare a healthy dish and talk and we would have something nutritious to take home. If anyone likes this idea, I am open to suggestions, I just used the cauliflower as an example, it could be anything
(2) We could meet for coffee or tea and talk and just skip the breakfast. Also, being at a new location might spark some new life into us and generate some honest conversation
(3) We could meet somewhere for breakfast, remove the preparation time and fellowship more
(4) We could have our regular breakfast. Here are two menu ideas:
Belgian Waffles3 large eggs1
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tbs vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tbs baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
In a large mixing bowl, beat whole eggs until thick. Add milk, melted butter, and the vanilla ... continue beating mixture for 2 minutes. Combine the dry ingredients, sift into egg mixture and beat well for 2 more minutes. If necessary, add more milk ... batter should be about the consistency of pancake batter.Brush melted butter over the ridges of a hot Belgian style waffle iron. Ladle the batter over the hot iron and bake according to iron manufacturer's instructions (usually about 2 minutes). When done, ridges on waffle will be deep golden brown and crispy.Top with your favorite fresh berries or sliced fruit (strawberries, peaches, poached pears, apples with cinnamon, etc) and whipped cream. Just before serving, sprinkle waffle with powdered sugar. Makes 6-8 waffles depending on the size of your waffle iron.
Southwest Breakfast Quesadilla6 large eggs
1 4 oz. can of green chile's
1 green onion diced
1 Tablespoon butter
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon cumin
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 oz. Pepper Jack Cheese
2 large flour tortillas
Salsa
Sour Cream
Saute green onion and green chile's in butter in a large omelet pan. Beat eggs with milk, cumin, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over onion and green chili, scramble slightly. In an electric skillet at 325 degrees melt a little butter and layer 1 flour tortilla with 1/2 cheese, cooked scrambled eggs remaining cheese and top with 2nd flour tortilla. Cook and flip once until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted. Slice into four quarters and top with salsa and a dollop of sour cream
(5) Also, if you have plans or feel that you would like to skip this week, that is a valid option. I welcome any feedback from all of the group on what your personal preference is