Ratatouille

Ratatouille has become one of our regular breakfast accompaniments. It's so easy to make, and you can make a huge batch and have it over the week. We love it with a pork sausage or some other breakfast meat as a hearty, delicious wintery breakfast. You don't need to be too strict on the ingredients either. If you have a vegetable which you need to use up, add it to the recipe.

Sweet potato rosti

I didn't know what to make for dinner, and so I decided to try and make some egg-free sweet potato rosti. They turned out so beautifully, I just had to share them. They are pretty easy and quick to make and went very well with avocado and smoked salmon for a light meal.

Kombucha

Kombucha is hot on the health trends at the moment. It is a fermented drink which is prized for its health benefits. It is a sweetened tea which is fermented with a "SCOBY" (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast). It is a nutrient-rich beverage which aids digestion and assists with gut health due to its probiotic nature. Apart from all of the goodness which it brings, it also tastes delicious! Don't be alarmed by the sugar in the recipe. The sugar is necessary for the fermentation process and gets consumed by the SCOBY, so you won't end up with a high-carb, sugary drink. The sugar is the food for the healthy bacteria and enzymes, acids and probiotics are the result of the fermentation. The sugar content is actually very low once the fermentation phase is complete.

Roasted Almond and Macadamia Nut Butter

Oh my word. This stuff is amazing... My new favourite thing to make with my NutriBullet. It is actually a problem, because every time we open the fridge, we take out a spoon (or two) of this delicious treat. You can adapt the recipe and make it with any nut of your choice, and you can play around with different flavours too. In this recipe, I added a bit of cinnamon and honey to it. Oh dear... I think it might not last the weekend!

Plantain breakfast pancakes (paleo, AIP-friendly, egg-free)

I have seen plantains mentioned on so many Paleo websites and I have been wanting to try out a recipe using them for so long. I saw a crate of plantains at my local vegetable store on the weekend, and I just had to buy a couple. Now I regret that I didn't buy more! These pancakes turned out so beautifully and were delicious with a slightly sweet taste and a light and slightly crispy texture.

Zucchini rosti with smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce

I made these yummy zucchini rosti for dinner with smoked salmon and a hollandaise sauce. It's probably more of a breakfast type dish, but it was really a treat, and nice and light for dinner.

Hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce is one of those things which always sounds like a "mission" to make. I have the easiest, and fabulously tasty recipe to make it. And it literally takes a couple of minutes to make. Don't make it before you need it, as it is best eaten straight away.

Two ingredient banana and egg pancakes

My dear friend Caryn told me about this recipe. It is so simple and quick to make, and you only need two main ingredients. It's naturally Paleo and gluten-free and makes a super breakfast. I added a few extra things to give it a little more flavour, and they turned out so well.

I served mine with whipped cream and strawberries. They go well with peanut butter too!

Scrambled eggs with feta and avocado

This is a really easy and quick breakfast to make. The avocado and the feta make it nice and filling, and it kept me full until lunchtime. 

Bacon, Avo, Egg and Halloumi breakfast

Halloumi is not usually a traditional breakfast ingredient. But, the flavours of the bacon, avo and Halloumi complement each other so beautifully in this quick and easy meal.  

Portabello breakfast mushrooms

This is an impressive looking breakfast, which is fairly easy to make for a group of people. It's vegetarian too, so a good option for those poor souls who don't eat bacon.

Omelette with asparagus, bacon and onion

Savoury mince and poached eggs

Coral mushrooms and scrambled eggs

Coral mushrooms are made to go with eggs! They are a very tasty mushroom which is not at all slimy. 

Spicy breakfast nut and seed muesli

If you are looking for something which is a paleo, gluten-free, LCHF option to have with yoghurt, this may be your answer. It's a granola or muesli which is made with spices, nuts and seeds and toasted in the oven. 

Creamy scrambled eggs with grilled Parma ham

Carrot, date and banana gluten-free muffins

I'm on the hunt for yummy gluten-free treats. These were kind of an experiment, but, I think they turned out really well. In fact, so well, that we decided to skip dinner and have a few of these each instead!

Omelette with bacon, onion, tomato, avo, cheese and... the secretingredient!

Here is an omelette recipe which is a definite favourite. I like to make one big omelette for two at the same time.

Tatsoi with chorizo, shiitake and porcini mushrooms and eggs

I found this really interesting vegetable at the nursery the other day. It's called Tatsoi. Almost looks like a very mini baby spinach leaf and grows in little clusters. I planted some in my veggie garden and I have incorporated it into breakfast this morning. I have never seen this in the local shops, so unless you are keen to grow your own, baby spinach leaves would also work just fine.

I first sliced some porcini mushrooms and broke a few shiitake mushrooms into individual stems. Then slice a few pieces of spicy chorizo sausage and wash your Tatsoi leaves. 

Poached egg with bacon, bocconcini, rocket, tomatoes

This breakfast looks very impressive and is very easy and quick to make.