Breakfast Lab Gift Guide 2007

Oh, the holiday season... the Thanksgiving yams and pumpkin, Hannukah's latkes, Christmas goose, and ham and all that jam... Before weather turns me into an icicle, and I consider finding a warm corner in my kitchen to hibernate, let me offer up my picks for a Breakfast enthusiast.

Titanium Spork $8.99 Buy
Every breakfast enthusiast needs a personal eating implement. The Titanium Spork from ThinkGeek is the most perfect utensil ever!

T-shirts
$10 (until Dec 16) Buy
My favorite t-shirt of all time.


Pop Art Toaster
$29.99
Buy
It's fun to eat your breakfast. Just use whole grain bread. There are also customized plates available from the company's website, which is mighty cool if you're in need of an ego boost.



Bike Breakfast Tray
eh.. no price
Some very nimble and quick might like this new idea of breakfasting and biking at the same time, though it is a disaster waiting to happen for folks like Madam Breakfast (aka me). Not very safe at all and not good for digestion either. Grumble, grumble.






Teaposy Flowering Tea Let it Snow Teaposies $17.99
Buy
A pretty and tasty gift - for warmth and early morning coziness, nothing beats a good cup of tea.




And from Etsy.com, one of a kind gifts:

Bed Tray $145 Buy
Serve breakfast to your loved one with style.

Day Of The Dead Skeleton Bone Art Juice Pitcher $35 Buy
The Coolest Juice Jar Ever

Bacon and Eggs Cufflinks $22 Buy
For the gentleman who loves bacon.

Toothpick Holder $10 Buy

Salt and Pepper Shaker Set $54 Buy

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Chayote salad for Breakfast

The sweetness of carrots and chayote mixed together, provides steady energy and a host of nutrients to a start of a great day.

1 Chayote
2 carrots
1/2 avocado

Shred, mix and enjoy!

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Berry Jellio

Delicate smooth deliciousness made out of fresh pear and berry juice. Berries are nutritional gold-mines that boost the immune system in this cooler weather, protect against cancer, as well as impart other, amazing benefits. Makes 4 servings.

1-2 cups mixture of berries: cranberries, blueberries and other berries, fresh or frozen
3 pears
2-3 tablespoons agar-agar
water

1) Put a quart or so of water to boil (with 1/2 cup of berries for extra flavor) and dissolve agar-agar in it.

2) Run the pears and the rest of the berries in a juicer.

3) Let hot mixture cool a bit and then add the fresh juice, and pour into molds or serving dishes. Let it cool in the refrigerator until solid.

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Porridge-making Championships!

Ah... in breakfast news...


The annual world porridge-making championships have named their winners this Sunday with the champion Maria Soep of Roineabhal Country House, Kilchrenan, Taynuilt (Scottish Highlands) grabbing the coveted Golden Spurtle prize.

So how does one cook the world's best porridge?

Apparently, you add whiskey to traditional organically grown pinhead oatmeal. :) Yummy.

"The most spartan of traditionalists... maintain it should only ever be mixed in a clockwise direction using the right hand, so as not to invoke the Devil. Others consider it sacrilege to mix with anything other than the spurtle - a straight, wooden stick without a moulded end. The mere mention of a microwave or Pyrex dish, meanwhile, is likely to cause a riot. It is all stirring stuff, according to Mr Bruce [the Championships' organizer]"

To see the winning recipe and to read more click here

The Official Website of the Championships

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A Fig of an Experiment

5 fresh or frozen green figs
1 banana
2 plums
blueberries to taste
coconut
sesame seeds
1 tablespoon lemon flavored fish oil (for that doze of omega 3) or
oil and a spray of lemon juice.

Combine. Eat. Enjoy.

A colorful and tasty breakfast to refresh the body, especially if it's sluggish from sleep. Fig is alkalizing, and has been used to moisten dry throats, treat coughs, sore throats and to clean out the intestines. In case you need help with that sort of thing. :)

I've been experimenting with lots of figs lately. This is just a very not boring fruit salad and more inventive stuff is in the works...

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Mung Bean Pancakes

Recipe for Mung Bean Pancakes is all over the net. Here's a basic one:

2 cups mung beans soaked overnight
3 cloves of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon chopped ginger root
dill or scallion or other herbs to taste
water

Crush everything in food processor until you have smooth paste/batter and drop pancakes on a hot skillet with a little oil (or bake it)

Mung beans are very nourishing and easy to digest. They rarely cause abdominal gas or bloating, unlike larger beans. A good source of dietary fiber, they contain thiamin, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and copper, and folate.

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Eating Breakfast = Healthy Teeth

A study in the Journal of the ADA concluded that eating breakfast, along with a healthy diet, is good for young teeth. DUH I say! "Overall, the findings support the notion that dental health education should encourage parents, primary caregivers and policy-makers to promote healthful eating practices, such as eating breakfast daily, for young children."

So now that dentists approve, let's dive into the Breakfast Lab and check out some of my crazy breakfasts.

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