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| Recipe of the week... ...Breakfast Muffins |
Ingredients: 200g spinach leaves (from fresh or frozen), 6 large
eggs, 100-150g cheddar cheese, a pack of Quorn Spinach and Red Pepper Slices, and butter/marg for greasing
Time taken: 25 mins prep and 25 mins in the oven
Serves: Approx. 10 muffins
Hi readers,
How are you all today? Are you well, and getting on okay
back at work? Surviving the January Blues, if you’ve come down with them? And
whatever cold / flu you probably have, on top?
Hang in there, readers! That’s my main message in this post
today. If you’re ill, if you’re dieting, if you’re sick of it being cold and
dark, if you’re going through a break up or divorce (as it would seem most
people are), if you’re eleven days into the new year and already fed up of your
job / house / prospects… FEAR NOT.
Chill the F out, readers. There’s plenty of time for things
to turn around. Just think – 354 days of 2018 to go! Who knows what could
happen in that time! For sure, it won’t stay cold and dark for the entirety
(though, maybe the majority). It’s unlikely you’ll feel ill on all of those
days. The diet will break / work before you know it. And so on.
Plus, I have some GLORIOUS tips for those of you in the break
up / divorce team, for how to engineer human contact. What do I mean? What does she mean??
Well. You know when you become single, readers, have you
noticed how you stop making contact with other humans? You see humans, probably
every day. Same as before. But you just never touch them. And nobody touches
you. Like – all those humans could actually be holograms and you wouldn’t know.
It’s saddening. SO I’ve been brainstorming the rare
instances in which I do actually make
contact with other humans (please see below) and I’m thinking, if you’re
feeling down about things, maybe it might cheer you up to sort of engineer one
of these to happen? Human contact! Works wonders for the single soul, I hear.
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Here we have it...
Ten instances of human contact for the
single person (read: me)
- If I
accidentally bump into someone or someone accidentally bumps into me
- If
someone is handing me something and our hands brush
- The occasional
handshake in a work meeting
- If I'm
holding a baby or holding a child's hand near a road
- If I'm
sat very close to someone (e.g. theatre, public transport, footy game) and
our sides are touching
- If I'm
stepping up or down, or crossing a river? And a friend lends me a hand for
safety
- If my
yoga teacher is helping me correct a pose
- If I
fall over in the street or in a nightclub and someone hoists me back up
again
- If we
line up for a night out pic at pre-drinks and my friends put their arms
round me
- If a
friend or relative gets drunk or emotional and hugs me (or vice versa, if
I'm drunk/emotional and hug them)
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See! I bet there were a few in there you hadn’t thought of.
I hope this comes in handy, readers, and you’re feeling better soon. Just think
– this summer you’re going to be spending the money you would have spent on
their birthday present, on fruity cocktails instead. To sip by the sea somewhere
exotic. You’re winning, right? YES YOU ARE… you’re winning!
And it will feel like it very soon, I promise.
Also – in the spirit of cheering you up, if needed – I have
a recipe of the week for you, readers! This one came recommended to me by one of
the besties, who has been following my progress with low-carb eating in January
and recommended me a recipe that she herself has been using for a spot of
healthy January eating, as you do.
This recipe, readers, is for Breakfast Muffins. And really –
there’s not much of a recipe to it! As you’ll see shortly, these muffins are very easy to prepare, in just a few simple steps. And you can chuck anything
in them that you like really – there’s no need to stick with the ingredients I’ve
used in my muffins. Free style to your heart’s desire!
I was only using Quorn Spinach and Red Pepper Slices because I found them on offer in the shop. Although they're very tasty - so I do recommend! Here’s a vague idea of the recipe in just ten simple steps…
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Recipe: Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients: 200g spinach leaves (from fresh or frozen), 6 large
eggs, 100-150g cheddar cheese, a pack of Quorn Spinach and Red Pepper Slices, and butter/marg for greasing
1.
To start off, you need to prep your ingredients.
I did this the night before to maximise my time in bed in the morning, but you
could sprint out of bed and sort this in the morning no problem.
2.
First off, begin by finding a pan with a lid and
heating it over a low temperature. Fill the pan with spinach leaves (just leaves - no water required), then keep
checking back every few minutes to stir the leaves around and add more to the
pan, as the leaves begin to wilt and reduce in size.
3.
While your spinach is wilting, grate your
cheddar cheese and dice your slices of Quorn into small pieces.
4.
Once all your spinach has wilted, drain in a
colander and then press between squares of kitchen roll, to remove moisture from the spinach – so you don’t end up with soggy muffins!
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Tip: If you’ve begun prepping the night before, you can leave it here. Store
your cheese, Quorn and spinach in the fridge overnight, and pick this up in the
morning.
5.
Next, heat your oven to 200C and get out a large
mixing bowl.
6.
Crack six large eggs into the bowl and season
with salt and pepper.
7.
Add your cheese, wilted spinach and Quorn to the
bowl, and give everything a good stir together.
8.
Grease the holes of a muffin tray with butter or
marg, and then spoon your eggy mix into the holes, filling them almost to the
top.
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Tip: I filled ten muffins holes, but your mix might make more or less depending
on how much you’ve made. Don’t fret! Just keep filling almost to the top.
9.
Carefully transport your tray into the oven, and
leave the muffins to bake for around 25 minutes.
10. Once
your muffins are golden brown on top and firm to touch, you can safely remove
them from the oven and switch this off. Your muffins should easily come out of their
holes in the tray – leave to cool for a few minutes and then you can tuck in!
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What do you think, readers? Are you tempted by this recipe?
Have you made similar breakfast muffins before? I must say – I have never
tried anything of the kind, didn’t know this was a thing! And I’ve always been
on the fence about whether or not I like egg and cheese paired together.
But, readers, these muffins came out well and they taste so good!
I’m over the moon with them! Honestly, it’s been a good thing I’ve not been
working from home today or I fear I would have snacked my way through the lot. I can confirm they can be eaten warm or cold, tasting just as good cold as warm, as there has been SOME snacking since I got home.
I originally made these muffins for breakfast this morning,
before setting off to work, and they put me in such a good mood today! A warm,
filling, tasty, low-carb breakfast – the dream! And a break from the monotony
of yoghurt, seeds and berries, which has been my staple low-carb breakfast for ten or more days now. Far too long.
I shall be saying a BIG thank you to my friend when I see
her this weekend, for recommending the recipe, and I’ll definitely be making
these breakfast muffins again soon! How about you, readers? Do you think you
might give these a go? Let me know what you think – I’m interested to see
whether everyone raves about them as much as me! I look forward to hearing your
thoughts.
Until next time, readers. Take care.
And wilt safely,
Hayley
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