Indulge In {Coconut Banana Bread French Toast}

If you're a breakfast fein like I am, you are always looking for new ways to mix up the menu. Sometimes that mix up comes naturally. The other day I made a loaf of homemade banana bread to use up some rotten bananas I had laying around. After snacking on about half of it throughout the day, I got this brilliant idea. Why not coat it in a bit of coconut egg wash and toast it up in the pan? Completely genius idea if you ask me. Once it was all said and done, the dish was like a tropical vacation in my mouth. Without a doubt, it's my new favorite weekend breakfast. Here's the recipe....

:: Ingredients ::
1/2 Loaf Day Old Banana Bread (Recipe Below)
3 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Coconut Flakes
Maple Syrup

:: Banana Bread Ingredients ::
2 1/3 Cup Bisquick
1 Cup Sugar
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
3 Eggs
2 Large Very Ripe Bananas
1 Tsp. Vanilla

:: Banana Bread Instructions ::
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine Bisquick, sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs.
2. Add bananas and vanilla. Throughly combine.
3. Pour into a well greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife stuck in the center comes out clean.

:: Directions ::
1. Slice banana bread into 1/2" slices. Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs with coconut and cinnamon.
3. Coat each slice of banana bread with egg coconut mixture and cook over medium high heat until egg mixture is cooked, approximately 3 minutes per side.
4. Drizzle with maple syrup and serve!

Indulge In {Breakfast Tostada}

Happy Thursday y'all! It's almost the weekend and almost time to start celebrating. Nothing big going on this weekend? Just celebrate the fact that you made it through another week. Work can get stressful and times hard so it's always good to take a step back, relax, and celebrate the fact that you hung in there! That's exactly what I plan on doing this weekend. I have a huge week coming up next week and am really looking forward to the calm before the storm. I'm going to indulge in a few of my favorite things to really celebrate life like a movie marathon on the couch, maybe a mani/pedi, for sure my magazines, and of course my favorite, the big weekend breakfast. It's 100% my favorite meal and I rarely get to indulge in it. I posted this recipe last year but sounds like the perfect one for my perfect Saturday ahead so I thought I would share it again for all who missed it the first time. The breakfast tostada is piled high with warm scrambled eggs, black beans, sauteed garlic tomato shrimp, fresh sliced avocado, and melted cheese. It's filling, delicious, and a lovely treat to start the day. Serve it up with a fresh mimosa for the ultimate experience. Here's the recipe!

:: Ingredients ::

Whole Wheat Tortilla

3 Eggs

2 Tablespoons Shredded Cheddar Cheese

2 Tablespoons Black Beans

1/4 lb Medium Shrimp

1 Clove Garlic, minced

1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste

Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Salsa

1 Tablespoon Sour Cream

3 Slices Avocado

:: Directions ::

1. Heat a bit of olive oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add garlic and sautee until fragrant. Add shrimp and tomato paste and cook until shrimp is done. Set aside.

2. Scramble eggs and set aside.

3. In a small pan, heat olive oil. Once hot place tortilla down and pan fry till crispy. Flip and crisp the other side. Plate.

4. On top of the tortilla place eggs, black beans, shredded cheese, shrimp, salsa, sour cream, and avocado.

Indulge In {Shrimp Huevos Rancheros}

Breakfast on the weekends might quite possibly be the best thing ever. Whether is be a stack of warm pancakes topped with maple syrup or a cheesy omelet stuffed with sauteed vegetables, it's so refreshing to have a break from the typical oatmeal and banana. Well, this past weekend, I made the most outrageously delicious weekend breakfast. It's a warm, crispy tortilla topped with scrambled eggs, cheese, black beans, garlic tomato shrimp, salsa, sour cream, and avocado. On the first bite, my taste buds exploded. It was a truly magical, yummy, delicious, perfect, vacation like breakfast. I strongly suggest you try it. Immediately. Here's the recipe...

:: Ingredients ::
Whole Wheat Tortilla
3 Eggs
2 Tablespoons Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 Tablespoons Black Beans
1/4 lb Medium Shrimp
1 Clove Garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Salsa
1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
3 Slices Avocado

:: Directions ::
1. Heat a bit of olive oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add garlic and sautee until fragrant. Add shrimp and tomato paste and cook until shrimp is done. Set aside.
2. Scramble eggs and set aside.
3. In a small pan, heat olive oil. Once hot place tortilla down and pan fry till crispy. Flip and crisp the other side. Plate.
4. On top of the tortilla place eggs, black beans, shredded cheese, shrimp, salsa, sour cream, and avocado.

Enjoy your Thursday!