Sunday brunches at home

Sundays are an excuse for lazy day where you can sleep in, relax and just kick back before Monday rolls around.  I personally always sleep in till noon on Sundays because I either stay up late the night before or just want to catch up on my sleep.  I often times sleep through the breakfast hours, skipping breakfast altogether.  Unfortunately that’s not a very healthy choice, because breakfast indeed is the most important meal of the day.  But instead of having breakfast, I have brunches on Sundays.  A brunch is a mixture of breakfast and lunch; it’s usually eaten at a later time.   I enjoy making brunches as much as eating the food that I make.  It’s simple to make and very delish!

                I always start off with a cup of orange juice or a glass of milk with my meal.  You get your daily dose of vitamin c and d from the two.  If I really wanted to make the brunch a bit fancier and nutritious, I haul the blender out and make myself a refreshing cup of smoothie.  Just mix it up with your favorite fruits, strawberries, bananas, kiwis, grapes, apples, blueberries etc.  Then just add some yogurt for more flavors and a kick to it.  Usually I get more creative and make my own kind of smoothie.  I add one whole banana into the blender, sliced, then four strawberries also sliced, add half a cup of milk to liquefy it and then I add half a cup of the pina colada flavored yogurt to it, so you get that coconut pineapple flavor to it.  It’s seriously the most delicious thing. 

               Then I move on to my meal, I like a variety of choices to eat from.  Potatoes, tomatoes, eggs, corn, spinach, chicken, and salads are usually what are on my plate most of the time.  It may sound like a lot of food but while you are cooking it and pairing it with other kinds of foods, it doesn’t seem so much on your plate.  I like to make an omelet with the eggs tomatoes spinach and chicken.  The first thing I do is dice and sauté the chicken.  I then move on to making the omelet, I use a flat pan turned to medium high heat, beat the egg then pour it into the pan, turn the pan down to medium low heat and just let the eggs fry.   After about a minute I toss in the tomatoes, spinach and chicken into it.  Let it sit there for a minute or two then begin to slowly roll it up.  And your omelet is set.  Moving onto the potatoes, I would grate them then just pan fry them to make the hash browns.  As for salads, I toss up some romaine lettuce, with some croutons and carrots drizzled in Balsamic vinaigrette.   Voila you have a complete healthy and nutritious meal.