What Did You Have For Breakfast?

hollydolly said:
@Aunt Bea , how much Horseradish do you add to the V8..and is it in an already spiced one ?... Hubs loves HR, but should he add it to a spiced or non spiced glass of V8 ..whaddya think ? :)
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I've never tried the spicy V8.

I add a teaspoon of prepared horseradish, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and a squirt of fresh lemon juice if I have it to the bottom of a juice glass fill it with V8, and stir.

A half teaspoon of soy sauce is also a nice addition to a glass of V8.

It makes a nice starter for a brunch or barbecue if you hang a few fat shrimp on the rim and add a big splash of vodka.

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My normal breakfast consists of two cups of coffee and two cigarettes. Since New year I've adopted a healthier lifetsyle so now I only have one cup of coffee 🤪🤣😁

Seriously though. A bowl of soured milk (it's similar to yoghurt) or oatmeal porridge, maybe with some diced fruit. Or soft boiled eggs and rye bread or crispbread with cheese and a cup of tea with honey.
 
hollydolly said:
Great, well hubs has either V8 or Gazpacho every morning... and in the V8 he already adds Worcester sauce, Celery salt & Tabasco, so he'll love that horseradish addition. Thanks Bea...

ETA he's vegan so the shrimp is out.... :D
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I found a McDougal recipe for gazpacho and tried making some, since it was a quick and easy recipe. It was made in the Vitamix, and turned out like a super-charged V-8. If your husband drinks V-8 in the morning, he would probably also enjoy this one. It was chilly here this morning, so I took some and heated it up, and it made a wonderful hot soup/drink, too.

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Happyflowerlady said:
I found a McDougal recipe for gazpacho and tried making some, since it was a quick and easy recipe. It was made in the Vitamix, and turned out like a super-charged V-8. If your husband drinks V-8 in the morning, he would probably also enjoy this one. It was chilly here this morning, so I took some and heated it up, and it made a wonderful hot soup/drink, too.

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Thanks for that, I'll give it a go...(y)
 
hollydolly said:
Thanks for that, I'll give it a go...(y)
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Since I didn’t want my gazpacho to turn out that ugly green/brown color that happens when you mix red and green foods together in the blender, I used red pepper instead of green pepper, red onion instead of the green onions, and peeled the cucumber, and that kept everything a nice bright red color.
I also added a half teaspoon of cayenne to ours because we both like spicy foods.

I had made a loaf of whole wheat bread the other day, and I had some of that with my hot gazpacho this morning, and it was a perfect breakfast. Next time, I think that I will also add some fresh tomatoes to the recipe, because this is a lot of fresh whole raw foods, and so healthy to eat.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
Since I didn’t want my gazpacho to turn out that ugly green/brown color that happens when you mix red and green foods together in the blender, I used red pepper instead of green pepper, red onion instead of the green onions, and peeled the cucumber, and that kept everything a nice bright red color.
I also added a half teaspoon of cayenne to ours because we both like spicy foods.

I had made a loaf of whole wheat bread the other day, and I had some of that with my hot gazpacho this morning, and it was a perfect breakfast.
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That's a great tip, however fortunately I always use red peppers and red onions..and peel cucumber before I use it in anything ..so thanks for that tho'..(y)
 
I peel cucumbers when they are large and have that thick skin that has been waxed. I really like the small sized cucumbers for using in salads, and the skin is not tough or thick on those, so I just chop them up with the skins and add them in that way. I know that the skins have extra nutrients, but the heavy, thick-skinned ones are just too bitter to eat.
 
@Happyflowerlady, I've been wondering how you were doing on the McDougall plan! So nice to see you again. :)

My breakfasts generally alternate between:

Old fashioned oatmeal (porridge) lightly cooked with diced apples and a handful of fresh or frozen berries, topped with unsweetened applesauce and a heavy dose of cinnamon.

An oil-free stirfry of whatever veggies are lurking in my freezer and crisper drawer along with some tofu, a bit of fruit (like pineapple, mango or berries), and a leftover starch like rice or potato (sweet or russet). I add flavor with salsa, fruit juice or oyster sauce.

Leftovers of any kind - soups, salads, whatever.

Smoothies don't fill me up for very long.
 
StarSong said:
@Happyflowerlady, I've been wondering how you were doing on the McDougall plan! So nice to see you again. :)
My breakfasts generally alternate between:
Old fashioned oatmeal (porridge) lightly cooked with diced apples and a handful of fresh or frozen berries, topped with unsweetened applesauce and a heavy dose of cinnamon.
An oil-free stirfry of whatever veggies are lurking in my freezer and crisper drawer along with some tofu, a bit of fruit (like pineapple, mango or berries), and a leftover starch like rice or potato (sweet or russet). I add flavor with salsa, fruit juice or oyster sauce.
Leftovers of any kind - soups, salads, whatever.
Smoothies don't fill me up for very long.
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I ordered some of that 5-grain whole rolled grain cereal from Bob’s Red Mill (on amazon), and I like that better than the regular oatmeal, and (surprisingly), it has less fat than plain steel cut oats has.
I made some of those overnight oats with it, and I think that it will be fine once it is hot summer weather and a cold breakfast is better, but I still like the hot steel cut oats with an apple cooked in the best of all for an oatmeal hot breakfast.

Smoothies don’t take long to digest because most of the work has already been done, plus we drink them rather than eat them. I have not been having smoothies, but the gazpacho that I made was like having a tomato-based savory smoothie, and I am going to have that as a cold snack in the hot weather.

I think that it was you who asked me about cookbooks, @StarSong .
I have now bought two of the McDougal cookbooks. One was an actual book that was on sale used on Amazon, and is called just the McDougal cookbook. Then, I decided to get the newer one, which is the Quick and Easy cookbook, and I got the kindle version of that one.
I probably won’t make most of the complicated meal recipes in there, but for simple things that I want to learn (like the cheese sauces), I think that I will like both of these books.

All of the McDougal books have some recipes in them, and I have not done a lot of browsing through the recipes at this point.
A good youtube channel is called “Plant Based Dads”, and they use the McDougal recipes on their show and demonstrate making something on each video. I also joined their facebook group.
The gazpacho recipe was easy to do and didn’t take long, and that is what I like.
 
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