Hi again everyone,
I hope you had the most romantic Valentine's Day ever, even if it was just a nice moment with a loved one, family, or friends.
If you haven't seen my last post, I put up this menu that I so bravely said I'd do on Val's, but I ended up skipping a couple of items due to running out of time.
Here's what I actually did:
Breakfast:
- Eggs in heart baskets
A cliche, but such a cute one! Super easy and looks like you've done a little magic to put it together.
First of all, you'll need to separate the egg yolks and whites. I did two at a time, so I used 4 bowls to separate 2 eggs to make sure no accidents happen.
I used whole-grain toast for this one, but you're free to use whichever bread you fancy.
(Very) lightly butter 2 slices, and put over medium heat in a non-stick skillet. Once golden brown, take both slices off the skillet, butter the uncooked side of each, then use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut a heart out of each. Put both back in skillet with the cut-out hearts, cooked side up. You're now ready to add the eggs.
The key to getting picture-perfect results is to add a little bit of whites first, wait for a few second for it to harden, then add the egg yolk. You can add your seasoning at this point. I used salt, pepper and oregano.
Cover the skillet to help eggs set faster. Serve immediately.
I hope you had the most romantic Valentine's Day ever, even if it was just a nice moment with a loved one, family, or friends.
If you haven't seen my last post, I put up this menu that I so bravely said I'd do on Val's, but I ended up skipping a couple of items due to running out of time.
Here's what I actually did:
Breakfast:
- Eggs in heart baskets
A cliche, but such a cute one! Super easy and looks like you've done a little magic to put it together.
First of all, you'll need to separate the egg yolks and whites. I did two at a time, so I used 4 bowls to separate 2 eggs to make sure no accidents happen.
I used whole-grain toast for this one, but you're free to use whichever bread you fancy.
(Very) lightly butter 2 slices, and put over medium heat in a non-stick skillet. Once golden brown, take both slices off the skillet, butter the uncooked side of each, then use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut a heart out of each. Put both back in skillet with the cut-out hearts, cooked side up. You're now ready to add the eggs.
The key to getting picture-perfect results is to add a little bit of whites first, wait for a few second for it to harden, then add the egg yolk. You can add your seasoning at this point. I used salt, pepper and oregano.
Cover the skillet to help eggs set faster. Serve immediately.
I basically used a heart-shaped cookie cutter, one size smaller than the one used above, to cut hearts out of whole-grain toast, and made light cheddar and salami sandwiches.
To decorate them,I used a plastic icing pipe/syringe (more fool-proof than piping bags) to draw a heart on each sandwich using my pink cheese frosting (light feta cheese mixed with beetroot powder) and a star tip for the icing pipe.
- I-Love-you Breakfast Parfait
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This was the easiest and most beautiful little breakfast dessert.
All you need is:
- 6 strawberries
- 2 low-fat vanilla (or regular yogurt)
- 2 low-fat strawberry yogurt
- 4 light digestive biscuits
1. Chop 5 strawberries, and slice the 6th for garnish.
2. Crumble the biscuits into larger crumbs. Set 2 dashes aside for garnish.
3. Your'e now ready to assemble your parfaits. Start by adding a layer of chopped strawberries, followed by vanilla yogurt, then more strawberries, followed by biscuits, and the last layer would be the strawberry yogurt.
4. Garnish with strawberry slices and biscuit crumbs. Cinnamon would be a nice addition too.
5. To make heart-shaped strawberry slices, cut a tiny triangle off the top of the strawberry, then slice it as you would normally slice a strawberry. Voila!
You'll need To finish it off, I wrote "I Love You xoxoxo" using a permanent marker on the glass for a personalized touch.
To decorate them,I used a plastic icing pipe/syringe (more fool-proof than piping bags) to draw a heart on each sandwich using my pink cheese frosting (light feta cheese mixed with beetroot powder) and a star tip for the icing pipe.
- I-Love-you Breakfast Parfait
This was the easiest and most beautiful little breakfast dessert.
All you need is:
- 6 strawberries
- 2 low-fat vanilla (or regular yogurt)
- 2 low-fat strawberry yogurt
- 4 light digestive biscuits
1. Chop 5 strawberries, and slice the 6th for garnish.
2. Crumble the biscuits into larger crumbs. Set 2 dashes aside for garnish.
3. Your'e now ready to assemble your parfaits. Start by adding a layer of chopped strawberries, followed by vanilla yogurt, then more strawberries, followed by biscuits, and the last layer would be the strawberry yogurt.
4. Garnish with strawberry slices and biscuit crumbs. Cinnamon would be a nice addition too.
5. To make heart-shaped strawberry slices, cut a tiny triangle off the top of the strawberry, then slice it as you would normally slice a strawberry. Voila!
You'll need To finish it off, I wrote "I Love You xoxoxo" using a permanent marker on the glass for a personalized touch.
