breakfast blogger

I found these pics and descriptions from diet-blog.com.

Oatmeal - 325 Calories
1 cup oatmeal with raisins
1 cup of fruit
1 cup coffee or tea
1 banana

Scrambled eggs - 360 Calories
2 scrambled eggs
2 strips of turkey bacon
1 piece whole wheat toast
1 pat of low fat butter
1 coffee or tea
8 oz water

Cereal - 300 Calories
2 cups of cereal
8 oz 2% milk
1 banana
1 coffee or tea

Breakfast - 290 Calories
1 whole wheat English muffin
2 pats low fat butter
1 hard boiled egg
1/2 cup of fruit
8 oz fruit juice
8 oz water

The full list here.

I’ve been meaning to try this place for a while now.. the first time I went by they were on holidays and the next time was a Saturday. They aren’t open for breakfast on Saturdays but a couple of weekends ago I managed to get my lazy butt in there for a nice Sunday brunch. They are over at 163 Parkdale not too far away from the Parkway.

I was lucky to find a window seat and ordered myself a Cottage Benedict with a side of toast for mopping up. Once served, I took out my trusty camera and snapped up some pics:

$8.95, coffee extra if I remember right… yum yum.

Here’s a little something that my mother suggested I try:

- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup of milk
- Slices of cheese (my choice at the time was a semi-strong cheddar, but try whatever you like! Smoked Gouda would work nicely I think..)
- 1 apple, thinly sliced (try much thinner than what I did below)
- 4 slices cinnamon raisin bread
- 2 tbsp butter for frying these suckers..

We’re gunna make two French toast sandwiches here folks.. mix the eggs and milk in a shallow bowl. Then make the sandwiches:

Press down on those sandwiches and smoosh ‘em a bit. Then bathe them well in the egg-milk mixture one at a time and bring ‘em to the pan:

Fry those suckers up nice and slow to make sure all the eggy goodness soaked up in the bread is cooked through..

Oh my, it was a party in my mouth ;)

The Breakfast Gods were shining down on me a couple of weekends ago when I tried this little spot on Richmond road near Mountain Equipment Co-op. As soon as we walked in we saw a nice table next to the window and sat down. The menu has the regular breakfast goodies you find at most places but there was one particular item that caught my eye. Something I’ve learned in the past couple of years is that you can “Frenchify” lots of different kinds of bread, as seen in an earlier post where I made a French Toast Danish.

I ordered the Cinnamon Raisin French Toast with bacon and was rather impressed with the presentation. I indulged in taking lots of pictures before digging in.

Oh my.. so very yummy. 385 Richmond Road. My plate was 10.95 and coffee was extra if I remember right..

Gen had the Pan Fried Filet of Sole and said it was super yummy too.. (I was too busy with my breakfast to take pics of hers)

I got a random call early Sunday morning from an old friend from out of town asking me if I was interested in going go out for breakfast.. well, duh! Picture me in bed all groggy until he pops the question. My eyebrows rose and I knew exactly where I wanted to go. After a few more phone calls to arrange a third person for this breakfast adventure I was out of bed and in the car headed over to Ottawa.

I’ve been to the original Bramasole Diner on Bank Street on a previous breakfast adventure only to have my camera’s batteries die out on me before I got my breakfast. I was pretty upset about that but this time I made sure I was good to go..

I *had* to have the Bram-Slam again.. and I happened to have the huge hunger for it: 1 Pancake, 1 French Toast, 2 Eggs, 2 Bacon, 2 Sausage, Homefries, Toast and Juice. Oh my. Let’s take a journey around my breakfast:

mmm pancake and French toast:

OMG super yummy..

T’was 8.99.. and they are at 1465 Merivale, behind the Shoppers Drug Mart..

It was so awesome to have a breakfast reunion with old friends..

Props to my fellow BB adventurers that morning: Allison and Jeremy, you rock!

Deux œufs bacon, pain blanc :

Phase IV, Hull ;)

My top two wisdom teeth got extracted on Monday so I’ve been confined to a mostly soft/liquid diet for a little while now.

It’s given me a chance to whip up some smoothies using my favourite juice in the world!

Pure pomegranate juice is just too damn expensive. I’ve found this great alternative by President’s Choice that has a blend of apple, pomegranate, blueberry and concord grape.

That be some very very tasty juice indeed.

So I gathered some strawberries, raspberries, an organic banana, ice, fat free yogurt, juice and some pure vanilla extract and threw them into mr. blender.

I discovered that my blender’s reservoir has a tiny crack in the base and leaks all over the place– looks like I’ll be on the market for a new blender soon if I can’t find another reservoir =P

I present to you, a breakfast smoothie in a Guinness glass:

Yum :)

Sometimes the life of a breakfast blogger isn’t an easy one. I trucked my butt up to where the new Bramasole Diner is on Saturday only to find out it wasn’t open yet. I tried Rockin Johnny’s Diner and was all ready to order only to find out I was too late for breakfast. :( I left, with my head bowed in shame.

I was ready to give up when The Diner on Wellington corner Western in Westboro caught my eye. It’s a family friendly (I counted at least 8 babies while I was there) modern diner with a great staff. I got myself the Eggs Benedict:

mmmMMmm t’was yummy. Turns out this joint is owned by the same kids as the Elgin Street Diner, another place of great interest to this breakfast blogger. $15.93 with coffee and a side of toast.. it also came with a super friendly server ;)

I took a little drive to Ottawa today and went by a spot that I’ve had my eye on. I can’t wait, they’re opening up a second diner:

1465 Merivale, behind the Shoppers Drug Mart.. Thanks to John for the tip.

The question is, WHEN??

**UPDATE** It is open now– I’ll have to check it out one of these days! ^_^

A couple of Saturdays ago I headed out looking for a breakfast place specifically on the east side of a north-south street in order to have the sun shining through the window to get some nice pics. Wings N Philly’s (239 Bank Street corner Lisgar) fit the bill perfectly.

Seeing “All Day Breakfast” in a window always brings a smile to my face :)

I went in, Journal de Montreal in hand and grabbed a table next to the window. There isn’t a breakfast menu, so your choices are how you want your eggs, what kind of toast, and what kind of meat.

I happened to be craving both sausage and bacon this particular morning.

Yummy. On days where I eat like this, I have a light dinner and no lunch. My meal cost me around 5 bucks.