Baked Eggs in Avocado (Avocado egg boats?)

Summer break began, and I adjusted quickly to sleeping in later than normal, having Netflix binges, reading novels, scheduling lunches with friends, and neglecting my goal to cook a new recipe everyday.  Because of this, I decided to cook 2 recipes today.  This is what I had for breakfast today, and what I imagine I will have again next week adding variations.

I found this recipe on Pinterest, another way I have been spending my time since the last day of school.  I did not add many changes to the original recipe today, but I imagine I will be tweaking it some next week.

Ingredients:
1 ripe avocado
2 eggs
1-2 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled or real bacon bits
1/4 Roma Tomato chopped
Shredded Cheese
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Garlic Powder to taste
















1. Preheat oven to 425.

2. Slice avocado from the top to the bottom in half.  Take out the seed.  Scrape out some avocado if needed to ensure the egg fits in the avocado without spilling (I needed to scrape out more of my avocado because the egg was too big).

3. Put the avocado on a pan or container that is oven safe that will keep the avocado from tipping over.

4. Crack open the egg into the avocado or bowl to spoon into the avocado. (If you like your yolk runny, make sure you do not separate the yolk).

5. Add tomato, bacon, cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder on top of the egg to taste.

6. Cook for 15 minutes.  Check eggs and cook until desired consistency.  Then remove.  Let cool, and enjoy!

Additions/Substitutions
Next time I will scoop out more avocado and cook the egg longer.  It was runny and tasted good, but I would have liked it a little less runny.
You could add sprouts, salsa, &/or spinach to the top after cooking.
You could add mushrooms and fresh lemon juice (for flavoring) before you cooked the avocado eggs boats, or any other vegetable, but remember, it's not too big.
You could scrape out to eat on toast, or eat directly out of the avocado.

Let me know what you think if you try this recipe.  I'd love to hear how yours turned out, and what you did to personalize your dish!

Enjoy!

No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies

Last summer I found this recipe for no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies that used coconut oil.  I had just decided to start using coconut oil, and this recipe seemed intriguing.  I decided to try the recipe out, but adapted it a little bit. Money Saving Mom's Blog has the original recipe I found.  Here is my adaptation:


Ingredients:

1 cup Peanut Butter (I use natural peanut butter with the only ingredient being peanuts)
1/2 cup Honey (I've used a variety, and I sometimes use a little less than 1/2 cup.  I like to use raw honey when possible)
1/2 cup Coconut Oil (I prefer unrefined because it adds a bit of a coconut taste)
1/3 cup Dark Chocolate pieces (I use less than 1/3 cup, and I don't always measure, but throw is a small handful-it's more than enough for me)
1/2 cup or 2/3 cup Walnut &/or Pecan pieces (whichever you prefer...add more or less as you desire)
3 1/2 cups of Old Fashioned Oats (I add more or less depending on consistency.  You want all oats covered, but it doesn't have to be covered thickly)
1 tsp vanilla



1. On low to medium heat combine Peanut Butter, Honey, & Coconut Oil in a medium or large saucepan.

2. After mixture is heated and blended to a liquid (mixture should be warm enough to melt chocolate), remove from heat.

3 Add other ingredients.  Add 3 cups of oats, then smaller amounts until you have your desired consistency.


















4. Separate into cookie sizes to put in the refrigerator (I use about 13 cupcake liners. In my experience, making into bars is too hard to cut after refrigerating.)

Lately it seems as though the honey is making them too sweet, so I might add less honey, but I think the honey also helps with the consistency.  

Additions/Substitutions:

You can also use almond butter instead of peanut butter.  

You might also consider adding flax seed (seed or ground meal) or chai seeds.  I've added them and it does not affect the flavor.  The flax seeds adds an extra crunch.  

You can put in coconut flakes, different nuts, or no nuts.

It just depends on what you like and what you are looking for in your diet.  I hope that you enjoy these.  Please leave comments below if you try these!  I'd love to hear what you think and what you changed or added to yours!

I adapted this recipe from Money Saving Mom's Blog.

Summer Break begins!

Today was the last official day of school for teachers.  I'll be venturing back to school throughout the summer, but not every day, and most days it won't be as long as a school day.  Summer break is much needed for students and TEACHERS!

This summer I will continue working out (adding running and P90X3 to my normal Jazzercise classes) and eating healthy (for the most part, as I've been doing for a few years), but I will be trying a new recipe almost every day that I am in town.  If you have a recipe you think I should try out, leave me a comment with the recipe or shoot me an e-mail at diannawolf@gmail.com.

I tend to take recipes and change them a bit to fit what I like, so you'll see that in my blog, as well as tips and things that did not work well for me.  I'm not a master chef, but I enjoy cooking, and I am hoping to find some easy healthy recipes that I can keep using when school is back in session and time is scarce.

I haven't decided on a recipe for tomorrow's blog, but it is likely to have old-fashioned oats in it!  I hope you'll try something new with me!