My Favorite Quick & Easy Breakfast

 A toasted, whole wheat English muffin,

topped with a slice of cheese & tomatoes!

I prefer Asiago cheese,

but any type of cheese will do.  

EDIT to say:  Toast the muffin first,
& butter it if you like, then add cheese &
return muffins to toaster oven until
it just begins to melt.
Add tomatoes on top
just before eating!

It makes a fairly balanced breakfast,
with a slowly digested carbohydrate,  (muffin)
a small amount of fat that 
also serves as a dairy (cheese)
and a FRUIT for Vit. C.  & fiber.

Click here to see why 
Tomatoes are considered fruits, not vegetables. 

Until our own garden tomatoes come in, 

we like to use these "Santa Sweets".  

They are very flavorful & 

keep well just at room temperature,

on the kitchen counter, 

NOT in the refrigerator. 

 

I like to keep mine in a pretty Polish crystal bowl.

It looks soooo much nicer than the plastic

container, sitting out. 

Breakfast is eaten on our
 *everyday* dishes by "Home Trends".

I bought them because they had a 

Tuscan/Olives/Grape sort of feel to them,

which was the theme of the kitchen,

and they match the wall color as well. 

It says they are "dishwasher & microwave safe"  

BALONY!

They get VERY HOT in the microwave!

They also chip easily.

Our ancient well worn & well loved,

everyday silverware is called

 "Rose Pendant" by Oneida.  

It is so old it is no longer available.  

 

I like the mugs that go with this set best of all.

They're a pretty shape &

 hold just the right amount of liquid plus

the handle is roomy enough for my husband 

to get his arthritic fingers into.

I have several large platters & casserole dishes in this pattern & my daughter even found us the absorbent coasters to match!

 I have a hint I'd like to share with you,
regarding English Muffins.

 

If you place a Silica gel packet inside your newly opened English muffins, it will absorb moisture & prevent that yucky 

soggy edge that they sometimes develop later on.

  I HATE WET CORNERS ON AN ENGLISH MUFFIN!

It doesn't seem to dry them out, either.

Of course, you would NOT want to use this 

if you have little children around

 who might mistakenly try to eat it. 

I save all those little silica containers 

that come in medicine bottles 

or inside other packages.

"Motherrrr, you never throw anything away!"

They are great for preventing rust in tool boxes & 

for keeping other sealed

containers dry & fresh.

Thanks for stopping by The Gazebo House today.

It is always nice to have you visit!

I'll be linking up to Cuisine Kathleen's

Let's Dish party,

Yvonne at StoneGable

for Tutorials, Tips & Tidbits

&
The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays &

Michael Lee's Rattlebridge Farm for

Foodie Friday.

(although this is a lame recipe,
someone might never have tried the combination)

Won't you please visit these friends & their

delightful blogs?  

I learn SO MUCH from them each week!

p.s.  If you didn't get to try Thomas'

"Cranberry English Muffins"

that only come out at holiday time,

you MUST get some next year!

They are delicious but seasonal &

only available right after the fresh

cranberries are harvested in the fall.
They are so good, I only eat them with butter,
nothing else is needed on them.