sunday brunch with friends

This morning we made a spinach, red pepper and mozzarella omelette and vanilla spice french toast stuffed with bananas. SO good.

spinach, red pepper and mozzarella omelette

- 3 eggs, 1 egg white

- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced

- 1 cup fresh baby spinach

- 2 tablespoons sweet onion, diced

- 1 garlic clove, minced

- shredded mozzarella cheese (however much you like!)

- extra virgin olive oil 

- salt and black pepper to taste

in a medium-sized, non-stick pan, saute garlic and onion in a little bit of olive oil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. add peppers and saute until tender. add spinach, let cook until wilted. in a small bowl, whisk eggs with a little bit of salt and pepper. pour eggs over vegetable mixture and cook until eggs are no longer liquid on the surface. fold over the omelette and sprinkle with cheese. let cook until cheese is slightly melted. cut omelette in half to serve 2.

vanilla spice french toast stuffed with bananas

- 4 slices of bread (we used wheat since it was leftover from the week)

- 2 eggs

- 1/8 cup skim or 1% milk

- 1 tsp vanilla extract

- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon + additional 

- 1 ripe banana, thinly sliced

- 1 tbsp butter

- pure maple syrup

- powdered sugar

preheat frying pan or griddle to medium-low. in a medium-sized bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla and 1/4 tsp cinnamon. add butter to pan and melt. dip bread into liquid mixture then place in buttered pan and cook until slightly browned on one side. flip then evenly distribute banana onto 2 slices of the bread. place cooked side of the remaining two slices of bread face down on the bananas to create a sandwich. cook an additional minute, or until both sides of bread are browned. remove from pan and slice in half. drizzle with maple syrup and garnish with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and cinnamon. serves 2.