eggs – New England's Narrow Road

Breakfast of Eggs and Vegetables

I am lucky to live in a climate that allows for growing herbs (and some vegetables) year round. My little backyard garden provides me with parsley, fennel and peppers regularly. Because I can simply pick them any time, often I will incorporate veggies into my breakfast.

garden vegetables — Garden bell peppers, basil, fennel and hot peppers

Many aspects of our diet are picked apart and we are warned of so many foods these days, but vegetables are rarely demonized. Corn has too much sugar, but that is about the only negative thing I remember being said about a vegetable!
Because vegetables have always proven to be good for us, I constantly try to eat as many as possible.

I am not a big meat lover, and prefer fish to chicken or beef. Eggs hold so many good nutrients and provide protein to start the day and I usually eat one egg for breakfast. I used to make omelets, but these days I simply stir fry vegetables and herbs from my garden, then drop an egg into the mix, cook it up and eat! Super simple.

breakfast of eggs with garden vegetables — Once the veggies are fried, add eggs and scramble

I don’t grow onions or garlic, but I do usually add those to my morning stir fry. To keep me using these nutritional foods without all the fuss, I keep leftovers in a container in the fridge. The easier it is to grab something the more you will use it. If I had to wash, de-seed, and chop peppers at each meal I may skip them altogether. If I had to skin and slice onions, same thing. But with them sitting in a handy container, ready to chop, adding to meals is much simpler.

storing peppers and onions for later use — Keep leftover bits of pepper and onion in a container

To change it up a bit, sometimes I forego the eggs and eat apples and oatmeal. And when I have too much food in my fridge, sometimes I will eat leftovers from the night before. Fish and sweet potato fries are good for breakfast too!

Start the Day With a Vegetable Breakfast

Often I will start the day with a vegetable breakfast. I have a garden, and here in Florida the herbs (and peppers) grow year round. When fresh food can be found in the backyard, it is more enticing to use the vegetables.

I’m still learning how to grow food here in Florida. (Read my Hydrangeas Blue blog if you are interested in my garden adventures.) My second year of growing green peppers (yes, on the same plant – it never died) is a huge success. I am picking big, juicy peppers. Hot peppers are easy to grow, so I have an abundance of those.

Keep onion and peppers in a container in the fridge so they will be ready to add to any meal

The parsley has been growing since 2016 and I use it almost daily. The onions and garlic I buy at the grocery store.

I’ve found that keeping onion and pepper in a little container in the fridge helps me use those ingredients more often. When I’m cooking, I can grab a piece and use it, or slice off what I need, which adds flavor that only comes from using fresh ingredients.

sautéing onion and pepper — Finely chopped veggies sautéing in avocado oil

Eat More Vegetables!

The herbs from the garden (parsley, fennel, basil, thyme) are chopped with the onion and peppers to create a handful of veggies to sauté. After a few minutes, I will add an egg and create a vegetable scramble.

eggs with vegetables — Get a serving of vegetables for breakfast

When I eat my special egg dish with a glass of pure cranberry juice, I feel that I have done something good for my body.

(By 2020 I have switched to a Keto / Paleo diet and do IF (intermittent fasting) so I eat my breakfast at noon!)

You don’t have to have a backyard garden (obviously) to make a meal like this. Garlic keeps for a long time, and so do onions and peppers if they are kept in the fridge once they are cut.

Other vegetables would work well for breakfast too, like summer squash and zucchini. I used to chop the squash flowers and add them to my omelets.

I suggest getting away from the normal cereal, bagels, toast and bacon idea of breakfast. None of that food is really good for us. Now that I am older and my kids are grown, I have time to chop and sauté and eat much better than I used to. I’ve also learned to figure things out for myself so I can stay feeling well without being on medication.

Does Snow Kill Black Flies?

Today it’s snowing and I am hoping that this cold day has caught the nasty black flies off-guard and will kill them off.

Yes, it’s April (almost May) in New Hampshire and that means we can start getting a good arm work out whenever we go outdoors. It’s known as the NH wave.

Already the biting bugs are plentiful and making any outdoor chores unpleasant.

You might wonder why I have two eggs in my intro picture and it’s because I had to watch my neighbor’s chickens last week while they were away and I get paid in eggs. It has nothing to do with the rest of my post, but I like to include photos. So now I have lots of eggs, bugs everywhere and a rambling post.

At least the snow has quit falling.

I worked on this picture of a cool looking moth yesterday. I had a customer ask me for something special and this is part of the order I fulfilled. The moth was in my driveway last year.