In our home, we rarely eat breakfast on Sundays. Quite simply: I prefer to laze around the bed until 10 in the morning, cozying up to my husband and son, reading a good book, watching a documentary. You get the picture.
By the time I crawl out of bed, we’re hungry and I usually start the day off with a big brunch: Eggs, fruit, a vegetable, some yogurt or kefir and maybe even something a little sweet. And, we always serve a good tea. We usually don’t have to cook again until that evening, and in summer time, we always eat outside on the porch.
Invariably, we mix an match – choosing a dish from each of the following categories:
Eggs
- Baked Eggs
- Lox & Scallion Scrambled Eggs
- Fried Eggs
- Poached Eggs with Hollandaise Sauce
Vegetables
- Roasted Tomatoes
- Tomato & Cucumber Salad
- Sauteed Greens with Garlic
- Maple-glazed Parsnips
- Zucchini & Fingerling Potato Hashbrowns
Cultured Dairy
- Kefir
- Yogurt
- Vilii
Sweets or Starches
- Sprouted Grain Crapes with Sour Cherries in Sucanat Syrup
- Blueberry Clafoutis
- Sourdough Peach Pancakes
- Soaked Flour Gingerbread
- Buttermilk Oat Flour Biscuits
What are your Sunday morning classics?
What is a ‘good tea’? My husband drinks 2 quarts a day of lipton’s. Brewed from the tea bags. I know ti’s horrible for him, but he is addicted. I’d love to wean him off of it onto a healthy, nourishing tea.
Hi jenny,
This looks yummy. Thank you for your visit. I love making new friends. You cook like I do. You Have so many wonderful recipes on your blog. I have added you to my blog link list.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
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Thanks Jenny for the info. Unfortunately, DH ‘needs’ the caffeine. I am hoping to wean him onto a different taste, and then wean him off of the caffeine. I’m just trying to figure out what are the nourishing teas to start adding to his daily Liptons tea. He tried Rooibos and definitely did not like it at all. I should buy some Swedish Bitters and try that. Where do you get your loose teas from?
Bummer. We buy our loose teas from a girl who runs a very, very localized tea business. I wish she would take it online, because I think she’d do well.
If he wants something that is caffeinated, try a loose darjeeling or even an earl grey. Perhaps, at that point, you can start replacing the caffeinated tea with some of the rooibos and then wean him from one to the other. His tastes might soon become accustomed to red tea at that point.
As for tea sources, you can usually find decent loose teas at any health food store in the bulk section (or at least you can around here).
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Sarah – I’m not of the mind that tea and caffeine are inherently bad. There’s some really good stuff to be had in tea–antioxidants for one. Still, Lipton’s would definitely NOT be on my list! If your husband is looking for a good quality, caffeine-free tea he should check out Rooibos or Red Bush Tea. Rooibos is rich in antioxidants, but doesn’t have the caffeine that tea contains. We drink it liberally. We also enjoy a good darjeeling, sencha or even an oolong from time to time. The key is to buy the teas loose – the flavor and quality are better than bagged teas.