Summer French Toast

There is not a cloud in the sky! It is so gorgeous outside and super sunny, as you can tell in my pictures. And last night, I saw a shooting star! It was my first time seeing one and it was so incredible. That has to mean good things are to come, right? :)

So, I still have some berries leftover in the fridge, and we all know their shelf life is not very long. So how can I use them today? I decided on a Summer French Toast. I really believe there is nothing better than fresh fruit in the summer time! It truly is perfection.


Summer French Toast
Ingredients:
2 pieces of whole grain bread
1 egg
A splash of milk
Toppings:
2 tsp. of agave
Dash of cinnamon
2 Tbs. of pecans
A few blackberries
A few blueberries
A few raspberries

Directions:
Whisk one egg in a bowl and add the splash of milk. Whisk together well. Meanwhile, get a frying pan on the stove to medium-high heat. Add about a Tablespoon of butter into the hot pan. In this case, I use butter, because it makes the bread taste really crispy and tasty.
Soak the two pieces of bread into the egg/milk mixture. Make sure that the piece of bread is completely saturated. Then, put the saturated bread directly into the hot pan. Usually, it will take about 5 minutes on each side, but look for the bread to become a golden brown color. Once the bread is cooked through, plate it. Then, add the drizzle of agave, dash of cinnamon, berries, pecans and I top it off with a final dash of cinnamon. Delicious!

I added some fresh lavender for garnish on the side, because I love the smell of fresh lavender. It is really blooming outside, and when you brush up against it, you end up smelling like fresh lavender all day. Not a bad thing, eh?

Finished off with a fresh cup of coffee with just a splash of milk added. Truly a great way to start off the morning.

Oats, Coffee & Agave

It is so beautiful outside! I think it is safe to say that summer is officially here to stay. I have not had oatmeal for awhile, so it was time to kick it back into gear.

What's in the bowl:
A handful of old fashioned oats
Splash of milk
1/3 cup of water
Leftover fruit salad: Strawberries, blueberries, and you can see one piece of pineapple!
1/2 small banana
a few crunched up pecans
1/2 tsp. of organic blue agave sweetener
2 tbs. of flax seeds
A dash of cinnamon

There are a lot of different items in the bowl, but variety is the spice of life! Right? Plus, the combination is really fresh, fruity and tasty. The cold fruit salad really cooled off the oatmeal, which is perfect, because I hate eating hot foods on hot days! It just doesn't work out for me.
With the oatmeal, comes a cup of coffee, which really is my own personal latte that I make.


I mix half of the cup with coffee, and the other half of the cup is organic fat free milk, a dash of cinnamon, and a dollop of the organic blue agave sweetener from Trader Joe's. I love this stuff! It is, for now, my go to sweetener. As you can tell, I was a little "agave happy" this morning, adding it into my oatmeal and coffee. But, use just a little bit!

Happy Hump Day!
P.S. Really appreciate this beautiful weather we have, because before you know it, it will be back to bitter cold, unless you live in an almost always warm place :)