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Another Broken Egg Cafe Review

July 6, 2014

My first time eating at Another Broken Egg was in Charleston last December, and my second time was about a month ago here in Atlanta. Since I’ve now been twice, in two different cities, I feel pretty good about giving a review.

Ambiance
The atmosphere of the restaurant is nice. It’s pretty laid back and there’s a quirkiness to the decor but not overwhelmingly so.

The Menu
I love that they have a nice variety of healthier offerings on their menu. Most restaurants today now have a healthy or “light” section but it feels like an afterthought as the options are limited to a salad or a bowl of soup. That’s not the case at Another Broken Egg. Their healthier items include a jumbo gluten free pancake, an herbed egg white and roasted red pepper omelet, a granola, fruit, and quinoa bowl, salmon with jicama slaw, and black bean sliders.

The Food
When I first went I had a tough time deciding what to get but I eventually settled on their “Skinny Omelet.” They use herbed egg whites with blanched asparagus, roasted red peppers, green onions, goat cheese, and roasted garlic cloves and served it with an English muffin and fresh fruit. I really enjoyed it. It tasted fresh, had great flavor, and was quite filling but I didn’t feel loaded down after wards which I liked.

“Skinny Omelet”

The second time I went I struggled again with picking a dish but I eventually settled on the Granola, fruit, and quinoa bowl. That was such a great decision. It was amazing. The dish consists of house made honey roasted granola, blueberry quinoa, strawberries, blueberries, and toasted coconut crusted bananas with coconut milk and a vanilla yogurt drizzle. I don’t know who thought up this dish but they deserve an award. The coconut crusted bananas alone sealed the deal for me. There were so many flavors popping up in each bite and they all came together so beautifully.

Granola, Fruit, and Quinoa Bowl

Overall, they had great food, great service, at good prices. Be prepared to want a few different things on their menu. There are still multiple items I want to try like their Popeye’s Favorite scrambled skillet and their *gasps* not healthier Cinnamon roll french toast. You should definitely check them out!

Have you ever been to Another Broken Egg? What’s your favorite dish? Tell me in the comments!

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Healthy Dining Experience: Seasons 52

June 9, 2014

Yesterday I had dinner at Seasons 52 to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Apart from having a wonderful time I got to enjoy an incredible meal. I love the concept of the restaurant. Their menu features fresh, seasonal, and local ingredients whenever possible. And since everything on the menu is under 475 calories there’s no worrying whether the meal you’re eating constitutes three meals calorically. I decided to try the Grilled Lamb Kefta which was a spiced ground lamb skewer served with greek salsa and a Baby kale and romaine caesar salad with garlic ciabatta croutons. I absolutely loved it!
They also claim to be the creators of the mini indulgences – basically like dessert shooters – so you can end your meal on a sweet note without feeling too guilty. With it being my friend’s birthday, they brought out a sampler of all of their different indulgences. I had the pecan pie and it blew me away. Another one of my friends had it too and we were sitting across from each other and both kind of looked up at the same time after we took our first bite and said wow! I also tried the raspberry chocolate chip canoli and it was extremely good as well. I highly recommend this place!

Phenomenal!

Have you ever been to Seasons 52? If you have, what’s been your favorite dish?

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Arugula Salad

May 27, 2014

At the end of March, I went to Baltimore for a weekend trip and had this sweet potato salad. It was incredibly good, and as I’ve started doing with really good food that I order at restaurants, I decided I would attempt to recreate the magic that happened on that plate at home.
I think I love salads now. Like I legitimately love them. I’ve liked salads well enough before but it was a rarity for me to actually crave them. Well I discovered something that has made them so much better, and was a part of the reason why I loved that salad in Baltimore so much. Back in the day I used to use lettuce as the base for my salads, then I eventually switched to spinach, but now I’ve discovered arugula. I was buying it to use as a filling in a wrap a couple of weeks ago, and before it went bad I decided to use it for a salad. Great decision. It didn’t taste like a salad. Every iteration I’ve tried has been delicious. I first had it with baked chicken, black beans, garbanzo beans, and goat cheese.

When I ran out of baked chicken, I used an apple chicken sausage link, and when I ran out of those I used oven roasted sweet potato wedges. And it doesn’t need any dressing. Seriously, I don’t know what I was doing with my life before. I may have been late to the party, but I’m here now.

Speaking of parties, hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day Weekend!

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Culinary Pursuits: Spicy Vegetable Frittata Muffins

May 12, 2014

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the amazing mothers out there including mine! I’ve wanted to try making these frittata muffins for the longest time and today I finally did. They were amazing and so easy to make that I thought I’d share them with you…virtually that is:) This was a bit of a spontaneous recipe post. Usually when I post recipes here, I make the food knowing ahead of time that I’ll be posting. This was more along the lines of “Let me throw together what I have in the fridge,” so bare with me if the details aren’t all that detailed. Anyway, check out the recipe below!

Ingredients:
6 large eggs
1 cup of egg whites
curry powder
fiery 5 red pepper
Rosemary garlic seasoning
1 spinach & feta chicken sausage link, sliced into 12 pieces
Vegetables of your choice (Use whatever you have on hand or whatever your favorites are. I made a vegetable medley of chickpeas, carrots, green beans, squash, and zucchini that was sitting in my fridge so that’s what I used)
1/3 cup of goat cheese

This should make exactly 12 muffins!

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a 12-cupcake pan with cooking spray.
Add vegetables, then one slice of the spinach & sausage link, and a few sprinkles of goat cheese.

Pour ~1/2 cup of egg/egg white mix to each cupcake
Bake for 25-30 minutes
Enjoy!
These are packed with protein and would be great as a midday or post-workout snack, or they can even be a part of a meal.

Have you made frittata muffins before? If so, what are your favorite things to add to them? Tell me in the comments!

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Baked Banana Almond French Toast

April 27, 2014

Brinnertime! I love breakfast foods. Whether I’m eating them for breakfast, brunch, or dinner, it’s all good in my book. So I decided to make myself some french toast, one of my all time favorite breakfast foods, for dinner. To make it a little less indulgent, I used egg whites, whole wheat whole grain bread, and some agave nectar. Check out the recipe below.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of egg whites

1 large egg

1 tsp of almond extract (I got mine from TJ Maxx but you could also find it at Publix, Trader Joes, or Walmart)

1 tsp of vanilla extract

1 tsp of cinnamon

3 slices of whole grain whole wheat bread (I used Peppridge farm)

1 banana, large (sliced into 18 pieces)

Agave nectar

1. Whisk the egg and egg whites in a bowl

2. Add the vanilla and almond extract.

3. Pre-coat a glass baking dish with cooking spray.

4. Dip a slice of bread in the batter and add six pieces of sliced banana on top, sprinkling on some cinnamon.

5. Repeat step 4, with the other two slices.

6. Pour any leftover batter on top of the bread.

7. Cover with saran wrap first, and then aluminum foil.

8. Let sit in the fridge overnight or for 6-8 hours.

9. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes (Tip: It’ll probably work better if you un-layer the three slices of bread for more even and faster cooking).

10. Take out of the oven, let cool for 5 minutes, and drizzle on some agave nectar.

You can serve it with egg whites and chicken sausage like I did or whatever you’d prefer.

P.S. That’s sparkling pomegranate juice from Trader Joe’s;) You should try it!

I hope you’re enjoying a beautiful lazy Sunday!

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Healthy Sweet Treats: Banana Bites with Honey Goat Cheese

April 10, 2014

Hey Guys! I hope you’ve been having a great week so far. Only one more day until weekend festivities commence. Before they do, I wanted to bring you a healthy sweet treat. When it comes to my meals, I like to end them on a sweet note. If the last taste in my mouth isn’t a sweet one, the meal just doesn’t feel complete. Usually, it’ll be a piece of fruit, like a banana, some greek yogurt, or a granola bar but I thought I’d get a little more creative. Today, I’m bringing you these grilled cinnamon sprinkled banana bites with honey goat cheese. Can I first just say wow! These were so incredibly good. Exceeded my expectations and took all of two seconds to make.

All you’ll need is a single banana, some olive oil cooking spray, ground cinnamon, and honey goat cheese (Publix).

Instructions:

Coat a pan at medium-high heat with olive oil cooking spray.
Chop the bananas into 1/2 inch slices, sprinkle on cinnamon, and carefully place on pan.
Let the bananas cook for 2-3 minutes on each side (be careful when you flip as the bananas are softer)
Take the bananas off and put a little honey goat cheese on each slice.
Enjoy!

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Culinary Pursuits: Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quinoa Wrap

March 29, 2014

This one’s a quick vegetarian dish that uses some of the things you probably already have prepared in your fridge. I always have sweet potatoes on hand and I also just so happened to have black beans and some extra quinoa leftover from the quinoa bake so I decided to put them together to make a very tasty and meatless wrap. I sprinkled on some goat cheese and dinner was done in under 5 minutes. A perfect weeknight meal. Hopefully this gives you some wrap inspiration. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!