Nocturnal Breakfast

Today I was craving breakfast for dinner. I am a huge breakfast/brunch person so having breakfast for dinner is one of my favorites. And when I cook this, I go BIG. 

All of the food I make for this meal is super simple but so satisfying at the same time. My family has chickens so we have fresh eggs everyday to eat. I don't particularly like eggs, so I decided to have egg substitute (I put cheddar cheese and hot sauce on mine) while my boyfriend had the real deal. Every breakfast meal should include hash browns. It's just a necessity, so of course we made though. They are super easy to make too, all you do is grate the potatoes (we leave the skin on), and put the spread out in a pan (medium high heat was used for everything) that has some olive oil in it. I leave them in the pan with a lid on top to cook for about 5 minutes, then flip it into the other side to cook. Next is the sausage, but since I am vegetarian we used the Morningstar breakfast sausage patties, which I happen to absolutely love. I would eat them everyday if I could. To cook those, all you do is put them in a pan with some olive oil, then put a lid on top so that they steam. It helps cook them all the way through so you don't have the middle still frozen. Lastly, we made French toast with a twist. Instead of using sliced bread, we decided to used a sliced baguette. For the drench, all it is, is an ratio of about 2:3 of mixed eggs and milk. You don't want it to be a completely even amount of both. So you want to make sure there is a little more egg than milk. I noticed that it makes them not soggy, but not too crispy. Once you soak both sides of each slice of bread, you just put them in a pan and cook! I leave them for about 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. To top them we decided to put boysenberry jam and powdered sugar on them, which was a genius decision. We also had mimosas because every good breakfast has a mimosa included with it. 

Breakfast for dinner is a really good option when you don't know what to cook for dinner, or don't have much time to cook dinner. This took us about a half an hour to make and it's so simple! 

Bon appetite! 

 

Let's Dance

This past Sunday was the concert event I have been waiting months for. It was the big celebration after my recovery and it was exactly how I wanted to celebrate after being cured. 

When I listen to the radio, I typically only listen to 94.7fm because for the most part, they play all of the music I like. So when they announced they were doing a birthday concert to celebrate being on air for 20 years, I was in all the way. And once I heard the lineup, I bought my tickets immediately. That's not even an exaggeration because I really did buy them the minute after they went on sale. 

The morning of the concert, I was thinking of what to wear and since it was going to be hot, and the concert was 10 hours long, I knew that I needed to wear something comfortable and that I wouldn't overheat in. I absolutely love my scalloped shorts (LC Lauren Conrad) so those were an automatic choice. They are perfect for when it's hot because they are really lightweight and easy to move around in. For my top I knew that since I was going to be outside and I didn't want any tan lines, I needed to wear a sleeveless top. My mint colored tube top (Pacsun) was a good choice because it holds the girls up quite well and it won't give me any tan lines. Accessories wise, I wanted to do simple because it's an outdoor concert and I don't need to get my jewelry caught on anyone next to me. I went for a double strand necklace that has a basic gold bar on the shortest strand and a light pink stone on the longest strand (Janelle James). My shoes needed to be comfortable since I would be on my feet all day and in gravel. That being said, I wore my basic black sandals (Forever21) and they held up quite well for this event. 

As for the concert, the acts we saw were really good, but the venue was not the best choice. It was all gravel and dirt, with absolutely no shade. So everyone was standing in the direct sun all day. The lines for the food carts were ridiculously long as well. With one food cart, we stood in line for 40 minutes, only to get to the front and find out they had run out of all vegetarian options (I am vegetarian). Our saving grace was that they allowed re-entry so we were able to go and get food and drinks elsewhere. The drinks were cheaper at the other places we went to and the food was cheaper as well, plus without the huge lines. Overall it was a good day, but there were different things that they could improve on for the next event.