Coming up with 3 meals and multiple snacks a day for 7 days a week is a lot of work. I like to make my own food because I really enjoy cooking and chopping, I know it’s healthier and it saves me money. Even though it’s a lot of work, I do enjoy doing it. Sure, it can stress me out sometimes when I am sick of everything I have, but it’s worth it. One way that I make my life easier is that I eat the same breakfast during the week and I eat something that can be made quickly at work. Whether it’s a yogurt week, a bagel thin and fruit week, or an oatmeal week, I always have whatever I need at work to make my meal and I never have to worry about it- It’s great!
This means that on weekends I like to get a little creative! I love going out for brunch or just making my own brunch meal that always includes eggs and usually includes home fries. I make awesome home fries!
On Saturday I made sweet potato home fries, with one over easy egg and a Morningstar farms sausage patty. I have been craving fake meat for some reason. I used to hate over easy eggs. I’m big on everything I eat that could possibly give me salmonella or something has to be cooked to a crisp. However this summer I started going to a local place for breakfast near my parents came that had a very limited menu. Well, limited in my opinion, but they had one dish I loved! It was eggs Benedict (I got mine without hollandaise because I don’t really like most sauces) that was served on English muffins that were covered in spinach and tomatoes, with home fries of course. It was delicious, but the eggs were over easy and I didn’t know that until I got the dish, and fell in love with the runny yolks! They taste so good over home fries!
Today I had to switch it up a bit. I made sweet potato home fries again, had one piece of Morningstar farms bacon, and had two egg whites with spinach. Delicious breakfast in bed on Sunday morning 
Ashleigh’s Home Fries (serves 1)
You can make these with sweet potatoes or regular ones.
Ingredients
1 potato of choice- since I am usually making these for only one I try and get smaller potatoes, you could always use half.
1 TSP EVOO
paprika, garlic salt, salt + pepper to taste
optional: green peppers and onions
Directions:
First start by peeling you sweet potato, then stab it with a fork a few times and put it in the microwave for 2 minutes. If I have green peppers and onions on hand, then I always add them to my home fries. I personally think you need onions, and the peppers are just an additional deliciousness. Anyway, while your potato is cooking, chop up the veggies if you are using them. Once the potato is done, chop that up as well and add to a Tupperware container. Next add your veggies, EVOO and all of the spices to taste then cover you Tupperware and shake it! Then throw these into your frying pan and cook on high for about 7 minutes..maybe a bit longer if you like them burnt like I do. you could also add some more EVOO or cooking spray here, but I do just fine without them. Make sure to keep an eye on them!
Do you prefer to go out for breakfast or cook for yourself on the weekend?
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