Wednesday, February 8, 2012

I Love Tots ... for Breakfast!

Tater tots for breakfast?! Yes, please.

That was my reaction when I read through the recipe for the Hearty Breakfast Bowl in Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites:

Tater tots are topped with scrambled tofu, bacon bits, and a cheesy gravy made from nutritional yeast and ground cashews. It really doesn't get much better than that. I'm a savory breakfast girl first and foremost, and this is the sort of day starter that makes me like getting up in the morning. I made the tofu and gravy on Sunday, so each morning this week, I'm heating the tots in the oven and 15 minutes later, breakfast is served.

I will admit that I felt a little guilty eating tots for a weekday breakfast, so I bought the Cascadian Farms organic Spud Puppies to make me feel a bit better about it.

Remember how I said I would continue juicing every morning after my 21-day Crazy Sexy Diet cleanse? Well, I have been ... until this week. Instead, I'm enjoying organic orange juice with my breakfast. I'll get back to green juicing next week, but I really needed an excuse to use this adorable orange juice mug that I ordered from Lynn at Scissors and Spice's Etsy shop:

Isn't that adorable? You can't really read it here, but the bottom of this four-ounce cup says "Orange Juice Is Good." And since I'm not much of a fruit eater, OJ is good for me. It's the only way I'll get my vitamin C. I'd much rather drink fruit than eat it.

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9 comments:

Laura said...

I said the same thing too - but I think at times we need to break up the routine. And OMG do those tots look AWESOME!

Sheridan said...

Oh my god, you are killing me with this! I'm trying to hard to eat light meals and now all I want are those damn tots! hahah! Looks awesome and that mug is stinkin' cute!

Erin said...

This breakfast looks so good! I always forget about tots. Mmm, tots...

Jesse @ Happy Go Lucky Vegan said...

That sounds so comforting and awesome!! I will totally try this on the weekend. Tots rock. :)

Melissa said...

Wow! I need this cookbook apparently :)

tender b. said...

This is an amazing looking dish. Now I just need some tots for dessert...

Claire said...

That food is comfort food heaven!

xvavaveganx said...

OMG this breakfast looks SO delicious! I'm a sucker for breakfast and this has everything you can ask for in a hearty breakfast...with the addition of tater tots! Yum!

Reia said...

I loooove tots, and this is a great way to use them instead of just serving as a side dish to a veggie buger.