French Toast & Fajitas
It’s been a fun day of eats, my friends! It’s the first chance I get to sit down and blog all about it :).
I knew I would need a special breakfast to get me over the hump this week. The week before a vacation is always super busy, but super slow at the same time. French Toast helps!
To make a single serving of french toast, I used two slices of whole wheat bread dipped in the following batter:
- one egg, beaten
- 1/4 c. skim milk
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- a heavy sprinkle of cinnamon
I put the slices of bread onto a hot griddle and let them brown up on both sides. When done, I topped my french toast with a smear of Barney Butter, half a banana, and a drizzle of maple syrup. It was divine! It only took a few minutes to make and was so worth it! I am definitely a breakfast person, so this was just the way I needed to start my day.
I continued on with an uneventful day at work. I think the kids are handling pre-vacation jitters better than the teacher! I feel just as silly and wiggly as them these days! Lucky for me, the day ended with another fun meal. We had a Fajita Frenzy! I never make fajitas at home, but there’s a first time for everything. Tonight I made enough to feed a small army…great leftovers! I started by chopping the vegetables.
- 1 1/2 onions
- 2 green bell peppers
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
I divided the veggies in half and made two batches of fajitas: chicken and beef. I used boneless skinless chicken breast for the first batch. It was easy to brown the chicken in the pan, add the veggies and seasonings, and stir.
For the second batch, I used fresh cuts of sirloin. I grilled the steaks for 5 minutes on each side to give the meat a nice char. I let the meat rest for a bit before slicing it thinly into fajita-sized strips. Because the steaks were grilled and I wanted the meat to remain tender, I sauteed the veggies first and added the meat and seasonings to the pan at the end. It looked good…and was a crowd pleaser!
There was a bit of prep work involved with the chopping of vegetables, but otherwise this was a perfect meal to feed a crowd. I didn’t get all fancy with seasonings or shells…store-bought was just fine for tonight.
I waited for everyone to get home for dinner and then it was time to dig in – YUM!

My tortilla contained a scoop of chicken fajitas, Mexican shredded cheese, and farmer’s market salsa. Boy, was this good! I need to schedule fajita night into the plans more often! Everyone had fun making their own fajitas. This pleased even the pickiest taste buds in my family!
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I already set my alarm for tomorrow morning. 5 AM! That’s an early wake-up call, even for this morning girl! My days usually begin closer to 6, but I made fun plans for tomorrow afternoon and decided it would be the perfect day to go on my first morning run. Yes, I run on Saturday mornings – but 5 AM and 9 AM are two different animals! I rarely skip workouts, but I’ve never had great success with early morning plans. Hope I do better tomorrow!
What is your favorite time of day to exercise? I usually workout after work or later in the evening, but I love weekends when I can exercise around 8 or 9 – that’s my ideal time.
How do you motivate yourself to workout before work? Yikes! 5 AM is early!
I haven’t had French toast in a coon’s age! I really need to be in the mood for it to have it though.
I exercise in the morning. I’m too tired after work and I’d rather have my nights free to do other things. Once you get into a routing, it just becomes habit. For me anyway 🙂