Sometimes you just want breakfast for dinner. When I was a single gal that was often a bowl of cereal. There’s nothing better than a bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats for dinner!
Last night I was supposed to have dinner with a friend but something came up so Michael and I made a spicy sausage frittata for dinner.
Instead of green chilies I used jalapenos. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Slice the sausage into small rounds and cook in a skillet. Layer them on the bottom of a glass baking dish. Cook the onions in the skillet and add to the dish.
Mix 6 eggs in a bowl and then pour on top of the sausage and cheese. Salt and pepper to season. We used white cheddar instead of regular cheddar cheese.
While you’re waiting for it to bake–20 minutes or so, enjoy a glass of wine and relax.
I estimate the calories in this to be about 600 a serving. It’s packed with protein, it’s easy, and it was very spicy!
It was a good comfort-food meal. I started to think of some other yummy frittatas we can make.Ā I see some goat cheese and artichoke frittatas in my future.
How do you stay motivated during times of struggle?
When life gets hard, do you find yourself slipping into old habits? Old ways? What’s the first thing to go by the wayside when life just throws lemons at you?
For me the one constant in my life no matter what stressful, maddening, saddening struggle might happen to me is exercise. My exercise routine is pretty structured and I’m so used to it that it’s not a struggle for me to find motivation to work out. Plus exercising almost always makes me feel better. It’s an amazing stress-reliever. And it helps to have a partner (and friends) in my life that is active as well.
The first thing to go for me, though, is the food aspect. I slip back into old comforts of eating sugary desserts to deal with stress and feelings. Luckily the exercise that I do balances that out so that I don’t usually see much (or any) gain on the scale. But it’s not desirable. I don’t WANT to eat my feelings. It’s a struggle that I will probably always have in my life.
QUESTION: How would you answer those questions?
Beth @ Beth's Journey
I love having breakfast foods for dinner! Eggs are one of my favorite things of all time, hands down.
And yes, I definitely struggle with keeping up healthy habits when I have life stressors going on. I agree too with the exercise/eating part. For me, I usually keep the exercise up and its a major stress reliever, but it’s much harder for me to stick with healthy eating.
Lisa Eirene
I know…why is it so hard to keep up with healthy eating? At least the exercise balances it out.
Kelly Happy Texan
Jalapenos and sausage. A marriage made in heaven. Or your kitchen.
Lisa Eirene
It was spicy on top of spicy!
Jennifer
Your fritatta looks delish!
I have a hard time eating well when I’m stressed out too. I did some stress eating last night and after I said to myself, “Something’s bothering you. What IS it?” Usually it’s something I can’t bring myself to face up to. Or it’s something out of my control. When it is something out of my control, like waiting to hear about a new job, I totally turn to food. Not having control over my life is just something I don’t deal with well!
Lisa Eirene
That’s good that you asked yourself that question.
I usually know WHY I’m stress eating. But knowing WHY doesn’t keep me from doing it, unfortunately!
Valerie @ Life 4 me by me
This looks delish! I have just come across your site.
Staying motivated has always been a huge struggle for me. I am loving these answers.
Lisa Eirene
Thanks for visiting my site Valerie! Motivation seems to be a big factor for people.
Lisa
oooh I havent had breakfast for dinner in ages!!
For me, staying motivated in times of struggle first requires me to admit that I am struggling. Once I have done that, and chatted about how I am feeling, I find that I can then focus on bringing it all ‘back into the light’ š
Lisa Eirene
I wonder if I do that…if I am often in denial about whether I’m struggling. That’s good food for thought (so to speak)…
steena
omg, WOW, I like never try recipes, but I might try that one, looks really good.
“For me the one constant in my life no matter what stressful, maddening, saddening struggle might happen to me is exercise” I’m the same. Even in my worst of injured times, I’d sit on the spinner crying, but pedaling away.
Me & you, we’re lucky to have that mindset MUST WORKOUT. š
Lisa Eirene
Yep! It works in our favor. Until we get injured and CAN’T work out….But at least we found other things we COULD do!
Mary (A Merry Life)
Breakfast for dinner is THE BEST. Mm, I really want some jalapenos!