Whoa, Chef

on January 9, 2012

I woke up to the Husband cookinâ€™ this insane creation. Not sure what came over him, but this was good (and required a lot of effort for a sleepy Monday morning!).

He sliced and grilled tempeh and added it to a â€˜breakfast saladâ€™ of scrambled egg, goat cheese, and green apple.

Hubba, hubba. Nothing quite like a man who can cook.

Itâ€™s looking dreary out thereâ€¦

But I have a sneaking suspicion that today will be a very, very good day. Or Iâ€™m going to try to make it that way!

Thought of the Day:

"We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? â€¦ And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.â€ â€“ Steve Jobs

{ 30 comments }

Alett January 9, 2012, 8:16 am
omg! My stomach just started growling because that looks SO delicious!

happy monday!!

a.
Sarah January 9, 2012, 8:21 am
That breakfast looks GREAT! I may need to recreate that this morning 🙂
Allison January 9, 2012, 8:25 am
Such a great quote from Steve Jobs! Def true whether we like it or not and a fabulous reminder to live every day to the fullest 😀 BTW, a man in the kitchen is always a plus [especially if the food looks beautiful and tastes delic]!
Allie January 9, 2012, 8:28 am
Canoe polo? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_polo
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat January 9, 2012, 8:38 am
Today WILL be a good day!! What a great brekkie to wake up to. This is precisely why I need a boyfriend lol!
Kelly January 9, 2012, 8:47 am
It’s dreary here too…rainy and in the 50’s. Bleh. But days like this make me more productive at work because I don’t wish to be outside so I tend to not resent the fact that I am working inside all day. So here’s to a productive and successful working Monday!
Rebecca @ Naturally Healthy and Gorgeous January 9, 2012, 9:02 am
I love anything with goat cheese!
Khushboo January 9, 2012, 9:09 am
A guy who can cook on a Monday is one thing but on a Monday morning- now that’s something!
kathleen @ the daily crumb January 9, 2012, 9:14 am
impressive! looks delicious… i would never think of tempeh or salad for breakfast, but this sounds fab!
Jamie @ Don't Forget the Cinnamon January 9, 2012, 9:29 am
That looks delicious!! A breakfast salad! I’ve never seen such a creation before! What a wonderful husband you have 🙂
Sarah January 9, 2012, 9:44 am
Awesome breakfast! Your hubby gets props for that one!
Emily January 9, 2012, 9:50 am
Looks like a gorgeous day, a little gloomy, but BEAUTIFUL.
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats January 9, 2012, 10:07 am
I love that you start the day thinking that you are going to make it a good day. That’s much more proactive than my passive approach to a day, I should think that way more!
Paige @ Running Around Normal January 9, 2012, 10:31 am
That was so sweet of the husband! 🙂 I think that’s the perfect way to start the week.
Lindsay @ Salt, Sun & Sanity January 9, 2012, 10:35 am
You are a very lucky lady 🙂 That breakfast looks amazing! I’m a vegetarian, and believe it or not I’ve never experimented with tempeh- how do you prepare it?
- Caitlin January 9, 2012, 9:25 pm
  Check this post out http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2011/09/miss-understood.html
Sarah January 9, 2012, 11:11 am
That sounds much more yummy than my sad bowl of oats this morning!
Chelsea January 9, 2012, 12:00 pm
It’s dreary where I live as well. It’s the kind of day where I just slept in till 1030am *whoops*
Sarah@The Flying ONION January 9, 2012, 12:16 pm
The breakfast looks amazing as do the nature shots! What a wonderful morning to wake up to! 😀
Allie January 9, 2012, 12:27 pm
Thanks for the quote. I needed that on a day like today.
Jasper January 9, 2012, 12:52 pm
caitlin…love love LOVE your rainy day photos! it’s like that up here in Durham today! your workouts are inspiring and I enjoyed my run in the rain today and will be swimming at the gym this week! ill keep you posted~! – jasper
Kayla January 9, 2012, 1:24 pm
It’s grey and cloudy up my way too! That looks like a wonderful breakfast!
Lexi @ Cura Personalis Foodie January 9, 2012, 1:27 pm
What an awesome husband! Hubba hubba indeed 😉
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife January 9, 2012, 1:30 pm
I’m trying my best to live that way!

That looks like a GREAT breakfast–YUMM!
Yolie @ Practising Wellness January 9, 2012, 2:40 pm
So nice of the Husband to cook for you – what a star! And what a lovely, refreshing meal! 😀 Hope your day IS wonderful! <3 xyx
Amber K January 9, 2012, 2:49 pm
What a great hubby! My husband can cook in the sense that he can follow a recipe, which is the same as me. We both wish we were good at just creating things.
TeenyLittleSuperChef January 9, 2012, 8:17 pm
Hooray for husbands who cook! Mine isn’t quite the culinary expert and I’m lucky if he can boil pasta without making it a mushy mess. Oh well, he’s got many other talents so I guess I shouldn’t focus to much on his lack of skills in this area. I heart tempeh. What brand do you and the hubs typically buy?
- Caitlin January 9, 2012, 9:25 pm
  We usually buy Lightlife – this post has a good how to for cooking, although he just slapped it on the grill plain: http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/2011/09/miss-understood.html
Greg January 9, 2012, 8:56 pm
Eating salads for breakfast is great. It’s also nice to add dried fruit and nuts to them. I add a lot of shredded veggies to egg white omelets, too. Why not?
Jen January 10, 2012, 12:21 am
Wow…impressive! You picked a good one (as did he). 🙂

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