For those who have followed my blog long enough, they'd know how much I love bread. It's one carb (my one weakness) I find extremely difficult to give up...and so, I shall not!
Well, according to my blogger friend (
phonghongbakes), there are better/healthier breads (like wholemeal bread and, specifically, sourdough)...and
not-so-good/less healthy breads (like white bread). Well, I'm no doctor or nutrionist but if it's good enough for
phonghongbakes, it's good enough for me...
lol! ^_*
There's this neighbourhood cafe,
CoffeeLicious, I visit regularly to get my bread fix...specifically sourdough. And well, they sell
sourdough too...and that was what I bought after breakfast one morning (one whole loaf at RM15 which I thought was a very decent price). I asked them to slice up the loaf for me...and as you can see, there are 8 slices...but the slicing (by hand) was poorly done (very uneven, some parts thick and thin within the same slice). The other drawback with buying a whole loaf is there'll be wastage of the
not-so-good parts...both ends of the sourdough as it's mainly crust and can be very chewy and too hard to eat/bite into.
So, when life gives you sourdough, you make western-style breakfasts, of course...starting with a
Scrambled Eggs & Bacon Sourdough Open Sandwich. Everything starts with bacon...
hehe....3 rashers of fragrant, crispy goodness! ^o^ Sorry, my scrambled eggs seemed a little overdone (that always happen when it's homemade) but it's alright since I prefer it slightly overdone at home coz I don't know how fresh my eggs (from the supermarket) are.
So good when having it with a cup of iced coffee...unfortunately it's not a coffee from a cafe but my favourite brand of made-at-home instant white coffee.
I also made a
Bacon & Omelette Sourdough Sandwich for lunch one day with layers of bacon, omelette and sliced cucumber on buttered and lightly toasted sourdough slices. Two thick, huge slices of sourdough make for a very filling lunch.
Sometimes I would just simply have my toasted
Sourdough with Butter & Jam accompanied by two soft-boiled eggs...a super quick breakfast to whip up but a super satisfying one to eat. Simple but good! ;)
Besides sourdough, my other go-to for a healthier bread option is the
wholemeal bread from
GBB Bakery (RM4.80 for 6 slices). I actually prefer to buy these smaller loaves from bakeries as it takes a shorter time for me to finish them (since I'm the only one eating), so I can always have fresh bread.
This is my homemade Big Breakfast with sausages, bacon, fried egg, mushrooms and baked beans served with wholemeal toast and butter. This wholemeal toast is studded with some chopped walnuts...nice! ^o^
Judging from the portion size, this was definitely not for breakfast. Only the name is Big Breakfast...but I like to make them for lunch and dinner too. I can eat this breakfast dish anytime of the day coz I love it so much!
Sometimes when I'm a little bit more hardworking, I'd make
French Toast and eat them with bacon, sausages, mushrooms and baked beans. Again, I ate this for dinner...so good! ^.^
For breakfast, it'd be a simpler (and smaller portion) with just
French Toast & Bacon. Can anyone tire of eating bacon? Well, certainly not me! :D
I was even naughtier here...I had some leftover luncheon meat (another thing besides bacon that one does not get tired of eating...
lol) and made a
Wholemeal Sandwich with Bacon, Luncheon Meat & Omelette.
I bought these gourmet ham from
Aeon and they tasted pretty good when I made
French Toast with Ham & Omelette. If you're lazy to go through the trouble of cooking bacon in your pan or air fryer, ham is a more convenient protein for your sandwiches as they're loads easier to fry than bacon.
Since I can't give up bread (just like phonghongbakes), the only viable solution is to, at least, choose a better bread in sourdough or wholemeal. Don't force yourself to stay away from something that makes you happy (I'm not going to anymore)...and bread (and coffee) makes me happy. ^o^
There were days when I thought I felt depressed when I had to refrain from bread (and coffee)...and I find myself much more contented now when I don't restrict myself. Of course, anything we eat...we must eat in moderation. We all should eat things that make us happy coz we live only once..and we might as well enjoy our one life when we can! ^_~
