Some mornings I wake up with a purpose – a run, heading right in to work, AM yoga – and food can wait. I usually do want to have a snack and some water, but it’s not like I have to eat immediately or I’ll die.
Like it was today.
I couldn’t wait – I just had to have breakfast.
Could it have been the thought of a loaf of High Five! in our “kitchen” that was psyching me out!? Because that’s all my stomach could think about.
I toasted some in our Homewood Suites toaster (yessss!) and used a Homewood Suites real plate (yesss!) and a real knife to mash in a banana (wheee!). Plus some Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter in a to-go packet and a little Hail Merry grawnola on top
The coffee wasn’t bad either! Had to drink it black though.
Back to bread!
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YUM! What a delicious looking breakfast
I usually work out first thing in the morning and my head doesn’t even care about food until I get home, but some days I’m just like you and need it immediately!! Have a great day Kath!
When you’re hungry you’re hungry… nothing get’s in the way
Enjoy your bread day
so true! i wake up starving just about everyday.. in fact, it helps me out in life because my tummy nags at me around 8 & doesn’t let me sleep in ha
Homewood Suites is seriously the best, we stay there all the time. Have a fun day!
When I wake up, I have some water first, but then my next thought is “what is for breakfast?” Very rarely do I not eat something right away.
A hotel with a toaster? That is awesome!
I have that plate and cup!! Corelle, right?
I love the name of the post! Looks like a great breakfast too.
That is the most incredible slice of toast I have ever seen. I’d jump up head for the bread right away too if that was waiting for me!
I wake up every morning NEEDING to eat. I cannot function until there is food in my belly!!
All of those amenities are awesome!
I thought you were leaving today? Still baking?
I’m guessing you brought the hazelnut butter and granola? Otherwise I’m moving in to Homewood Suites and never leaving =)
Yes
Pleeeease make sure you wash hotel dishes before you use them. I watched a gross documentary once….
Yikes, didn’t think of that..
I love, love, love High Fiber! It’s got an amazing little crunch to it with, uhm, quinoa? I love analyzing all the bits of deliciousness it has in it!
When I woke up this morning I was starving too! What a yummy looking breakfast! Having fun baking today!
That looks delicious. I’ve been trying to eat breakfast more often, but I’ll be honest…my stomach is never interested! I usually just have my morning coffee and that’s all I can handle until lunch!
My tummy is always starving when I wake up! I usually have a mini-snack, fit in my morning workout, and then eat. But I’m usually thinking about bfast during my whole workout!
Your toast looks so great. I’m on a hunt for some lower calorie all-natural nut butter. I wonder if this even exists?
I don’t think it does – enjoy the healthy fats!
That’s so neat that they have plates and ACTUAL silverware! I usually eat breakfast right when I get up, even if I’m not hungry. Have a fun day! Hope it’s pretty weather where you are
No one could ever say toast is boring…good grief that is a masterpiece! Have a great day Kath!
I definitely have my mornings when I just NEED breakfast. Yet other times I find myself able to be patient
I’ve been loving toast with peanut butter and banana lately, it never disappoints!
That looks delicious! I love me a good piece of toast
That’s it, I’m walking to great harvest today and buying a ton of bread…it sounds so good!
I never usually get hungry until after my shower – and then it is breakfast time for me or I get cranky.
Have fun making bread today.
I’m like that every morning! My feet hit the floor and I’m starving! Bring on breakfast!
I am a breakfast girl!! I can not get my day started until something is in my belly, or else I want to eat a TON later! And I do not know how you did that coffee just black today…yowza! I need a splash of cream and sug always:)!!
Now I want some delicious chewy toast a la Kath!
Way to work the Homewood Suites!
One day I want to eat breakfast with you. It always looks so incredible!
I did have my chocolate-hazelnut PB packet in DC and had it on my hotel oatmeal – sooooo grateful to you for the idea. It made hotel oatmeal actually taste GOOD!
This looks an amazing breakfast! It’s so great when you can stay places that have good facilities.
Wow, that breakfast looks like heaven!!!
It looks like you’re off to a great start!
I know exactly what you mean about breakfast! This morning, after my run, I was so hungry that nausea was hitting! I definitely want to buy some GH bread when I’m in DC for the half. Is there a GH near there? I wish we had GH is NYC!!
There is in Alexandria!
That breakfast looks like dessert. I have never heard of this high five bread. I will have to look out for it at the grocery store.
Oh man… I wake up most days and HAVE to get some food asap. I’m a total pansy! You’re a toast-master, here Kath (har har…). But seriously, that’s like art for the tastebuds
since i snack right before bed i can almost always wait for breakfast a few hours after waiting. but some mornings i just GOTTA eat. i love that feeling.
You make bread with toppings look even better than pancakes! I guess anything is possible with GH…
Love the toast pile! Have a great weekend Kath!!
This looks so simple yet so delicious!
When we first moved to the States, we stayed in the Homewood Suites and never looked back. It’s amazing
Yum! Sounds like a delicious breakfast!
I haven’t been waking up hungry because I have been eating too much at night, but that usually doesn’t stop me from eating anyway
I go running right away in the morning so I’m usually not hungry then, but after that watch out!! I become ravenous!
I am normally like you, but this morning I woke up so ravenous that I got up an hour early just to make my stomach stop growling! Your breakfast looks better than mine was though…probably b/c of the choc hazelnut butter…YUMMMM.
I miss GH bread SO MUCH!! It’s been too long..
You mentioned recently that lack of coffee made your shoulders hurt and the light went on – I’ve not had coffee in 3 days and my back and shoulders were hurting so bad, I was getting concerned.
I’m now finishing off a cup, and my back is already feeling better. I had no idea. THANK YOU! Now I can get back to thesising without writhing around in my chair.
Glad you figured it out!
looks like a great breakfast! i wonder from the post’s title though- why did you choose to keep your maiden name once married? just curious! thanks =]
I feel that my name defines my identity and could not imagine living life as anyone else. Luckily Matt was totally supportive of my decision
Breakfast is always on my mind first thing…err okay coffee’s first, then food
This used to be my morning routine: Wake up, run 4-8 miles without so much as a drink of water, shower, get ready for work, commute for at least 40 minutes, THEN eat a huge corn muffin and drink a massive black coffee. I didn’t have an eating disorder; that was just how I structured my day.
This is now my morning routine: Wake up, tend to three kids, eat something that HAS to involve a little bit of protein (oatmeal, PB on toast, sometimes an egg) and drink coffee with cream. This seems much more sane!
Mmmm don’t be surprised if you see this on my blog for tomorrow’s breakfast k?
i have never had a loaded piece of toast like the ones you always make….usually like simplicity with just some jam or nut butter….but this combo looks fabulous!
I feel the same. Sometimes I wake up starving and other days I don’t want to eat for an hour or two after I’ve woken up!
teehehe I have the same cup heyyyyy. This looks yummy regardless!
Esp. b/c of the hazelnut butter
Why is bread so delicious!! My favorite this week has been half of a mashed banana and some mixed up peanut butter powder on top. I must have had it three times.
Love it when I can use a real plate in a hotel…totally makes my day! Something about real utensils and plates and cups and not having a plastic fork tine break off into your food is just nice
Wow…what a creative (and tasty)-looking toast topper. I have breakfast envy!
yum! you are so talented, look at the gourmet lunch you can whip together on the fly like that!
Breakfast looks great! So rare hotels have real plates and utensils, nice!
I always have to eat right when I get up. I think breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Your toast looks so yummy:-)
Love the idea of adding granola to bread and nut butter. You and your crunch!
This looks really yummy. My mornings and nights are mixed up. I am up with my son at night, so morning are hard. This makes a morning look great.
YUM!
I can’t do anything in the mornings before I eat! I always wake up ravenous.
Hi! Love your blog. Just found it a little while ago. Also, I love that you love oatmeal so much. I can’t get enough! Have you ever put barley in it? Just boil the barley for a little bit and then add oatmeal, it gives it a great texture.
That looks incredible!
Oh wow that is one delicious breakfast. I never thought of putting granola on my toast. I will try it