Ingredients

• 2 cups double smoked bacon and/or lardons
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 cup carrots, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 2 cups potatos, diced (we just use the baby potatoes and half or quarter them)
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tblspn dried or fresh thyme (we use 1/2 tblspn of ground thyme)
• 1 tblspn black pepper (or more if you like it spicy)
• 1 tblspn salt (we don’t add any)
• 1 tblspn dried or fresh parsley
• 1 litre of chicken stock
• 500 ml milk
• 500 ml cream

Directions

• Cook bacon and lardons on high until crispy.
• Lower to medium-high and add butter.
• Add carrots, celery, onions, thyme, salt, pepper and parsley.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Mix in flow to make roux and cook for 5 mintues.
• Add chicken stock, let thicken.
• Add milk, let thicken.
• Add cream, let thicken.
• Add corn and potatoes, cook on low simmer for 15 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if required.

Now that’s a statement that probably won’t keep many people reading, but if you’re looking for a cheap, quick and healthy breakfast, read on…

Oatmeal packs from companies like Quaker are available in almost every grocery store, but they’re often loaded with processed sugar and salt. They’re also (for me anyway) nowhere near enough to fill me up.

My recipe is as follows, and to make it even easier, we usually prepare 30 or so Ziploc baggies at a time. Into each baggie, goes:

• 1/3 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/3 cup Kellogs All-Bran Buds (with psyllium)
• 1 tsp brown sugar (optional)
• 1 tsp flax seed

That’s about it. Each morning I dump the above into a small thermos, and add about 1 cup of boiling water. By the time I get to work, I have a delicious, steaming thermos of healthy oatmeal ready to enjoy.

Update: I’ve also been adding a variety of dried berries which really adds to the flavour and interest factor.  Dried blueberries, cranberries or goji berries are great choices.

Ingredients
All purpose flour 3 cups
Baking Powder 4 tsp.
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Grated medium or sharp cheddar cheese 1 1/2 cups
Milk 1 1/2 cups
Butter or margarine, melted 2 tbsp.

Directions
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cheese in large bowl. Stir thoroughly.
Add milk and melted butter. Stir to form soft dough.
Put in greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
Bake in 400F oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove from pan to cool.
Serve with butter

Modifications
You can increase the “cheese gob” factor by grating the cheese thickly or finely, depending on your tastes.

Add different cheeses — I often add a bit of romano cheese.

I’ve also added up to an extra cup of cheese before, and it didn’t seem to change the loaf too much.

I usually grate up garlic coil sausage and add that to the recipe. If I add 1/2 grated sausage, I take away 1/2 of grated cheese to equal things out.

I’ve also added red chili pepper flakes before to add an extra bit of zing

Enjoy!