Lot’s of 14s in today’s title! I am weird when it comes to numbers. I love when dates and times follow a cool sequence. I imagine that I will really enjoy it when it is April 14th. Again, like I said, I am a bit weird cool ;).
But enough of my silliness. Let’s talk about food!
Friday Foodie Favorites: March 14, 2014
I have had French toast craving for years. Yes, years. And yet somehow I never made it even though it is so simple! When I came across Julie’s recipe for Banana French Toast, I knew that I had to make it- especially because it is vegan! Using ripe banana in place of eggs was fantastic and gave the French toast some extra sweetness without having to use sugar, which I loved. I have already made this multiple times since (including when my dad was visiting), and it is definitely going to become a regular on my weekend breakfast schedule. Simple, vegan, and tasty for the win!
These burritos really hit the spot. You know, that major Mexican craving spot. Kitchen Treaty’s Easy Refried Bean and Cheese Burritos are just that- easy! Oh, and it does not hurt that they are delicious. I mean really, REALLY delicious. I absolutely loved these. I adapted the original recipe slightly by leaving out the corn and adding in red peppers in its place. I also left out the cheese so that my burritos would be vegan. Both were very good decisions. While I am sure that the corn and cheese are great additions, I thought all of the other flavors were so good that they did not even need anything else. That is a sign of a great burrito made from a fantastic recipe. Go make these. Your taste buds and your watch will thank you!
These next two recipes are both coming at you from Kim at Hungry Healthy Girl. I do not know if it is right that I included a recipe that was already on my blog for a guest post, but I don’t care! 😉 I tried Kim’s Curried Vegetable Lentil Chili recipe that she shared last month and loved it! Kim said that this recipe was totally my kind of recipe because it contains lentils, veggies, and curry…and boy was she right. I do not think that mine turned out quite as pretty as her’s did, but I am fairly certain it tasted just as good because I was loving this. This WILL be made again…and again.
And finally, another fantastic recipe coming atcha from Kim. Last week I made her Cannellini Bean and Spinach Soup for dinner (and leftovers for lunch the next couple of days, too!). It was easy peasy and super tasty. I followed her instructions exactly, but subbed in kale in place of the spinach since I have been on a major kale kick lately. Oh, and I added in some garlic powder and onion powder because I add that stuff to pretty much everything. And I just have to say that I am pretty excited about how pretty this soup looks. It’s looks definitely match it’s taste, too! All around goodness!
I hope you give these recipes a try and love them as much as I did! Oh, and happy Friday, friends!
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I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of French toast, but I think I’d enjoy making it with a banana way more than making it with eggs. I’ll have to give that a shot sometime…
You totally should! The banana gives it the perfect amount of sweetness 🙂
those refried beans and cheese burritos look awesome – checking out the recipe now!!
They are great and SO easy, which makes them even better!
Oh my goodnesss, that Cannelini Bean and Spinach Soup sounds fantastic! I think that’ll have to go on my menu plan for next week!
Do it!! You won’t regret it. I loved it and I LOVED how simple it was to make.
I love making french toast using bananas! And then topping with a little peanut butter. Best flavor combo ever (okay. maybe not as good as PB and chocolate, but this is breakfast, so I let it slide).
I (surprisingly) have not tried it topped with PB yet…def need to soon!
I reallllly need to make french toast since I now have bread! I gotta check out that recipe. PS I don’t know if only I am seeing this but your layout is going kind of wonky just wanted you to know!
Thanks for the heads up! I noticed that too yesterday morning 🙁 It should all be fixed now, though!
I am a huge french toast fan. I especially love my banana and almond butter stuffed french toast.
That sounds seriously heavenly! I have not tried stuffed french toast yet, but definitely need to!
I’m pretty sure that there is no better way to lead off a foodie post than with french toast and burritos…Yum and yum.
Happy Friday!!
Haha, I am SO glad that you agree!! 🙂
Your always trying fun recipes, I’m trying to get better about it! Leftovers for dinner would be just as good if not better than my regular eggs for dinner. I’m thinking about making your vegan loaf or kims lentil dish this weekend.
OOooo..somehow I had kind of forgotten about the lentil loaf! I need to make that again SOON.
Ha, I’m the same way with dates! Imagine my excitement when I got to dance in the Opening of the Amway Center in Orlando on 10-10-10! 😉
Thanks so much for linking up, and I hope you have a great weekend!
I am glad to hear that I am not the only “weird” one out there!! 😉 And yes, 10-10-10 sounds awesome! Almost as good/lucky as 11-11-11!
I am totally going to try that French Toast recipe!! Happy Friday. 🙂
You definitely should. It is SUPER easy and tasty! Have a great weekend, Katie 🙂
Literally 20 minutes before coming to this post, I saw a french toast photo on Pinterest that gave me the most insatiable craving. Then I see another one here..I think it’s a sign! Only french toast will satisfy…
Oh, it is most definitely a sign!! I hope you made some 🙂
These photos look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Ashley!! They all tasted amazing, too!
I completely forgot about banana french toast! I made that a lot when I was eating vegan. It’s so good topped with PB!
It is SO good! You’ll have to make it again soon! And I have not tried it with PB yet, but I imagine it is fantastic!
You sure had a great week of eats!!! I’m so glad that you loved both recipes and now I’m craving French toast! 😉
I loved BOTH of your recipes!! They were so good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great Friday Foodie Favorites round-up! The curried veggie lentil chili looks pretty good esp that cannellini bean soup!
Yes, they were both good! You’ll definitely have to give them a try 🙂
I use banana in a lot of my recipes to cut down the calories. I love the hint of banana flavor in the background and it keeps things moist too. I made a curried lentil sweet potato chicken in my slow cooker last weekend. I don’t love curry, but I actually like this one. I should try this one too. I’m a sucker for anything with lentils.
You should definitely try it! Lentils and curry make for a fabulous combination!
Great roundup, Hannah! Heading to check out the burrito recipe now 🙂
Thanks, Jessie!! Definitely do it! I LOVED them 🙂