SmarterFitter Daily

This is my attempt to keep a daily food and fitness diary. This isn't Pulitzer-winning writing; these are spontaneous, often hastily written rambles of what I eat, do and learn in my ongoing effort to feel awesome all the time. It may not always be pretty, but at least it's honest. You can find more stories and recipes at SmarterFitter.com.

Butternut & Broccoli Frittata with Ricotta & Sage

Butternut, broccoli, ricotta & sage "frittata"

More like a huge pile of veggies on a puddle of cooked egg, but whatever. I am just loving the combination of ricotta and butternut squash lately. I roasted the butternut squash with lots of red onion and garlic, plus sage, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. Added the broccoli to the roasting tin at the end. Then it all went into a non-stick pan - poured in the egg, swirled it around, dotted it with ricotta and stuck it under the grill for a couple minutes. Amazeville.

Vegetable revelation: you can roast butternut squash with the skin on (the skin becomes soft and perfectly edible after roasting). Life just got simpler. 

Greek Salad with Toast and Carrot Hummus

Greek salad with bread and carrot hummus

Poached Egg with Cabbage, Carrots & Caraway

Poached egg with sauteed cabbage, carrots and paprika

I'm loving this lately: I saute the cabbage and carrots with onion and caraway. Top with a poached egg and a sprinkle of paprika. Serve with toast, avocado and giardiniera. Comfort food.

Purple Sprouting Broccoli Frittata with Feta

Purple sprouting broccoli and feta mega omelet

Poached Egg with Spinach and Sourdough

Poached egg with spinach and toast

Ideal Saturday morning.

Poached Egg, Purple Sprouting and Parsley Pesto

Poached egg with purple sprouting broccoli and pesto

A lunch of "P"'s! And my idea of comfort food, and as I was having an unusually stressful day, this lunch really hit the spot (the spot that needed cuddles).

Poached Egg, Asparagus, Parsley Pesto & Sourdough

Poached egg with asparagus and pesto

A worthwhile use of the first asparagus of the season.

Cauliflower Pea Omelet with Feta, Parsley & Mint

Cauliflower & pea open-face omelet with feta, parsley & mint. #Dinner.

&My new favourite omelet? Maybe. Here's the gist: sauteed red onion, cauliflower, garlic and peas with lemon zest, parsley and mint. Pour in the egg and swirl it around. Top with feta. Put under the broiler / grill for a few minutes. Service with more parsley and mint, rocket, avocado, sourdough toast and a lemon wedge. Rocked my world!

Oh yeah, this omelet is open-faced.

Adapted from my recipe for Cauliflower and Broccoli Omelet with Feta and Parsley.

Poached egg with cabbage and leeks

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Sautéed leeks and cabbage with caraway, fennel and coriander seeds. Topped with a poached egg and a sprinkle I paprika. Avocado and sourdough toast on the side, plus a little giardiniera. Rocked my world.

Poached Egg on Sourdough Toast

Perfect Poached Egg on Toast

The egg was from Gloria Nicol's chickens, and the bread is Azelia's sourdough. Doesn't get better than this. On the side: grilled tomato with feta; rocket salad.