Saturday, 9 August 2025

What's for Breakfast?

 


Some days I get up and have no idea what I fancy for breakfast, I find it so much easier in Winter when most days I am happy with a nice filling bowl of porridge, but I rarely fancy that in the warmer months.

Thanks to the freezer inventory I knew that I had two slices of bread in the freezer, so inspiration suddenly struck and beans on toast was the order of the day.

I can't eat a full tin of beans, and even half a tin is too much these days, so I always divide the tin into three portions.  Tipping the beans first into the pan and giving them a stir means that the sauce is distributed fairly between all the portions.

Three of my little pots hold a full tin of beans between them so I just fill two up, pop the lids on and put them in the fridge, knowing that I have the same sized portion left in the pan.


Gosh that made for a nice breakfast.

It's not a meal I have regularly, but when I do I always enjoy it.  Perhaps because it is only once every few months it tastes all the better for it.  Now I have two more portions of beans to add to other meals over the course of the weekend.

Lovely leftovers once again. 😃


Sue xx



22 comments:

  1. Jacket potato, beans & cheese! That is a perfect way to use up beans!!

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    1. Oh yes, that sounds like a good plan for one of the pots 😀

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  2. We had Branston beans with our meal last night as I need to shop but am trying to put if off til Monday. There may be some more unusual meals over the next two days. Catriona

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    1. Weirdly I'm not keen on the Branston beans, but so many people that I know swear that they are the best beans ever. 🤔

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    2. Porridge for most of the year for me too. In summer I have basic muesli with added porridge oats to make it go further, and some mixed seeds. We have a glass of homemade kefir, and budget fresh fruit, half an orange, half of a small banana, and fruit from the garden. We had a small crop of Tomcot apricots, and have plums and blackberries now, and apples soon.

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    3. It's funny but since I mentioned porridge I've been fancying it more and more, I think it will be on the menu at least one morning next week. :-)

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  3. Love porridge but not in summer 😀
    An occasional breakfast of beans on toast is nice. Nelliegrace above puts me to shame, such a healthy breakfast described by her
    Alison in Devon x

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    1. It does sounds like a veritable breakfast feast on Nelliegrace's table doesn't it. I'm afraid I can be quite lazy in the mornings these days.

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    1. It really is isn't it, although I think it's appeal is spreading thanks to the internet. 😀

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  5. That looks like a delicious breakfast. :)

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    1. It was simple and tasty, and it really hit the spot. 😀

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  6. In Germany, hardly anyone would think of eating beans for breakfast. But different countries, different food cultures.
    Monday through Thursday, we have muesli with fruit or berries from our own harvest, which I freeze during harvest time. On Friday and Saturday, we have bread with homemade jam, and on Sunday, we have rolls with jam and a boiled egg.
    This has been a ritual of ours for years. 😊

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    1. It sounds like a very good ritual too. ❤️

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    1. I am trying ... some would say VERY trying. ;-)

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  8. Beans on toast is so underrated. It's delicious. Xx

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    1. It really is, especially if you just have it every now and then like I do. :-)

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    2. Agatha Christie got me into ready, aged fifteen. Haven’t stopped reading since. Just finished Loverman by Bernardino Evaristo and The Examiner by Janice Hallett. Loverman I watched on T V and then read the book, so much more in the book, there always is. June UK

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    3. I quite like comparing the differences between the tv or film version of a book and the book itself. I had to reread The Salt Path after we went to see the film, as I thought they hadn't worked through the book quite right, but it was in fact an almost perfect adaptation of it.

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