Brunch munch

1/2 cup shredded hash browns (Simply Potatoes): 70 calories
1 egg over easy: (70 calories)
1/8 cup shredded low-fat Mexican cheese: 35 calories

Sunday night comfort food

Pot roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, and braised carrots with dill.

4 oz. beef: 250 calories
1/2 cup mashed potatoes: 100 calories
1 cup carrots: 50 calories
1/4 cup gravy: 25 calories

Healthy hash browns?

This post at the blog Free the Animal inspired me to try making hash browns on my Cuisinart sandwich grill.

I peeled and shredded one red-skin potato, tossed with 1 teaspoon canola oil, and put it in the grill. I would say the results were mixed. They got a good crust, and they cooked through in the middle, but the whole thing was kind of tough and not very flavorful. If I tried it again I might use russet potatoes and par-cook them first.

5 oz. shredded potato with 1 tsp. oil: 140 calories
Egg: 70 calories

Steakhouse Style

Saturday night dinner:
Prime filet mignon from The Meat House, with a poached egg and a baked potato with sour cream

6 oz filet: 250 calories
Egg: 70 calories
Potato: 150 calories
Light sour cream: 30 calories

Breakfast "Skillet"

My homemade version of a dish that many restaurants around here serve as a "skillet":

Home fries with onions, mushrooms, peppers and Muenster cheese with a fried egg on top. Served on a plate, because I don't have those cute little mini cast-iron skillets the restaurants serve them in.
Home fries: 100 calories
Cheese: 80 calories
Egg: 70 calories

Home Fries with Poached Egg

Good morning and welcome to my food blog! Good for Me is my place for discussing healthy eating, cooking, shopping and dining out in and around Charlotte, NC. I plan to share recipes, photos, and restaurant reviews, along with anything else that relates to my food life. Thanks for joining me!

Today's breakfast was home fries with a poached egg.

Home fries:
4 oz. cubed cooked potatoes (these were left over from last night's dinner)
1/8 cup each diced onion and bell pepper
1/4 oz. (1/2 tbsp.) butter
Salt and pepper
175 calories (You could shave off 50 of those by using cooking spray instead of butter, but to me the flavor is worth it.)

Poached egg:
(for an excellent tutorial on how to poach eggs, see here)
70 calories