You saw it coming!!!
Breakfast on the grill.
I asked Matt to leave the grill cover off last night because I HAD to grill more fruit!! (The grill cover has all kinds of bugs under it so I am now scared to open it myself…)
The ingredients:
If you think grilled peaches are good…..OMG to grilled BANANAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They got ooey gooey and caramelized!!
The I prepared some oat bran on the stove top (1 portion made with 1/3 milk, vanilla and salt) plus some dried raspberries and topped it with the 2 banana halves and 1 of the peaches. Plus flax, Ginger Rhubarb Preserves and Almond Haze from Veggie Girl.
This was the best bowl of breakfast I’ve had in AGES!! (And another of my neighbor’s cool homemade bowls!) The Rhubarg Ginger preserves are from Andrea and are local in Charlottesville. Both the preserves and coffee she gave me totally stand out with excellence, as did the meals we had there. A sign I need to move there simply for the food!
Served with Shenandoah Joe Charlottesville Coffee
I’m a little shaken from a big mug of coffee. Need some water to dilute my veins!
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Last night I curled up on the couch with a cup of Tazo and some Chocolate Fetish dark from Asheville, NC. Ironically I got this chocolate at BlogHer but I’ve also been to the store on a trip to Asheville!
Do you want to know what I watched?
GOSSIP GIRL!! Whitney In Chicago told me about it and I ordered it from Netflix. It’s kind of like Sex and the City for teenagers, but I am totally hooked!Just like Sex and the City, which I didn’t know about until it was in its 5th season, I have lots of GG DVDs to watch in a row and I’m excited!
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After 2 hours of AM writing and errands, I’m headed up to Kelsey’s for YOGA!! I need it – my body is stiff. Whereas I used to do 20 minutes of yoga every morning, I’ve now reverted to hot yoga class once a week. I think the little-bit-each-day plan is ultimately better, but I just haven’t had the mental willpower to do it (I think it’s more of a winter cozy thing for me). But I am loving the classes! I bought a 10-class pass at the beginning of the summer and think I’ve used 3. So long as I keep it to less than once a week, it’s well worth the cost.
After yoga, K and I are going to lunch and then I’m going to play with Penny!!!
Fishy Fish – Don’t Be Afraid!
Breathe Post: Good Things Come In Small Tins 🙂
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See y’all late this afternoon!
Leianna says
I love Gossip Girl, good luck catching up! Grilled bananas look so good and of course peaches!
I love all your bowls and I’m very envious!
Cait (Cait's Plate) says
YAY FOR GOSSIP GIRL! I absolutely love that show!! I’m dying to see it filming one day since it’s right here in the city!!
And oh my gosh Kath – that breakfast! that bowl! that grilled fruit! it all looks so amazing! I’m totally salivating 🙂
Becci says
I have never watched Gossip Girl, nor have I ever made fruit on the grill! I must live under a rock!!!!
This world of blogs sure has opened my eyes to lots of new things!!
Suzanne says
Welcome to the Gossip Girl Club, Kath!!!
I’m 32 years old, but it’s my guilty pleasure! I have been watching it from the beginning.I can’t wait until it returns in September!
For some reason, I find all the characters likeable – despite most of them being spoiled and rich. I love Dan. Even Chuck has grown on me.
If you caught the Teen Choice awards last night, you would have discovered that Chuck (Ed Westwick?) is actually BRITISH! I never thought he was hot before…but I do now!
Add an accent to any man – and he’s instantly hotter.
😉
JLynn says
I hate to admit it but I love Gossip Girl too. I feel like I’m too old to watch it (27), but it’s great. One Tree Hill (which comes on the CW right before Gossip Girl on Monday nights) is my favorite show ever!
amy says
kath, i enjoy your blog and the articles you write on other sites (that you link to). i also think it is great that you point out new sites and technological things we might be interested in. i wanted to tell you that since you switched servers, some of the words you type show errors when i read your site through internet explorer 8. keep up the great blog!
amy from los angeles
Meggilizz--Meggie's Munchies says
Hmm I think I’ve seen bits & pieces of Gossip Girl, maybe I should Netflix it!!! 🙂
Your breakfast looks scrumptious! I’ve been totally about using the grill this summer, I’ll have to get it going this weekend with some fruit! 😀
Nicole says
Oh my! I must frill some fruits!
Christie @ Quit Your Diet says
I have never seen gossip girl but maybe it would make good treadmill entertainment! Thanks for the heads up, I love SATC!
Courtney says
Chuck Bass is such a fun character!!!! And the outfits they wear are outrageous…hard not to get hooked.
I’m grilling fruit this week for sure after seeing this post..thanks for the ideas!
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
Ada says
Wow, that breakfast looks outstanding! I bet french toast with grilled bananas would be absolutely heavenly:)
VeggieGirl says
Ooooh holy yum. And I’m still super glad that you’re enjoying the Almond Haze 🙂
kay (eating machine) says
I love the grilled peach/banana idea!
(and i make my fiance water our plants because our yard has scary bugs…. no one wants those first thing in the morning)
Madelin @ What is for breakfast? says
Hi Kath, do you just use plain oat bran for your stovetop oat bran or do you use a bran cereal? Sounds yummy!
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
Ohh Kath, get ready for some drama rama! It’s one of my favorite shows….hope you continue watching/get hooked!
Eve says
You’re really making me wish I had a grill! Grill pans just aren’t the same…
Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says
I love Gossip Girl! Ahh, once I saw Blake Lively at Magnolia Bakery. Your grilled breakfast looks perfect for a hot and hazy summer morning. It’s going to hit 90 + in NYC today!
brandi says
great idea for breakfast! You can grill bananas IN their peels and it keeps them together better, plus doesn’t make a mess.
Tracy says
I’m not sure if this is happening to anyone else, but some of the letters in the posts are symbols on my end? Is anyone else seeing this?
Heather says
I am also addicted to Gossip Girl – it is such a trashy show but keeps my interest piqued!
Lizzy says
O MY HOLY YUM!!! your breakfast literally made my mouth water. i am going to grill fruit today! yummmmmm
I need to start watching GG too, i hope u like it 🙂
Andee (Runtolive) says
I love your oatmeal creations, what a great idea grilling the fruit! Have a great day
Danielle says
You just gave me the best idea for breakfast while camping next weekend! Can’t wait to give it a try!
Katie says
Is anyone else having problems viewing Kath’s blog? I cannot connect to the home page? Did her address change in the transition? Any thoughts? (I receive a screen saying that site is temporarily unavailable.)
Jessica says
I have noticed odd errors in some of the words you type too and i have firefox; has never been an issue for me before; just a head up, pretty girl 🙂
AnnQ says
LOVE the idea of grilling fruit….fantastic! The peaches look just ridiculously good. 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
What an awesome idea with the grilled fruit for breakfast! Now that’s a summer treat! 🙂
OMG, I LOVE GG! I wait until the DVD is out to watch it, so I’m so excited for this 2nd season.
Anne K. says
Wow, I really wish I had a grill! Your breakfast looks amazing. I just love the sound of grilled fruit!
Deva says
The homemade bowls are so awesome, and grilling breakfast sounds like such a great idea, and delicious too!
I am using IE to view, and whenever there is an apostophe, I get strange characters in its place, are others having this error? 🙁
Pam says
I love grilled fruit, the flavor just expands!
www.alovefornewrecipes.blogspot.com
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
WOW, grilled bananas look and sound amazing!
have a great afternoon 😉
Mandy A says
I haven’t seen Gossip Girl yet! I’m so afraid to get caught up in another TV show! haha!
Grilled BANANAS?? YUMMY!!!!!
Susan says
Ohmygosh, grilled bananas??? I don’t need to try it to know it’s crazy delicious!!! Definitely one of the best breakfast bowls I’ve seen in a while too 😉
Okay, Gossip Girl is a total guilty pleasure for me. And I go back and forth with yoga too. Do whatever suits you best! 🙂
Whitney says
Grilled breakfast? I am so trying that one Saturday morning.
Angela (Run, Study, Eat) says
MMM! Totally craving that so intensely right now!
Deirdre says
Kath be careful! Gossip Girl is totally addicting!
Whitney says
Glad I could introduce you to GG. Dave and I went as Chuck and Blair for Halloween and it was awesome.
Jen C. says
I love your blog – never commented until now, though. I also was doing a little bit of yoga every day for a while, and then I switched to hot yoga once or twice a week too. I just didn’t have the time to fit in the yoga every day. Now I’ve given up on the hot yoga for the summer, and I’m back to doing Yoga Download classes in my living room again, when I can fit it in. What I wouldn’t give for 30 hours in a day…I think my body would be thrilled to experience yoga every day, but there’s just not enough time.
Daria (Summer of the CSAs) says
Genius!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Aren’t bananas GREAT when they get all caramelized??
I do the same thing, only use the broiler in the oven. I can only imagine what its like on the grill. 😀
Such a pretty bowl too!
Andrea [bella eats] says
I’m so glad you’re still enjoying the jam and coffee! Here is the website for the jam maker: http://accordingtodaniel.com/jam/ He’s a really interesting guy and even shares his recipe here: http://www.flavormags.com/enhanced/enhancedjam.pdf
And yes, you guys should definitely move here!!! 🙂
jess says
Grilled bananas are the best – especially with a little cinnamon! YUMMY!
I love gossip girl and can’t wait for it to start back up again this fall!
Denise (the apple hill adventurer) says
that bowl of oats looks like a winner, the best lookin one from you yet!
oh gossip girl, my guilty pleasure!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
LOVE the grilled fruit! That bowl looks A.MAZ.ING!
Jenn
Krissy (Single Serving) says
You’re making me wish I had a grill! Do you think bananas will taste as good on a George Foreman? 🙂
Sarah Snacks says
holey moley that looks delish!!
Tracy says
Yes, I’m also getting the weird symbols throughout the post where it should be punctuation.
Regardless, the grilled fruit looks awesome!
Lainie says
Kath, your food is always ridiculously creative and delicious looking! Bananas on the grill? That sounds insanely delicious. Too bad I don’t know HOW to grill 🙁
Elizabeth (The Dallas Celiac says
I love, love, love grilled peaches!
Bananas, I’m not so sure about… 🙂
Organic Ashley says
ooo totally obsessed with gossipgirl! Love Blair!
That bowl of oat bran looks amazing 🙂
Dawn says
Omg LOVE Gossip Girl–it’s definitely a guilty pleasure!
Jessica says
mmm the grilled fruit looks absolutely awesome.
i LOVE GG. I did that with Sex and the City, and didn’t know about it til it was pretty much all out but i have all the dvds lol.
I have been hooked on GG ever since it started though. they get better as you go – you are in for a treat 🙂
-muffy
Kristilyn says
Wow! Breakfast looks great! Now I want to pull out my George Foreman indoor grill (I’m also leary about the BBQ – the Husband has yet to give me a tutorial!) and make my breakfast on the grill!
Yum!
K
Mary (Food & Fun) says
I loved grilled fruit but have not had it in a while…I especially like bananas, peaches, & pineapples! I have never tried it in oats though…looks SO GOOD!!!
JENNA says
grilled fruit is my favorite!! I”ve never tried bananas though.
sarahbb says
I’ve never grilled fruit before … going to have to try that! Do you do anything to the fruit prior to grilling? Butter, oil, etc?
Tay says
I love Gossip Girl!! It’s super addicting. But I need to catch up on last season. Grilled food is fabulous! Grilled plums are great too 🙂
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
breakfast looks insane! i love gossip girl too – i used to work at a private school on the upper east side in manhattan but it was nothing like that….
Bethany says
Try grilling the banana in the skin until they become brown. Filet the banana and serve in a bowl so you can scoop it out of the skin. We serve ours with soy ice cream for BBQ guests 🙂 yum!
Andrea@WellnessNotes says
I haven’t grilled fruit in forever and never for breakfast… What a great idea! I wish I had had your breakfast today… 😉
Beth @ CrossBorderCravings says
Grilled fruit looks/sounds so yummy!! Any clue how to do this if you don’t have a BBQ? I live in a little city apt. but would love to recreate this dish in the oven!
Heaven says
KATH! YOU ARE JUST MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!
Nicole says
Wow. I’ve never had grilled fruit but it looks great.
Kailey (SnackFace) says
This is absolutely brilliant, Kath! Oh my gosh, I need me a grill!
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl says
I am LOVING yoga, Kath! I didn’t try it for years and now I can’t get enough. I’ve been wondering about hot yoga. It sounds amazing! Is it your favorite?
And that grilled fruit looks AMAZING!!! 🙂
Hope you have a great day!
*smiles*
Michele
Meredith (Pursuing Balance) says
Oh yum! I’ve only ever had grilled pineapple before, but that looks great!
The Running Yogini says
Grilled peaches & nanas for breakfast? What a great idea! My fav is grilled pineapple with a little cayenne pepper sprinkled on. That bowl is so beautiful!
JB says
gossip girl is so good! but i’m always embarrassed to admit how much i love it. haha! well, secret’s out now. i love it and can’t wait until the next season!
bananas get an amazing flavor when they’re cooked, i know what you mean. that breakfast looks mouth-watering!
Anne Marie@Her New Weigh says
You always amaze me with your great ideas! Those grilled bananas sound amazing!
Pam (Highway to Health) says
Grilled fruit for breakfast?? What a GREAT idea!
katey says
Wow! I never though about grilling veggies!!! It looks really good 🙂
Sarah says
Oh my gosh, I love grilled fruit! I seriously need to get a new gas tank for the grill, ASAP 🙂
Diana says
Hi Kath,
I love your blog! I don’t know if people have already told you this (I havent read all your comments) but since the switch, I can’t read all your words b/c there are weird symbols everywhere? I figured someone might comment on it and you would’ve said it in the blog or fixed it but since I haven’t seen that, just thought I’d give you a heads up!
Awesome brekkie!
-D
emmy - eatventures says
Just fyi, the “Good Things Come in Small Tins” link actually links to a draft, not the article.
Mrs. Myers @ Eat Move Write says
Grilled bananas. I’m surprised it worked. Sounds fantastic.
Kath says
Madelin ,
This was just plain oat bran.
Andrea ,
Oh yum! I need to restock when we’re up there again 🙂
Krissy + Beth ,
I’m sure they would get nice and caramelized.
sarahbb ,
I didn’t and the bananas stuck a little. Maybe a little cooking spray – butter would be nice too!
Michele ,
Hot yoga is definitely my favorite! It’s quite messy with all the sweat, but I can go so much deeper when I’m hot.
Kath
elizabeth says
i have never had grilled fruit but that looks delicious!!!!!!!!!!
and GG is the bestest
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl says
Thanks for letting me know, Kath! I thought it might be your favorite, but I wasn’t for sure. It sounds amazing!!! 🙂
Sheila | Live Well 360° says
Hey Kath,
Okay, I just have to say, this bowl of oats looks fabulous. I am soooo re-creating it next week. This week, I have committed to myself to eat 80% raw (only meal we are heating is dinner, fish and steamed veggie) as an experiment, after reading and reviewing “Eating For Energy”… check out my review on LiveWell360.com, pretty interesting). Anyway, I am a bit in oatmeal deprivation, but am surviving and feel pretty darn good. Thanks for the food porn! 😉
Sheila