Breakfast for Lunch

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* Garlic Potatoes
* Garden Tomato Salsa
* Fresh Apricots
* Whole Wheat Biscuits
* Scrambled Eggs


Preparation Notes

It's fun to change it up a bit at lunchtime by packing breakfast for lunch. Kids, in particular, seem to get a real kick out of this surprising change in their routine. Whole wheat biscuits are quick and easy to prepare, especially when making them with a friend or family member.

Prepare the potatoes as follows: Shred two potatoes, saute in a small amount of olive oil, add minced garlic and saute until cooked all the way through. Then add fresh scallions and herbs. (Parsley or basil works well.) Add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.

Add two apricots.

Bake the biscuits. (We love the recipe from the Tassajara Cookbook http://www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/isbn/978-1-57062-089-8.cfm.)

Scramble two eggs the way you like them.

Spoon some salsa into the dip container to enjoy with the potatoes and/or the eggs.

Laptop Lunch User's Guide Giveaway

Looking for a free copy of The Laptop Lunch User's Guide?

Lori Babineaux, the Book Lady, is giving away three of them on her blog at http://thebookladyonline.blogspot.com/2009/05/giveaway-laptop-lunches-users-guide.html. Here's an excerpt from her Earth Day blog post:

"These things [Laptop Lunches] are wonderful. The goal of the organization, which was started and is run by some concerned moms, is to reduce the waste caused by all of the "throw away" containers used for kids school lunches. That is a goal worth supporting, in my opinion."

Even better than the goal, though, in my opinion is the boxes themselves. they are colorful, compact, well designed and fun. My husband takes lunch to work every day. Before our laptop lunches bento box, we used 5-6 sandwich sized disposable zip top bags per day, or one box of 100 per month...[Now] there is absolutely no waste in this box, nothing to throw away. I love this!"

While the boys and I don't work or go to school every day, I did get boxes for us, too. We travel at least once a week during the lunch hour and these are so nice for packing a lunch that we can either picnic at the park or that the guys can eat while I drive. And I love that they eliminate the temptation to run through the drive thru or buy "lunchables" type products, eliminating both expenses and waste."

Thanks, Lori, for the great review!