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Let’s do Breakfast! Farmhouse Breakfast Week 22 – 28 January

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Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2012 – 22nd to 28th January

The first post on my brand new shiny site is just as it should be, the first meal of the day for the first post! Farmhouse Breakfast week starts this weekend and I will be featuring a breakfast recipe a day throughout next week…….from a British classic of bacon and eggs to warm, creamy porridge and nutty muesli, it will all be here on Lavender and Lovage.  I will also be posting all about my move and the design later – why I moved and how I am finding it as a Word Press virgin.  Excuse any errors I may have made whilst I still get to grips with the new platform……but, for now, it’s breakfast time and here is all the information for Farmhouse Breakfast Week which starts this Sunday – dust of your frying pans and polish your cereal bowls, and get ready to enjoy the most important meal of the day. 

Farmhouse Breakfast Week returns for its 13th year between 22nd – 28th January 2012 – so save the dates in your diary now.

Farmhouse Breakfast Week is an annual campaign run by HGCA which has been running since the year 2000. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast and demonstrate the variety of breakfast foods available in the UK.

The theme for the campaign is “Shake Up Your Wake Up” – make small changes to your morning routine to make sure you have time for breakfast every day.

All stages of the food chain, from farmers to food producers and retailers to consumers are being encouraged to hold events to promote the importance of starting the day with breakfast and to celebrate the wealth of wonderful breakfast produce available around the country.

Breakfast Hash with Bacon and Poached Eggs

Breakfast literally means “breaking the fast” and this often missed meal it the most important meal of the day. 

More breakfast ideas and recipes: 

Tasty Toast Topper

Tasty Toast Topper
Recipe Type: Breakfast
Author: Farmhouse Breakfast Week
Prep time: 3 mins
Total time: 3 mins
Serves: 1
A tasty topping for toast, the easiest and quickest breakfast for those on a tight schedule in the mornings.
Ingredients
  • 1 slice wholemeal bread
  • 1 tbsp light soft cheese
  • 1/2 tsp yeast extract (e.g. Marmite)
  • sprinkle mixed seeds
Instructions
  1. Toast the bread and spread with the soft cheese.
  2. Spread the yeast extract onto the cheese to give a marbled effect and sprinkle over the seeds.
Serving size: 1 Calories: 205 Saturated fat: 7.5g Unsaturated fat: 2.8g Carbohydrates: 24.5g Sugar: 9.7g Fiber: 3.3g Protein: 1g

Why eat breakfast……..

  • Breakfast eaters tend to be slimmer than breakfast skippers.
  • Eating breakfast can aid concentration and mental performance at work and at school.
  • It provides you with the nutrients and energy needed for an active lifestyle.
  • Research shows that breakfast eaters are less depressed and have lower levels of stress than breakfast skippers.

Oaty Cranberry Smoothie

That’s it for my first post, I will be playing catch up over the next few days and posting some more photos, recipes and notes that I have been making during the time I could not “play” on my blog!

See you soon,

Karen

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  1. What Kate Baked says

    How exciting to be writing my first comment on your new site Karen! Its absolutely lovely and I’m glad to hear the move went well. Looking forward to reading lots of inspiring brekkie suggestions next week (my favourite meal of the day…except tea time of course!) x

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    • Karen says

      Aw thanks so much Jude! LOVELY to see you yesterday, I am dealing with a poorly daughter today, so no Petersham Nurseries unfortunately!

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  4. Lauren says

    I’ve always been a breakfast person. Paul and I even had breakfast for dinner last night (biscuits, bacon, stewed prunes). Sounds like I need some Marmite–I was shocked to actually see it on the shelf at our grocery store.

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  5. laura@howtocookgoodfood says

    Karen,
    I am so happy for you and the way your new blog looks. You must feel so enthused by the shane and hopping the move to WordPress brings you far less trouble than you had with Blogger!
    Can’t wait to see all your brekkie ideas, afraid I rely far too much on cereal during the week! xx

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    • Karen says

      Thanks Laura! Love the new look and also am getting to grips with wordpress too…..only down side is I have lost my followed blogs from my blogger dashboard, so I now have to add them all again somewhere! So sorry if I don’t get to comment as quickly as before!

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    • Karen says

      Thanks so much Helene! I am now starting to add all my favourite blogs so I can comment! I lost all my followed blogs on the old blogger dashboard.

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  8. Ruth says

    Love the new site – pink gingham makes me smile – such a happy background!
    The perfect virtual tablecloth to display delicious food on
    Rx

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  10. Corina says

    Congratulations on the new site! I love breakfast and never miss it but Monday to Friday I eat exactly the same every day so I’m looking forward to getting some inspiration this week.

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