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Breakfast in a comfy bed is a dream.
We started to have a small problem lately. To do all my morning magic I need to feel happily rested. I don’t need much, just a few hours of a good sleep. But it turned out that we did not establish it properly in our family and Mia got totally confused. By this I mean that her idea of sleeping is starting in her cradle and moving to parent’s bed at night. It is a sweet procedure, I cannot complain here. I love her sleepy face next to mine and the way she hugs me, to make sure that I won’t take her back to her bed. The rough part starts about 30 minutes later. This lady has some crazy dreams, in some of them she’s running, in other she must be a dancer, in the end she ends up on me or kicking me in a face is an every night procedure. Apparently Tomasz does not experience it as much as I do, but I personally had to say stop. Obviously we won’t kick her out of our bed because I like it too much. I’ve decided that what we need is a bigger mattress. Did you guys look for one recently? It’s literally like buying a car, so many options. Just when I was close to giving up and visualising my 8 year old daughter still kicking me in a face at night, I’ve been contacted by Eve to test their mattress and it was like a dream come true. No more searching, I’m keeping this baby forever!
I was waiting in excitement and one day my life has changed for the better (it does sound dramatic, doesn’t it). If you’re a parent and you let your kid join you at night, you know what I’m writing about. We spent few very comfortable nights, when the small feet had an extra space to act out and did not have to meet me as a barrier. It is a trully comfy materace so if you’re looking for one, check it out.
We’ve decided to celebrate it with a good breakfast, obviously in bed. The recipe is simple, delicious, fast to prepare and you can experiment with it as much as you like. I use it to trick Mia into eating veggies, that’s why I added carrots. She loves eggs and she will accept whatever else goes with it. Baking takes 15-20 minutes, perfect time for a nice cup of coffee, before you wake up your family or you can catch up with a book or your favorite magazine.
The Recipe
You will need (for 1):
- 1 handful spinach
- 12 carrot, grated
- few slices of ham or bacon
- 1 &½ tbsp cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 & ½ tbsp thick cream
- 1 egg
- salt and pepper
- baked cherry tomatoes for serving
- herbed toasts for serving
The recipe is super easy. Heat your oven to 175*C and place cherry tomatoes on a baking paper inside, so it starts to bake. Boils some water in a kettle. Fry spinach on a pan with a little bit of butter, so it gets soft. Take a little baking form or bowl you can bake in and divide spinach, carrot, ham, cheese cream between them. Separate egg yolk from white and mix white with 1,5 tbsp cream. Pour the mix into a baking form and place yolk on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place baking form with all the ingredients into a bigger form and pour some hot boiled water into it. Place in your oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, so the egg white comes together.
Serve it with baked tomatoes on top and some herbed toasts. I make mine by melting some butter in a pan and adding chopped fresh herbs, then I fry my bread on it. Easy 🙂
Best, Marta
Place baking form with all the ingredients into a bigger form and pour some hot boiled water into it. Place in your oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, so the egg white comes together.
Serve it with baked tomatoes on top and some herbed toasts. I make mine by melting some butter in a pan and adding chopped fresh herbs, then I fry my bread on it. Easy 🙂
Best, Marta
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34 Comments
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It could be better if there was snow behind that window 😀 Otherwise it’s perfect 😀 Thank you!!! <3
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Oh my goodness. No words to express how precious these photos are. So beautiful, so cozy and brimming with contentment. It makes my heart full 🙂 Mia’s kicking made me laugh (though I’m sure it wasn’t funny for you in the middle of the night) — so glad that a new mattress came along to save the day! We were just talking about how we can’t wait for Luke to get old enough to sleep in bed with us, even though I’m sure that when the time comes we’ll have similar trepidations 🙂 hugs to you, mama!
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Cynthia enjoy this time, I was just the same, waiting for the next thing to start and now I want to stop time 🙂
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What a fun and delicious way to celebrate a good night’s sleep.
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I should do it more often 😀 thank you!
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It looks delicious! I love your photos xJessica — NinetyCo
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Thank you so much!
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sweet mia! how lucky she is to have such a considerate, loving mama! i’m sure she will have nothing but the best memories of breakfasts in bed. and a good mattress is so important! especially when sleep is such a luxury with a little one running around. enjoy, enjoy, mama! xo
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It is a luxury indeed, sometimes I forget how much I need it. Big hug to you!
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Oh I do love my sleep and a good mattress. We’re also guilty of letting the dog sleep in our bed, they’re so cuddly.Great breakfast too Marta – it all looks delicious!
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Thank you! I let my cats around from time to time as well. They used to sleep with us every day, but since we have Mia, we had to find another sleeping area for them.
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I admire your passion for photography and food. Your husband and kid are so supportive! This is a beautiful and delicious breakfast in bed!
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Thank you so much! Yes they are, but mostly because they can eat it 😀
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We finally broke down and got a new mattress this summer, and got one of those mail-order foam jobs (very similar to the one you got). They’re wonderful! And much less hassle than going to stores and looking for a mattress. Anyway, such a great dish. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
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You’re so right! I went to a store and they bombarded me with choices, I felt like if I make a bad choice I’ll stick with it for years, this one was super easy 🙂
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I’ve had your site bookmarked for months, and finally got fed up with my standard breakfast fare which led me to make this recipe! I loved herbed butter, so really enjoyed that accompaniment to the eggs. My kids at it all up, so much the better! Look forward to trying out more recipes!
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I’m glad it worked for you <3
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Beautiful post Marta. Love your little breakfast scenery. it looks so cozy and peaceful. And yay to a new mattress, good sleep is everything 🙂 x Kati
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Thank you Kati, so true, good mattress changes life 😀 Thank you so much for a lovely comment!
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A bigger mattress is the key to everything. The biggest one possible! I’m a super SUPER light sleeper, and getting a larger mattress changed my life. Though thankfully I wasn’t getting kicked in the face while I tried to sleep, hehehe. These photos are everything.
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you’re so right on this, it has a great influence, I don’t even remember how it was to have a small one 😀
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Sleep, family and food, a fabulous way to begin each new day! The eggs are so scrumptious, I want to grab a spoon and dive in!
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I couldn’t agree more, sleep is my best friend lately 🙂 Thank you !
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I can feel you right there!!! My boy never really slept with us in bed – he’s eight now, and refuses to sleep in bed with me even when he’s sick! – but I used to get him there with us when he was a baby and was still breast feeding. THen, after he moved to his bedroom and his big boy bed, I always had him sleep in our bed with me when he was sick so I could keep checking his temperature and makig sure he was alright. Suffice to say, that even though we did kick Hugo out and off to the boy’s bed himself, I never got any sleep AT ALL!! That boy sleeps like he is doing gymnastics in the Olimpics, for sure! He would kick and punch and move the whole night away, and if I skidded away from him, he’d follow me and latch on to me, and pull his legs over my back or his arms on my face… oh the torture! But it always made me laugh inside, though, that’s just how stupid I am. I don’t think a huge matress would have solved the problem, actually, because the boy followed me around in bed so he could punch and kick in his sleep!!!
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hahaha, what a story! You’re a brave woman! I soooo feel you right now! For now our mattress helped and I truly hope it will stay like it, not sleeping is a torture!
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This post is everything!Love absolutely everything about this breakfast in bed <3
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Thank you so so much Bea <3 <3 <3
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These photos! So cute. Breakfast in bed is the best!
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Thank you so much!
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A good mattress makes all the difference. I have a small Jack Russell and she likes to sleep right on top of me. That is too much heat in summer. Love your breakfast in bed 🙂
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This is so true! And so cute with you Jack Russell 🙂 We used to sleep with our two cats, but with Mia around, we had to introduce them to a new sleeping area. They liked to sleep on our heads too much 😀
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This is stunning Marta! And what a dream to have this mattress drop on your “doorstep”. Yay to some better nights rest in your future <3. Your little family is precious.
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It was like a dream come true, hahaha. I am bad at this kind of choices, as I want to take everything under consideration. Now our nights are definitely better 🙂
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Marta you should definitely keep this moments last forever in your heart. So cute and precious. Eat&Love&People – can we get better than this? Hope you guys all will appreciate a new quality of sleep. All the best!