When I went to the Aspen Food & Wine Classic for the first time this past summer, I was able to taste some amazing food made by chef Stephanie Izard. One day, that food included breakfast fried rice. And you know what? It was AWESOME. Every morning we would do a spin class then we would have a buffet of quiches and bacon potatoes and meat on a stick. But on the last day, breakfast fried rice was the star of the show. Ever since that day, I’ve had it on my list of recipes to whip up. And when I made this recipe yesterday, I couldn’t stop eating it. I seriously had to brush my teeth to hold myself back and make sure my husband had breakfast the next day. Self control is hard sometimes.
So whenever this time of year rolls around, I become so thankful for being done with school. And for children not being done. Not only is the park clear from screaming kids and Jackson is less anxious, but I no longer have to feel the anxiety of walking into a school and hating my life. That sounds heavy, but man, I hated elementary, middle and high school. I remember being in high school and telling myself every single day that you’re just one day closer to being done. I couldn’t wait to be in the real world, making my own money and not being forced to talk to people I wasn’t interested in. AND not having to study then have my future based off my sh*tty study skills. The real world makes way more sense to me than the test world.
Why can’t more schools teach you hands on experience? The only hands on experience I had in high school was ceramics. And I can say that skill did not transfer over to my job nowadays. You know how I get my pots and bowls now? I buy them. I do not make them by hand. Ceramics sure as hell did not teach me how to earn money in order to buy those pots and bowls. I had to learn that on my own. I did, however, earn on A in ceramics. No big deal.
Not only are kids back in school, but the eclipse is also over, Bachelor in Paradise is on and fully amazing, and our trip to Lake Powell is just around the corner. Things are really looking up around here! Speaking of BIP, that reminds me – what do YOU want to see on the blog? I sent out a newsletter last week asking people what they wanted to see and I got a request for egg-free breakfasts, another request for energy balls, and more “what I ate in a day” posts. I stopped doing Bachelor recaps after my week of travel and not knowing if people actually liked them. So you tell me what you want! I love hearing from you guys and working on new content that you’ll love to see! But for real, Bachelor in Paradise is pure gold.
Breakfast Fried Rice
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced sweet potatoes
- 3 tablespoons ghee, melted
- 4 pieces of bacon, diced
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 bag cauliflower rice (10–12 ounces)
- salt, to taste
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons sriracha
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon coconut vinegar
- 4 eggs, cooked to preference
- cilantro, roughly chopped
- green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.Place sweet potatoes on a parchment paper lined baking sheet then toss in melted ghee and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 30-35 minutes until browned and soft.
- Place bacon in a large pan and cook until crispy. Remove and set on a paper towel. Remove excess bacon fat, leaving behind 2 tablespoons. Add breakfast sausage and break up to cook until no pink remains and slight crispy. Remove and set aside with bacon.
- Place peppers and onion in a pan and cook for about 8-10 minutes, until peppers are browned and onion is translucent. Add garlic cloves and salt and cook for another minute or two.
- Lastly, add cauliflower rice, a bit more salt and cook for 5-6 minutes. Add coconut aminos, sriracha, sesame oil, and coconut vinegar along with the breakfast sausage and bacon, and the cooked sweet potatoes. Toss to coat and completely combined.
- Top breakfast fried rice with eggs cooked to your own preference and cilantro and green onions!
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I love day in the life posts and posts with random ramblings. I love your recipes, but sometimes just a simple post is great! Also, maybe Top 10 things that annoy you as a coach, so we can know what not to do in classes!
oh man, i think i have more than 10 lol! just the other day, i told a guy he needed to go lighter and he straight up said no. it took minutes to get him to remove the weight on his bar and i almost had to kick him out of my class. dude ego: high on the list of things that annoy me
Hi Juli,
I have a request — I am newly-obsessed with horseradish and I was wondering if you could incorporate it into a recipe or two?? I make horseradish-crusted salmon and a steak sauce and they are both great but I have to think there are more things it could be good in! Thanks!!
i would say hell yes BUT i don’t like horseradish lol. i’ll try it again to see if i like it, but i can’t promise anything!
BBQ sauce -horseradish mustard or in wet rub for brisket and ribs
I think some grab and go higher protein breakfasts would be awesome. I am going to have to switch to working out at 5 am some mornings (gross), and breakfast will probably end up being in the car on the way to work. So anything that is not a muffin that I could eat in the car would be fabulous if you have any ideas! I could probably eat this recipe cold even, but it may be hard to eat rice in the car 😉
i’ll keep that in mind, alex!!
Hard boiled eggs! So easy. You could fancy them up and make them into deviled eggs. Or make sausage. Or really, it doesn’t have to be “breakfast food”, right? Lots of people like eating breakfast food for dinner. Why not eat dinner food for breakfast and just take leftovers from other meals.
Oh, and I just thought of those egg bake recipes. You know, where you scramble a bunch of eggs and mix in with veggies (and could add sausage to up the protein even more), and then just bake it. Then you can cut into squares to take with you during the week. Same thing with the scrambled eggs/veggies (and can add sausage) made in muffin pans. Or what about mini meatloaf made into muffing pans. You could do that with breakfast sausage instead of ground beef if you want more of a breakfast taste.
The random is why I come over to check out the blog! Don’t change a thing!
thanks, kelli!
Bring back the bach recaps! I also like workout posts/instagram posts; I love your Monday posts for motivation and working out ideas.
okey dokey!!
PLEASE give me all the Bachelor recaps. And what I eat in a day’s, love it all!
you got it, jessica!
This recipe looks great. I second Jamie and Kelli. Love the random posts, What I Ate in a Day, Weekly Workouts and also when you share new food products. So many products I eat regularly now (Siete Tortillas, Eating Evolved Chocolate, etc) I have found from your post. I also love to support small businesses.
I’m not on Instagram but have started checking out your page each day. Great to see all the food photos, even simple things like what you had for lunch or dinner as I get so many ideas from it!
that makes me want to put together a post of all my favorite recent paleo products! thanks for the inspiration!
Girl, I’m with you on school. Your description is exactly how I felt! I wouldn’t have even gone to my high school graduation because I didn’t give a shit, but the school wouldn’t give us our diploma if we didn’t show up. Lame. I could not wait to be an adult and do whatever the fuck I wanted. And you know what? I love it! 😀
being an adult is 4 billion times better than being a child lol
As someone who has never actually watched the Bachelor, I actually love reading take on the show. It’s feisty and hilarious! I looked up the cast for the last two seasons to find out who you’re talking about. I have no idea how they find so many guys and girls who all look exactly the same!
I dig the random chaos. You write like you talk and it’s engaging. I like the what-I-ate-in-a-day posts and your weekly workouts. The travel posts are my favorite and I love the hometown posts. Denver is such a rad city! Post more on your home decor. Your house looks super cute!
Thanks for all the great content!
lots of travel and hometown posts coming up for sure!! i definitely need to work on some decor posts too! thanks for the feedback, kelsey!
I love your “what I ate in a day” posts. I would also be interested in egg-free breakfasts. I eat my breakfast at my desk at work so something that can be microwaved would be great. Lately, I’ve been eating sugar-free breakfast sausage and potatoes and it’s getting a bit boring!
done deal!! definitely check out my instagram because i post egg-free breakfast ideas almost every day!!