Power Breakfasts with Linwoods and Glenisk
In the throes of winter it’s porridge for breakfast for me but I’m not one who can eat it unadulterated. I like at least a good smattering of sugar or, and a healthier alternative, a warm puréed apple perched in the middle and drizzled over with honey and accompanied with a little creamy Irish milk. Making a slow transition into Springtime weather on some of the chillier mornings porridge is still a great option and as Linwoods sent me a wide range of their products to try out lately I’ve been using the ‘Milled Flaxseed Sunflower Pumpkin & Sesame Seeds & Goji Berries’ to fortify my porridge even further and ward off mid-morning munchie attacks.
(tip – I blitz a cored cooking apple in it’s skin for a couple of minutes in the microwave – scored right around the middle with a knife – it collapses beautifully to a delicious purée)
It’s always lovely to have some homemade brown-bread on call (not that I always do – I wish I were a disciplined baker…) and smothered with real Irish butter another favourite breakfast of mine accompanied with a boiled egg. Nice to savour with butter and jam too.
I used my trusty Folláin’s brown-bread recipe and substituted in 25g of Linwoods ‘Chia Seeds’ for white flour and in another loaf 25g of the Linwoods ‘Milled Flaxseed, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Walnuts & Co-Enzyme Q10 and they both baked perfectly.
I’ll know that summer is finally here when my breakfast of choice becomes a bowl of fresh fruit topped with a few tablespoons of yoghurt – in this case Glenisk Organic Greek Style Yoghurt – Natural - and I’ll be sprinkling on a lovely almost biscuity topping of Linwoods ‘Milled Flaxseed Sunflower Pumpkin & Sesame Seeds & Goji Berries.’ It’s almost like having a fruity cheese-cake for breakfast.
As mentioned above Linwoods supplied me with a wide range of their products to try out. Glenisk have also kindly supplied me with numerous vouchers to use to purchase and try their range.
