• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • about me and belleau
  • contact me
  • pr & demo’s

Belleau Kitchen Homepage

Recipes from my Lincolnshire kitchen

  • Home
  • Chicken Thighs
  • Bread
  • Cakes
  • Eggs
  • Vegetarian
  • Everything else

Simply Eggcellent #11 – start the year on an egg…

1 January 2016 by Dominic Franks

baked egg with avocado 

… well here we are, the first day of two thousand and sixteen and isn’t it glorious!  We’ve just been at a wedding in London so I imagine we’re more than hungover… much like the rest of you I presume so craftily this post comes to you by the power of forethought, good planning and a little quiet time stolen in the wee hours of a Christmas evening.  Now, if you’re feeling anything like me at this point I really would be happy never to eat anything else again but reality – and life – has a way of getting in the way of these kind of plans so lets at least try shall we?  As it happens the humble egg happens to be a very healthy food source – they are a natural source of many nutrients including high quality protein, vitamins and minerals, plus a medium egg contains less than 70 calories which is a win win if you ask me.  Eggs are naturally rich in vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium and iodine. They also contain vitamin A and a number of other B vitamins including folate, biotin, pantothenic acid and choline, and essential minerals and trace elements, including phosphorus.

So folks, lets start the year on an egg… it can be any kind of recipe, sweet or savoury, as long as to you, it has an element of health and sets you off in the right direction for 2016…

egg and kale breakfast muffins

how to take part in the simply eggcellent bloggers link-up

it’s really easy to take part; all you have to do is create a beautiful, healthy recipe using free-range eggs, post it up on your blog and then link back to this post… please include my simply eggcellent badge in the post to help spread the word and use the linky tool below so that I know you’ve taken part.

I will collate all the posts at the end of every month and produce a special round-up of entries and maybe we can even teach a thing or two to those egg phobic fools out there!

feel free to tweet and instagram me your pictures using the #simplyeggcellent hashtag and I will retweet and like all those I see… you can find me on social media @belleaukitchen

i’m happy to take previously posted recipes but you’ll need to go back to the post and adapt it to link back to this post and include the simply eggcellent logo

skinny banana and peanut butter muffins

An InLinkz Link-up

//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116 eat and of course, enjoy… and Happy New Year!

Share this post:

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn E-mail

Filed Under: Everything else Tagged With: #SimplyEggcellent, free-range eggs, happy new year, healthy, healthy eating, simply eggcellent

Previous Post: « Simply Eggcellent #10 – the round-up
Next Post: roast bramley apple, parsnip and cheddar soup »

Reader Interactions

Related Posts with Thumbnails

Comments

  1. Tricia Buice says

    2 January 2016 at 2:27 am

    Happy New Year Dom! Love avocado and eggs together in fact those two items may just appear in a new recipe of mine this week 🙂 Sounds like a lovely time at the wedding. Have a wonderful, happy 2016!

  2. Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes says

    2 January 2016 at 4:24 am

    Happy New Year!!! Looks yummy! We went to a family wedding on New Year's Eve too!

  3. Gingey Bites says

    2 January 2016 at 2:27 pm

    Ooh I just realised I can add my shin ramyun noodle soup to this months simply eggcellent! It's a healthy filling meal and the duck egg is the star of the show.

  4. Karen S Booth says

    2 January 2016 at 4:13 pm

    GREAT! I am BACK on the diet and will be using eggs a lot!

  5. Choclette Blogger says

    6 January 2016 at 6:09 pm

    I'm suddenly into being terribly unhealthy, but will try my best.

  6. detoutcoeur Limousin says

    19 January 2016 at 1:14 pm

    yum – lots of healthy eggcellent inspiration 😉

  7. Shaheen says

    27 January 2016 at 12:13 pm

    Hi Dom, the recipe I have linked up is the only recipe I have made this month with eggs would you believe, so I am sharing it with you – I think its healthy…

Primary Sidebar

About Belleau Kitchen

My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Belleau Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Subscribe

Archives

Foodies100 Index of UK Food Blogs
Foodies100
Tweets by @DomInTheKitchen

as featured in Lincolnshire Life Magazine

Lincolnshire Life
Belleau Kitchen Basics
Simply Eggcellent

creatively managed by

The Persuagers
Belleau Cottage

Footer

dominthekitchen

Sausage & Mash Pie - nothing quite hits the spot o Sausage & Mash Pie - nothing quite hits the spot on a cold and rainy miserable day!

recipe over on the blog soon - click on the link in my bio for the the picture you want the recipe for. It will take you to my site. 

Today I used @quorn_uk veggie sausages, & @sainsburys frozen mash and cooked it in my @falconenamel pie dish

#pie #sausages #sausageandmash #mashedpotatoes #mash #gravy #vegetarian #veganuary #winterwarmer #food #foodblogger #foodwriter
Mushroom & Kale egg ‘muffins’ ... such a simpl Mushroom & Kale egg ‘muffins’ ... such a simple and easy dish to prepare but SO tasty and healthy too! Amazing eggs from the wonderful folk @scamanseggs 

#recipe coming to the blog soon - check the link in bio

#eggs #eggsofinstagram #eggrecipes #fritatta #omelette #mushrooms #kale #brunch #lunch #healthy #healthyfood #healthyeats
Vegan roast vegetable gravy. The best gravy I’ve Vegan roast vegetable gravy. The best gravy I’ve ever made, easily on par with the roast chicken-wing gravy I made at Christmas. Served here with @quorn_uk ‘meatballs’ and two types of mash - regular potato and swede & carrot. 

#vegan #veganuary #meatballs #meatballsandgravy #gravy #vegetarian #mash #food #foodwriter #foodblogger #sunday #sundayroast
Cake! - is there such thing as a ‘healthy’ cak Cake! - is there such thing as a ‘healthy’ cake?

This fat-free orange and lemon cake is actually an adaptation of the infamous Clementine Cake by @nigellalawson . It’s one of my absolute favourite ‘go-to’ cakes.  If truth be told I usually make it at Christmas because its rich almond nuttiness and intense clementine fruitiness is perfect for the holiday season but looking back over the years I realise I haven’t actually made it for about 8 years! So now seems the perfect time to resurrect an old favourite.  It’s also a great cake to make if you have an abundance of citrus fruit left over from last year.  I always seem to have a few stragglers left in the bowl that really need eating.

#recipe on the website - click on the link in my insta bio for the recipe 

#cake #clementinecake #groundalmonds #baking #citrus #glutenfree #fatfree #food #foodblogger #foodwriter #weekend
vegetable stew with a creamy yoghurt sauce & chedd vegetable stew with a creamy yoghurt sauce & cheddar dumplings with @quorn_uk pieces and @fage_uk yoghurt

The challenge with making food or diet-related New Years resolutions is that it tends to be pretty damn cold this time of year and all we really want to eat is warming soups and stews which often tend to be quite naughty.  With this stew I’ve tried to cut down the fat but still make it unctuous and satisfying although the dumplings are a total cop-out but I’m thinking that this is a ‘one bowl meal’ and I’m not saving it with any other carbs so I’m letting myself off here!

#recipe up on the website now - link in bio

#stew #winterwarmer #dumplings #resolutions #vegetables #veganuary #yoghurt #food #foodporn #foodphotography
Roast Brussels Sprouts Fajitas with homemade Oat-F Roast Brussels Sprouts Fajitas with homemade Oat-Flour Tortillas

Not more Brussels sprouts I hear you cry! But like puppies, Brussels are not just for Christmas.  They are a very versatile vegetables and can be used in so many recipes, plus they’re packed with the good stuff. They’re high in fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, making them a nutritious addition to your diet. They also come with added health benefits, including the potential to reduce the risk of cancer, decrease inflammation and improve blood sugar control.  If all this isn’t good enough for your wellbeing then ive added some tangy Mexican-inspired spices and some homemade tortilla’s to remind us all of the sunshine and holidays… remember them?

recipe on the website - link in bio, by which I mean if you go to my profile page and click on the link, pictures will pop up. Click on the pic you want the recipe for. 

#brusselsprouts #healthy #healthyeats #heathyfood #NewYear #NewYearNewFood #food #foodblogger #foodwriter #fajitas #mexicanfood #tortillas #realbreadcampaign #campaignforrealbread #veganuary
Load More… Follow on Instagram

© 2010 - 2021 | All rights reserved | Website by Peckish Digital