It’s finally Friday! I am very much looking forward to this weekend, not that I am doing anything too out of the ordinary. I plan to just relax, maybe spend some time in the sun, catch up on some reading and maybe even a Mariner game. But no matter what we decide to do, I will probably make this breakfast at least one of the days. I love this because it’s a one pan dish that incorporates many of my favorite flavors: eggs, bacon, mushrooms, onions and spinach.

Standard weekday breakfasts in our house consist of some fresh fruit and cereal, but on lazy weekend mornings I like to treat Ryan and myself to a nice hot breakfast. We usually have the traditional breakfast of eggs, bacon or sausage, potatoes and toast, but this last weekend I wanted something a little different. I happened to have a couple of potatoes, some onions, green bell peppers, sausage, cheddar cheese and eggs and I decided to throw it all together in the skillet to cook. It was so delicious that I thought I would share it with you just in time for the weekend.

So there is an ongoing joke in my house about what to do with overripe bananas. Ryan eats bananas pretty regularly but every once in awhile a few bananas are left on the shelf and start to turn. He says “Des, I am going to throw these bananas away,” and I always say “NO! I am going to make banana bread with them.” And you know what, despite the fact that Ryan and I have had this exact same conversation about 10 times…I never do. They always sit there and rot until I eventually throw them out. Well this time, I beat Ryan to the punch. I saw the bananas and thought OK I am going to make banana bread this time. And in my opinion, one of the only things better than banana bread is banana bread with chocolate chips in it.

With Christmas day less than a week away I thought I would share a breakfast recipe inspired by the season.  I got the idea for this french toast when my mom made something similar to this a few years back. It is the perfect Christmas morning breakfast, combining traditional french toast with the seasonal favorite, eggnog.