It is no secret that creating - in every essence of the verb - is my favorite way to fill my cup. On days when admin work piles up and studio time falls to the wayside, creativity still finds its way into my daily routine by way of cooking - but more recently and specifically, through my morning toast.
Here's what I've been whipping up in the kitchen - and now you can too!
Tomato Toast
- Slice of toasted, thick cut sourdough (farmer's market bread is my favorite!)
- Spread of cottage cheese (the full fat one in the red carton from Trader Joe's is my fav)
- Your choice of sliced tomatoes
thinly slice your tomato (if you're using one big one), use halved tomatoes (if they are cherry sized), or a
sprinkling of full sized tomatoes (if you're using miniature! my favorite brand is 'Sprinkles' from
Trader Joe's. They have the most satisfying pop with every bite)
- Squeeze of lemon, to taste
- Drizzle of EVOO
- Dash of chili flakes (or a drizzle of crunchy chili oil!)
- Sprinkling of flaky sea salt
- Peppering of ~pepper~
et voilà!
not a cottage cheese fan? Try to Tomato Toast recipe by swapping out the cottage cheese for slices of fresh mozzarella (pictured above)!
next up!
Cucumber Toast
- Slice of toasted, thick cut sourdough
- Spread of cottage cheese
- An arrangement of cucumber slices (I always have a bag of cocktail cucumbers from
TJ's on hand!)
- Pickled red onions (I make my own every other Sunday with this recipe)
- Big squeeze of lemon
- Crumbled feta
- A proper dusting of dill seasoning
- Salt (flaky!) & pepper to taste
et voilà!
Lemon Egg Toast
- Slice of toasted, thick cut sourdough
- Thin smear of dijon mustard (the grainy kind)
- Handful of arugula (this is a must! not iceberg lettuce! not kale! arugula, baby!)
- Drizzle of lemon juice
- Crumbles of goat cheese
- Topped with a sunny side up egg (let that yolk runnn)
- Salt (flaky!) & pepper to taste
et voilà!
(this is one of the OG toast recipes. see the video that started it all here)
Kebab Toast
- Slice of toasted, thick cut sourdough
- Thick spread of cottage cheese
- Roughly chopped Kebab
(I keep a bag of these in my freezer and throw one on the skillet for this recipe!)
- Sprinkling of sliced tomatoes
- Sprinkling of sliced cucumbers
- Pickled red onions (I make my own every other Sunday with this recipe)
- Feta!
- Chili Flakes
- Dots of zhoug sauce - warning, she's a spicy gal
- Salt (flaky!) & pepper to tast
et voilà!