Start your 2019 with quick-prep meals for an easy office breakfast or lunch.

OAT AND BANANA ENGLISH MUFFINS 

Prep time 20 min
Cook time 20 min 
Makes 8 muffins 

INGREDIENTS
1 cup milk
2 tsp apple cider vinegar 
2 tsp vanilla essence 
6 tbsp butter (melted and cooled), plus extra
2 ¾ cups of oat flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar 
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 banana, peeled and sliced 
Handful toasted coconut chips
½ cup almond butter 
Honey

METHOD
1 Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Line a baking tray with baking paper. 
2 Whisk the milk and apple cider vinegar together and allow to rest for 5–10 minutes. 
3 Add the vanilla essence to the milk mixture. Then add the melted butter and whisk again. 
4 In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and sugar.
5 Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold gently. The mixture should form a dough. 
6 On a floured surface, roll out the dough to about 3 cm thick. Cut out the English muffins using a 5 cm cookie cutter. 
7 Place on baking paper and bake for 20 minutes. 
8 Serve with blueberries, bananas, coconut and almond butter. Drizzle with honey.

OPEN SANDWICHES 

Prep time 15 minutes 
Makes 5–6 sandwiches 

INGREDIENTS
1 loaf seeded bread, sliced 
For the toppings: 
Nut butter and strawberry 
½ cup peanut butter 
½ cup almond butter 
1 cup strawberries, sliced 
½ cup honey, optional 
Hummus, spinach and artichoke 
1 cup hummus
Handful baby spinach 
1 can artichoke hearts 
Salt and pepper, to taste
Basil cream cheese 
4 tbsp basil pesto
1 × 200g tub cream cheese 
6 slices pastrami 

METHOD
1 Top bread slices with your preferred topping option.

POTATO FRITTATA 

Prep time 10 min 
Cook time 25 min
Makes 3–4 

INGREDIENTS
8 eggs
Handful chives, chopped
plus extra for serving 
1 cup baby potatoes,
thinly sliced 
Salt and pepper, to taste 
3 tbsp cooking oil 

METHOD
1 In a bowl, whisk eggs and add the rest of the ingredients, except the oil. 
2 Heat oil in a non-stick pan on a low to medium heat. 
3 Gently pour the frittata mixture into the pan, lower the heat and cook covered until fully set, for 25 minutes. 
4 Remove the frittata from the pan and serve topped with extra chives. 

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