Cloud Bread

Today I challenged myself to make "Cloud Bread".

Its not bread at all.

 

It's a bread alternative that's practically carb free, grain free, and high in Protein.
Perfect for those on a special diet. I'm not on a special diet other than Nutrisystem. I just wanted a healthy choice of bread for my flex meals. 

I have seen this recipe for cloud bread floating around all over social media and just had to give it a shot.

I have never whipped egg whites long enough for them to turn into a fluff texture. This is something I had to do to believe. Now I understand the whole meringue thing. **My mom makes the best!! 

 

• Mix 3 egg whites and 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tarter until it peaks (About 5 minutes).
• In another bowl, add 3 Tablespoons of cream cheese to the egg yolks and mix well. 

 

• Fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture half at a time. 
• Last, place 1/4 cup drops of mix on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake 30 minutes in a 300 degree preheated oven.

Unfortunately mine did not turn out well. My 3 year old nephew came to visit as I was about to place the mix on the cookie sheet, so I paused a while to greet him, causing the clouds to deflate. Only about 3 or 4 out of 12 came out half way decent but not fluffy enough so I plan to attempt it again another day. 

 

I like the way they taste. I was afraid they would taste eggy but they didn't. They had a light and fragile texture like a croissant or cream puff with a light bready taste.

You have to let them cool completely before eating, It will hold a sandwich together. You can also lightly toast them and top with butter and jelly or any other topping for a delicious breakfast snack.
(be sure to watch the video below). 

Each cloud is approx 35 calories.
Perfect!

Weekend Getaway

Well, It's back to reality now. The weekend is over. Me and Nick took a nice little weekend getaway. As usual, we took off to the beach. This is our home away from home.

We were not going to go until Thursday last week but Nick called the reservation office to see if we could come down on Wednesday instead. "No problem" they said. So I skipped out of work early on Wednesday and we headed out for the anxious 4 hour drive. 

The first day it was rather chilly and cloudy with the temperatures dipping down into the 50s. We put on our jackets and went for a walk. It was nice. 

Every morning I would open the camper door to these two guys looking up at me waiting on a snack. 

 

Not sure why they chose my camper out of the hundreds there but I enjoyed the company as I sat outside enjoying my morning coffee. They like potato chips. 

With no rain in the weekend forecast,  Nick contacted our camper washer crew to come give her a good wash and wax on the cloudy day.

The rest of the weekend was beautiful, sunny and warm. The temperatures reach the high 80's and I got a little sun crispy. Not burnt. Just crisp. Haha.

Saturday night we didn't go out to eat dinner, instead we had a pizza delivered, then ran out to the ocean to see the large red full moon glistening off the water. 

 

Our cameras would not capture such the site that we saw, but you may get the idea.