Yesterday, in the mail, we got our Thank You notes!
I ordered them off Etsy. (Whoever recommended Etsy to me, thank you! You are a life saver!)
I love these Thank You notes because the are simple, were inexpensive, stuck with our pink/brown theme, and I liked the birds! 😀 I can’t wait to use them!
(Official guest count is at 16!)
Breakfast
Eggs! I love eggs! I never grow tired of eggs!
My usual cilantro, sour cream, hot sauce, and some cheese.
With a soysage today!
And I did have tea this morning! The cup was just camera shy.
When I got to work, Christina gave me a chocolate!
It was left over from a wine party event that she helped with last night. Sadly, I was unable to attend because of work. Poop.
I also had another cup of tea at work in an attempt to ward off hunger!
Lunch
Lunch was ORANGE today!
Leftover sundried tomato risotto:
And cuties!
I gave one half of one to Christina and happily chomped away on the others!
Dinner
Tonight’s meal came from Eating Well magazine – Italian Egg Drop Soup.
You know me and my eggs! I couldn’t resist this recipe!
(And I didn’t take a single picture of the process, I apologize. I was flying totally solo and rushed today!)
Ingredients
6 cups reduced-sodium chicken brothI was out of broth and bouillon so I did 1 tsp of beef bouillon and added spices to make up for it.28 cups water- 1 1/3 cups whole-wheat medium pasta shells or other small pasta (4 ounces) (elbows)
- 1 7-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed (I think mine was bigger? Whatever the standard can size is.)
- 1 bunch scallions, sliced, whites and greens divided (Only had 3 green onions to work with.)
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
- 3 cups chopped arugula, any tough stems removed
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Freshly ground pepper to taste (lots)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
- Combine broth, water, pasta, chickpeas, scallion whites and nutmeg in a Dutch oven; cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover and boil for half as long as directed by the pasta package, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in arugula and cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low. While stirring the soup constantly, slowly add eggs; cook for 2 minutes. (The cooked egg will look like feathery strands.) Season with pepper and stir in the scallion greens and lemon juice. Ladle into 6 bowls and top with Parmesan.
It wasn’t half bad! It wasn’t very eggy though. And using broth would have made it better I think. Oh well. You work with what you got!
After dinner, the boy and I went to Costco and QFC for our weekly grocery trip. We usually go on Friday night but we have a hot date planned for tomorrow and I am working all day Saturday and have to cook up a storm on Sunday to prepare for my hellish week next week.
I did get myself a treat at the store!
Egg shaped chocolate is so fun to eat!
Now I’m sipping tea and headed to bed soon! I’m hopping lights out by 9pm!
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I’m an egg lover too!!! But you already knew that. Both breakfast and dinner were absolutely delicious! I had never had Italian Egg Drop soup before and was quite impressed. I’d love to have it again some time.