Last Saturday, my friend, Catherine, hooked me up with a local egg lady. Catherine went to her little farm and got us some eggs from free range chickens that were fed with non-GMO feed. This is what they looked like BEFORE we cooked 'em. Aren't they pretty?
Harv ate one right away and this is how beautiful the yolk was in the pan.
After he cooked it, it looked like this on his plate.... And, he said the yolk was richer and the egg just generally tasted more substantial and delicious.
A few days later, Sarah made an egg for her breakfast. Kind of omlette-y and oh, so delicious! Cute, too!
A little later in the week, I made some really interesting AND delicious Bacon Chard quesadillas. I found the recipe in this month's Eating Well magazine. You can find the recipe here. Everybody enjoyed them. Isn't it fun when taste buds grow up? I'm LOVIN' it!
On Tuesday, Harv and I went to Seattle so he could have a CT scan. We had to be there early and then we had 3 hours to kill. I posted a Facebook status and asked if anyone knew of a good restaurant for breakfast near the University district. Jennifer gave me this idea... And, she said that Guy Fieri from the Food Network had been there. I don't get the Food Network, but I've seen him before. He's pretty memorable. And, he likes diner type places.
We found the restaurant and ordered our breakfasts. Mine was Greek sausage (which I think I would just call gyro meat), scrambled eggs and an English muffin. I joked with the waitress 'cause Harv always gives me a hard time about being very specific in my ordering. (It's rare when I get something off the menu without seein' if it can be tweaked to my particular preference.) Anyway, she and I agreed that when you wanna eat something, you want it the way you want it. And when she brought our meals, she asked if I liked orange marmalade. I said "I do!" She replied, "Somehow, I just KNEW it!" (She's my good friend, now!)
I always like to make my scrambled eggs and meat into a sandwich.
Harv's meal was even more "standard" than mine and included some spectacularly, deliciously salty bacon.
Yesterday, my friend, Shelley and I went out to lunch at Ciao Thyme. She had resisted going there 'cause she doesn't like thyme. (Silly Shelley!) After I reassured her that all of their meals did not include thyme, she came along. ☺
I ordered a really yummy salad with kale, spinach, chicken, goat cheese, nuts and a delicious cherry vinaigrette. Flat bread on the side.
Shelley ordered a lamb meatball flat-bread thing-y. I LOVE lamb, but I have a thing about meatballs. But Shelley was smart. She ordered it and then just broke up her meatballs. It also included an eggplant chutney, goat cheese, pickled onions and arugula. I kinda wished that I had ordered that. It was so smart to break up the meatballs!
And, our dessert? This yummy pudding that had layers of deliciousness and included chocolate chips, caramel sauce, and orange rind.
One of the things that makes Ciao Thyme interesting and fun is that guests sit at common long tables accessorized with bins of utensils, napkins, etc. and sprinkled with cute little floral adornments. It feels like community in there. Community is a good thing. Kinda relates to my admiration for meals and restaurant atmospheres that exude love.
Throughout the week, our family has been snacking on one of our favorite seasonal goodies -- Robin Eggs. We like to eat a few and we like to make them into "Robin Egg Lipstick." Blue makes the most dramatic statement.☺
So you see? The week has been full of food. Some better for us than others, but all somehow connected with love and community.
Don'tcha just love that?
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