Eggs.

I love eggs.
Love Love Love.
As my dear friend Kelly says, "If you have an egg, you have a meal." Amen sister.

My favorite way to eat them changes about once a month. My new favorite combo is

-kale
-summer squash
-Vidalia onion
-fresh garlic
-quinoa
-salt, pepper, cayenne, cumin

Boom.
I tried to take a picture of it but the photo doesn't do it justice.

This combo was inspired by a bulb of garlic given to me by my student Michael. He brings me the most delicious apples along with other goodies and this head of garlic is exceptionally delicious as well. They say garlic is best for you when eaten raw, so I don't add it in until the last minute.

Sauté diced onion, kale and summer squash (SEEDS REMOVED!). Add in chopped fresh garlic and immediately crack eggs into pan, turn heat on low, and when eggs are nearly finished add in cooked quinoa (which I have usually seasoned with curry, turmeric, cumin, garlic, lemon).

This is so plate-licking good, so prepare yourself!

Eat Your Eggs!

Hard boiled eggs...one of my staples.

YAY AMAZON!! So pumped on my box of goodies that arrived today!!

LUNCH. 80% Veggies, 20% protein. Boom.

DECADENT. Seriously though - this stuff is crack. WOODSTOCKS Smooth Raw Almond Butter is the BEST almond butter that I have ever tasted (like a landslide win against any nut butter you've ever had). And Artisana's Coconut Butter is simply the best thing I've ever had in my life. Hands down. Put it in smoothies or shakes, raw treats or for cooking - but my favorite, just eat it with a spoon.

Eggs have gotten a bad rap somewhere along the line. And though I love every*single*page of Donna Gates lifechanging book, "The Body Ecology", I am most excited about what she says about my beloved eggs....

"Eggs help strengthen the thyroid. ...the cooked egg white has less nutritional value. Contrary to popular belief, it is the egg yolk that is most healthy. Eggs have cholesterol, but this is an important fat. The yolk contains lechtin, which aids in fat assimilation. Eggs actively raise the level of HDL, which is the good cholestorol, and they have the most perfect protein components of any food."

Full Power Lunch Hour.

Boom. Full power lunch. I made a simple salad that was sooooo delicious, probably the best salad I've ever made (and I make good salads). It's tasty, quick and easy to make, it'll fill you up and power you up- and it'll leave a smile on your face.

1. Clean and slice green kale (splurge on organic, it just tastes so much better)

2. Quarter 2 hard boiled eggs

3. Slice half an avocado

4. Sprinkle some raw pepita seeds on top

5. Drizzle with EVOO and lemon juice. Dust with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

AMMMMMAZING.

Spinach Chop and Sunshine Stroll

I slept in again today, and needed every minute of it. Woke up ravenous again today, and with only a few things in the fridge I had to be creative. We had two eggs left, a bunch of spinach that needed to be eaten and a few nuts and such in the pantry. I remembered reading a spinach chop recipe in Heidi Swansons book, so I flipped through the pages until I found it. Heidis recipes are good, not always life-changing, but pretty great...though she uses OFFENSIVE amounts of garlic (and this is coming from a garlic-lover). So I tweaked the recipe a bit and came up with an epic breakfast/brunch for myself.

Spinach Chop (P, VG)

Ingredients:

2 hardboiled eggs

2 large handfuls of spinach, cooked down and squeezed (get ALL the liquid out)

1 clove of garlic

1 small handful of chopped, toasted almonds

a touch of salt

sriracha (i like A LOT)

BOOM. delicious.

The whole thing took about 15minutes from start to finish.

Salty, Savory, Crunchy and Delicious.

Heidi Swanson always offers up healthy inspiration.

Strolling the Sea Isle promenade with my Mom.

After my late breakfast, Mom and I decided to cruise to Sea Isle to enjoy the sunshine and take a little stroll. We chit chatted and laughed and planned our winter travels. Good times.

Avocado Egg Bowl

I got a ton of hits on this photo yesterday when I posted it on Facebook. So, here's the recipe.

Preheat oven to 400.
Slice avo in half.
Scoop a bit of avo out to make room for egg.
Crack egg into the lil avo bowl.
Salt and pepp.
Bake, eat and enjoy.