may 19, 2013 breakfast prep

eggs from three sisters, artichoke hearts, basil, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted asparagus, bacon - these are a few of my favorite things, and they're going into this week's frittata!

prior to going into the frittata, bacon needs to be fried, and asparagus needs to be tossed in olive oil, salt and pepper, and roasted in the oven. sunday nights are busy but fragrant around here!

july 28, 2012 breakfast

a pretty darn decent scramble of tomatoes, bacon, avocado, garlic and basil.

july 26, 2012 breakfast

no, i didn't eat a crow for breakfast. but i saw this fledgling crow on the way to work! note the stumpiness of the tail compared to the rest of its body, the blue eyes, and the blunt beak. it was super cute! its parents were none too happy with me for taking this photo.

the crow's parents had no issue with me taking this photo of my breakfast, though.

july 25, 2012 breakfast

same breakfast, only sunnier.

july 24, 2012 lunch

more meatballs, more salad. i've mentioned i call these meatballs sneaky meatballs for all of the veggie goodness i manage to sneak into each batch. it's not as if i'm trying to trick a toddler into eating them, but i imagine it would do the trick!

july 24, 2012 breakfast

i think the pros outweigh the cons of having the same thing all week. the convenience of having a ready-made portion of eggs, meat and veggies to bring to work ensures i don't have to make the choice between spending money on something on the way to work or trying to hold out until lunch.

july 23, 2012 lunch

returned to an old standby for this week's lunch - garden fresh meatballs from everyday paleo. this time we added a bunch of fresh basil and sun-dried tomatoes to the usual mix of ground turkey, ground beef, egg, yam, spinach, roasted red pepper, zucchini, garlic and almond flour. a simple green salad of greens from my boss's garden, tomatoes and cucumber plays sidekick to the meatballs.

july 23, 2012 breakfast

a similar frittata to last week's, but with sliced chicken andouille sausage from trader joe's instead of bacon, plus a good deal of fresh basil. a nice addition to the standard crowd pleasers of oven-roasted broccoli, spinach, roasted red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, etc. both the sausage and the cholula lend it a nice wake-up kick.

july 22, 2012 brunch

kitchen sink omelet with a filling of sauteed chard, cherry toms, basil, green onions and garlic, served alongside a couple slices of bacon.

here's what it looked like pre-folding.

july 20, 2012 breakfast

not too proud to have a little leftover thai food for breakfast at my desk. not too proud at all!

july 19, 2012 lunch

going out a lot more than usual this week, although this is the only one i had to pay for. thai one on, despite the cringe-inducing name, is a more than decent place in the neighborhood i work in. they have amazing khao soi, although i'm opting to stay away from wheat for now. sure, a little soy sauce snuck into the chicken basil lunch special, but the overall effect of chicken and veggies in a garlic-chili-basil sauce sure was tasty. next time i order without rice, though, i'm knocking off a star. three stars pack quite a punch in this dish!

speaking of khao soi, i am quite impressed with this blog.

july 13, 2012 dinner

breakfast for dinner! friends from portland came up, and had already eaten, so i threw together a quick scramble of eggs, bacon, asparagus, tomatoes, basil, and garlic. it was a warm evening, so i opened the balcony door and ate sitting cross-legged on the floor, catching up.

july 12, 2012 lunch

i think the eggplant and sausage strata is officially no longer a strata, but the flavors really came together over the last few days! it is served up alongside the standard salad from this week and a cup of green tea.

july 11, 2012 lunch

more of the eggplant & sausage strata for lunch, plus salad with our homemade mayo dressing. have i mentioned lately how devourable the eggplant strata is? i might get sick of eating it everyday at some point, but not yet. good thing - there is a lot of it!

july 10, 2012 dinner

i ended up getting home late, but a bowl of leftover sausage & eggplant strata was ready for me. and i was ready for it!

july 5, 2012 breakfast

breakfast today consists of egg cupcakes (with bacon, asparagus, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, garlic, and fresh basil from my sunny balcony) and castelvetrano olives (mmm.. my favoritest olives ever).

june 12, 2012 dinner

we've got ham, what to do with it? i found this recipe online, and it was actually pretty easy to pull off. in the casserole are a couple of eggs baked atop a sauce of tomatoes, red onion, garlic, jalapeno, salt, pepper, and fresh basil from my apartment balcony. under that, ham, torn into pieces and quickly pan-fried before going into the casserole. more pepper on top and into the oven with it for 12 minutes or so at 350 degrees, then topped with even more basil. (my poor plant has been nearly picked clean, but hey, it encourages new growth!) to the side is a purple artichoke, steamed, with a side of melted grass-fed butter and lemon juice. this dinner earned not one, but TWO high fives from matt, my fellow eater in crime.
and yes, the backdrop is my leopard-print snuggie.