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Provencal Soup

3 Apr

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With Michael away for the next week, I finally get to eat all of my favorite meals that he hates! Our biggest dispute is over soup. I love soup but Michael doesn’t feel that soup is a real meal. But he’s away so I get to eat all the soup I want!

Ina Garten’s Provencal Vegetable Soup is one of my absolute favorites. I could eat it everyday and never get sick of it. I don’t make any major modifications to the recipe, except that I make extra Pistou and use whole wheat noodles instead of semolina. I find the potato/noodle combination particularly filling so I reduce the amount of noodles.

You can find the recipe on Food Network

Apple-Maple-Salad

This delicious salad accompanied my yummy soup. I was at my sister’s house and she had this amazing salad dressing by Salad Girl in Crisp Apple Maple. You can find it at Whole Foods in the refrigerated area of the produce section. I highly recommend trying it!

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As always, enjoy!

Poached Eggs with Roasted Asparagus and Thyme-Garlic Potatoes

28 Mar

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We had brinner again last night. Although, this seemed more like a schnazzy dinner to me. I had something else planned but had an epiphany while running, and rearranged my dinner plan to make this. Luckily, it did not disappoint! I could have eaten the entire pan of potatoes!

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Ingredients:
5 yukon gold potatoes, washed and cubed
1 tbsp fresh thyme
3 cloves garlic, mashed (I used a garlic press)
12 asparagus spears, bottoms trimmed
4 eggs
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350o. Place the asparagus in a baking dish, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and toss to coat. Roast in the oven until tender, about 20 minutes.
  2. Combine the cubed potatoes, 2 tbsp olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper in a large bowl and combine until the potatoes are coated with oil and spices.
  3. Heat the butter in a large pan over medium heat, add the potatoes and cook until golden brown on all sides.
  4. Add the eggs to an egg poacher and cook until the eggs are just tender.

As always, enjoy!

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