An Eggy Breakfast Idea That Took A While To Hatch 😁

I thought of this a long time ago, but often it takes a 'sick day' for me to actually slow down enough to bring an idea to creation. Yesterday I had to push myself to do everything and had a fever for a while. At 2am this morning I woke up sneezing. So. . .now it's a sneezy, sinus cold. No church today!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 sm. Yukon Gold potato

1/3 lg. Vidalia onion

1 raw pasture raised egg

 a little canned coconut milk

1 slice Black Forest ham

1 hard boiled pasture raised egg

crumbled bacon

shredded Parmesan cheese

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the potatoes and a little of the chopped onion. Let sizzle-saute until these are lightly brown and scenting your kitchen. Turn down the heat and cover.

After a few minutes add the ham. Beat the raw egg with the coconut milk and add that to the pan. Keep things moving just a bit, so it doesn't stick in one place.

When the egg is about half done, sprinkle on your favorite seasonings.

Chop the hard boiled egg and add that, the bacon and the cheese. Lightly stir everything together, cover and remove from the heat.

Serve with some fruit, or vegetables. . .AND. . .coffee, or tea. . .Mmmm. . .Happy Sunday to you. . .Lin

Split Pea and Whole Grain Soup with Vegetables

I really need this today! I've been exposed to a lot of sickness recently and woke today with a sore throat and feeling that something really nasty is trying to take hold. . .This all went together fast and made about 5 quarts of excellent healing soup! This isn't my usual 'go-to' sick soup, but I had the ham and have been wanting to make pea soup for a while now. Healing Soup can come in many 'flavors.'

In a 6 quart pot, sauté the following:

3 sliced carrots

3 sliced celery ribs

2 small yellow onions

2T single source EVOO

1/4t or so - cayenne pepper

1/2t-1t fresh ground black pepper

1/4c chopped poblano pepper

When this is lightly browning, after about 30 minutes, add:

1/2c Lundberg Wild Blend Rice, cover and let it 'snap' a few minutes. Stir and add a little water, to keep it from sticking. After about 8 minutes, stir in:

1 quart of good quality vegetable broth

14oz. canned diced tomatoes and juice

32oz. fresh, cold, filtered water

3-4T Better Than Bouillon-vegetable-low sodium

3 lg. garlic cloves-minced

chopped celery greens

4 bay leaves

*1 sm. head of green cabbage

Simmer, at a low bubble, another hour, or until the peas and rice are tender. Ladle out hot steamy bowls of this, to chase away the chill and viral bugs. I made a big pot of Lemon-Ginger-Ecinacea tea with fresh lemon zest, juice, and wild honey to go with this.

Stay Healthy Everyone! . 😊  . .Lin

*with 20 minutes of cooking time left, I decided to add this, cut in small cubes