Lazy Sunday Brunch

     There's nothing better than a lazy Sunday. Sleeping in. Slowly getting around to cooking up a late breakfast. Then before you have a chance to change out of your pj's to start your day, you make the executive decision to go and crawl back into bed. It's not very often that these kind of days come around, so when they do you gotta take hold and try to make it last for as long as humanly possible. 

     Of course, not getting out of your pj's can cause some issues - such as venturing out to the grocery store to get supplies. Since getting out of my pajamas is clearly not an option, I'm going to do the best with what I have in my fridge. Luckily, we had tacos a couple nights ago which means we have all of the necessary ingredients to make Huevos Rancheros!!

Lazy Sunday Huevos Rancheros

Ingredients: 
2 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 corn tortillas
1/2 cup rice, cooked

3 pieces of thick cut bacon, cooked and diced

1 half of an avocado, diced
1 tbsp cilantro, stems removed
1 tbsp salsa
Mexican cheese, shredded
Hot sauce, to taste ~~~ CLH

Directions:
Heat olive oil in skillet. Fry the eggs sunny-side up. Season with salt and pepper. 
Wrap corn tortillas in damp paper towel, then place inside large ziplock bag. Keep bag unzipped and microwave for 30 seconds to steam. 
Arrange tortillas in a triangle like shape, overlapping in the middle. Top with cooked rice, diced bacon, sunny-side up eggs eggs, avocado, cilantro, salsa and cheese. Dabble with hot sauce. 

Buon Appetito

     Sleeping in on a Monday is a rare occurrence. Sort of like the blue moon that happened a couple days ago, which by the way - did you know a blue moon is not actually blue? According to my trusty source, Wikipedia: "A blue moon is the appearance of the third full moon in a season that has four full moons, instead of the regular three". There you have it folks. You learn something new every day!

     Anyway, back to the beginning... Sleeping in on a Monday is a rare occurrence... 

     Anddd... I actually have no clue where I was going with that. Uhhh... just eat and be happy :)

Caprese Scramble

Ingredients:
8-10 small heirloom tomatoes
1 tsp. olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
3 eggs
1 tbsp. milk
Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 tbsp. basil, minced
1/3 cup cooked chicken, diced
2 tbsp. fresh mozzarella, diced
Balsamic glaze

Directions:
Sautee tomatoes and garlic in olive oil for 2-3 minutes, then set aside. 
Beat eggs and milk together in bowl. Season with salt and pepper. 
Heat greased skillet over medium-high heat, then pour in egg mixture. 
Once the eggs start to set, add the sautéed tomatoes, basil, chicken and mozzarella. 
Scramble until cooked through and no liquid remains.
Drizzle balsamic glaze over scramble and serve with a side of toast. 

Same Ole, Same Ole

     Hallelujah! It is the weekend. And a long weekend at that. Not only am I excited to have 3 full days away from the office, but I am excited to do absolutely NOTHING. 
     
     At first I was feeling a little strange about not skipping town for the holiday weekend, but then I took a look back at my daily planner (yes, I still use an old school planner - where I write my schedule out with a pencil) and I realized for the past eight weekends straight I have either been traveling or entertaining house guests. Eight... weekends... two... months... zero... "me"... time...

     Now, what to do with all of this extra time? Well, I gave my boyfriend access to my Pinterest account and told him to choose any breakfast recipe his little heart desires. You know what he did with that? Took 30 minutes scrolling through pictures, then asked me to make him the same ole breakfast burrito I used to make him when we actually had the time to cook our own eggs. I guess some things never change. 

Breakfast Burrito

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 tbsp. milk
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup cooked rice
1/4 cup bacon, diced*
1 tbsp. Mexican cheese, shredded
1 tbsp. salsa
2 tsp. hot sauce ~~~ CLH
1 large flour tortilla

*TFD: Use turkey bacon if you want to feel a bit less guilty. I slipped it in and my boyfriend didn't have a clue ;)

Directions:
Whisk eggs, milk, 1 tsp. hot sauce and salt and pepper together in a bowl.
Cook eggs at medium-low in greased skillet, until scrambled through. 
Wrap scrambled eggs, 1/3 cup cooked rice, bacon, cheese, salsa and remaining hot sauce inside of tortilla. Warm burrito in greased pan until cheese is melted and grill marks appear. 
Serve with extra rice on the side.