Migas!

I was about to make a healthy pot of oatmeal for breakfast this morning until Elton proclaimed he wanted migas. I had most of the ingredients already and I even had a jalapeano that grew in my little herb box that I was excited to use. This is not a healthy breakfast whatsoever, but it is pretty good if you like Mexican food. There are lots of different recipes out there but here is how I make mine.

Ingredients to have:

Corn tortillas

Flour tortillas

Vegetable oil for frying

Jalapeano

Onion

Bell pepper (I used a red one this time)

Eggs

Mexcian cheese

Salsa

Cilantro (optional - I didn't use this time b/c I didn't have any)

1) Chop up corn tortillas for frying. Fry the tortillas and drain. (When I did this I thought about Michael Pollan's rule in his "Food Rules" book which is "make your own junk food" and told myself I was going to fry my own tortillas chips from now on b/c it's so easy and they're really good!)

2) Chop onion, bell pepper, and jalapeano and saute in extra virgin olive oil.

3) Meanwhile crack eggs and break apart for scrambling.

4) Add egg to skillet.

5) Add corn chips you fried and cheese to egg scramble.

6) Broil your flour tortillas.

7) Serve like tacos (put egg mixture in a flour tortilla and top with cheese and salsa).

Enjoy!

Emery watching her mamma make migas.

One bouquet - Four arrangements

I love fresh flowers and I always find some reason to treat myself to a bouquet every week or two to put around the house. I notice how much my mood improves when I look up and see fresh flowers as I hang around the house. What I do is buy one big arrangement for $10 or less and then I split them up among many vases around the house.

This is my FAVORITE vase and I love putting flowers in it each week. They are giant medicine vases. I found this at an antique store in Charleston, just around the corner from where I was married.

Another arrangement for the coffee table.

Another one for the hallway.

Another one for the bathroom.

All of this for only $10! Definitely worth it in my opinion. One day I'd love to grow my own garden and be able to pick flowers from my yard. Mason and Brady (my dogs) are keeping that from happening right now but hopefully in a couple of years they'll be too old and tired to dig up my plants.