Cool Weather = Cleaning, Baking, Cooking Day

So I slept crap and decided that I'd just work my butt off all day and then pass out. A mate was to come over who needed come computer assistance, but he fell crook so the evening was mine to sort. So yeah, I spent the day cleaning, baking and cooking.

Upper pic = Pizza.

Every weekend includes one pizza day.

Whether it falls on Fri, Sat or Sun, I pretty much have pizza (my fave food) every weekend.

Tonight's was:

Layered in Spinach

Tomato-Basil Feta

Sliced Grilled Chicken Breast

Portobella Mushroom

Sun Dried Tomato

Thin Sliced Sweet Onion

Crushed Red Peppers

Left:

Avgolemono Soup + More:

4 cups Chicken Broth (I had 2 cups vegetable stock and 2 cups turkey stock)

1/2 c long grain rice or orzo

6 egg yolks

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1 tsp lemon zest

2 Tsp Parsley

Fresh Ground Pepper

Salt to taste

Added to make heartier"

2 Chicken Breasts cooked/cubed

1/2 Cup Peas

Bring broth to a boil

Add rice or orzo - cook 8-10 min

Mix egg yolks and lemon juice, and lemon zest

Slowly add some of the broth to the egg/lemon mixture whisking as you go to prevent egg curdling/cooking - using about half of the broth

Once that's mixed, pour it all back into the pot whisking as you go to prevent the egg cooking

Cook over low heat until thickened

Add parsley, pepper, salt, chicken and peas.

Stir until warm and thick.

Eat with crusty bread

Right:

Light Oatmeal Muffins

3 C Uncooked Oatmeal

3 C Buttermilk

6 Egg Whites

1/2 C Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate- Thawed

1/2 C Omega 3 Oil (Canola, Olive &

2/3 C Brown Sugar

3 C Unbleached Flour

2 t Baking Powder

1 1/2 t Soda

1 t Salt

Combine Oatmeal & Buttermilk - let sit for 1 hour to soften oats.

Mix all the rest in to just moistened.

Grease/Spray muffin tins with non-stick spray or use muffin papers

For regular size muffins bake 20-25 min

For mini-muffins bake 15-18 min

**Hint, use remaining yolks to make the soup above ;-)

Brownies:

Box mix (eggs, oil, water)

Choccy chunks

Mix brownie mix to box specs

Add choccy chunks

Bake to box specs

Enjoy!