Mmm D'Licious: Basil Scramble & a Must-have Kitchen Gadget

What are you eating for breakfast these days? We are in healthy-post-baby-pre-summer (but-not-pre-baby-weight-yet) mode in our house!  We are cutting out sugar [re: dessert] for a month to detox a little and kick our fitness routines up a notch! Here is our favorite new breakfast of choice {sorry Ebelskivers}. Enter my love affair with Basil. mmmm.

Basil Scramble with fresh fruit!

Ingredients:

-6 eggs scrambled {I go for just the egg whites if its just for me- the boys get the whole kit-n-kaboodle}
-basil- to taste [or lots and lots because its just that good]
-lite shredded cheese
-turkey diced- i use reduced sodium turkey from Trader Joe's
-chunky salsa- I use Trader Joe's Chunky Salsa to save time but fresh salsa would be divine!

Scramble all together and presto! Basil Scramble. Top with salsa and avocado! Serve with fresh fruit!

optional add-ins:
-bell pepper
-spinach
-avocado (on top)

There is no salt needed for this recipe...it's so tasty my two year old THANKS me for making these "yummy eggs mommy!" Success.

Psst! Want to know why my strawberries are perfectly hulled? no annoying digging with the knife necessary! I give you my new favorite kitchen gadget:

Chef’n Strawberry Huller from Williams Sonoma. I love this thing! Just pinch, twist and pull and voila! You can hull a hundred strawberries in no time! This is amazing if you're like me and hated cutting off so much of the top of your strawberry just to get rid of the leaves! It's also perfect for summer nights with Strawberry Shortcake for dessert...well sans the shortcake for a while! haha. Get one. You'll love it- I promise!


linking up with Heather here

Golden 27

My birthday was December 27th- and I turned 27...so it was technically my "Golden Birthday."  I'm not going to lie, I had grand ideas in my mind about my golden birthday. For some strange reason, ever since I was probably 13, I have looked forward to it, and to being 27. I guess it just seemed like a good age to be. 

The day started out wonderfully with my sweet husband home from work for the day! We had a delicious breakfast of Carmel Apple Ebelskivers with apple filling- yum! 

{I got the pan for Christmas from Sean and the recipe book and William Sonoma batter from my parents! I was super excited because every weekend we do breakfast- just the three of us- but its our thing, so I love it. I've wanted the Ebelskiver pan forever, but the Nordic ware pans are pricey, and it never fell into the "need" category of purchases. But I love baking and I love trying new recipes too, so it was perfect!}

The rest of the day we just hung out and relaxed- much needed after all the Christmas festivities, and I was also starting to feel sick, so I wasn't up for much.

My loves

We did head out around 4ish to run a few post-Christmas errands before our 6:30 dinner reservation at Lotus Thai in Hillcrest. We had dinner with my family, and then went back to my parents house for Mocha Cheesecake- one of the best desserts of all time! The bummer was that by the end of dinner I was totally sick. And by the end of dessert, Jack was totally pale and sick too. We basically left right away to get him home and in bed. 

Thanks to the love of my life, I still felt very special and very loved!           I'm so thankful for Sean, Jack and baby Claire! Every day is a gift from God, and I prayerfully and excitedly look forward to what else He has in store for my life. 

Happy Birthday to Me! hehe. {and my baby sister too! we have the same birthday!!! Happy 19th Rayray! love u}

xo