Receta Vacation Bliss And Shrimp Scrambled Eggs
Ahh vacation. Sweet, sweet vacation. If only we could all be independently wealthy and stay on vacation all the time. Wouldn't the world be a happier place? Wouldn't we all be just a little bit nicer to our loved ones? Or as my sister said, "I liked myself a lot more last week when I was on vacation. I liked my husband more then too."
Vacation for me so far has been a couple of days of bliss in my little sister, Grace's, sunny apartment just minutes from the beach in L.A. And I literally mean minutes as it's just down the street. Yesterday I took an hour long walk along the beach; today we're planning on going to yoga. When I'm not outside, I'm generally lying on the couch in vacation mode, marveling at the sunlight streaming into her apartment. What amazing pictures I could get if I had this kind of light in my apartment! But alas, it's not so sunny where I live.
Is there any way I can make vacation last forever?
Do you remember the last time I was in California? I wasn't sure then if gluten was really a problem for me so I went off my gluten-free diet. Big mistake. This time, I'm gluten-free all the way, and it's smooth sailing. Grace and I went to Trader Joe's first thing when we arrived and got some necessary items. I even found out there's a gluten-free pizza place nearby, although I doubt we'll find the time to go. But it's nice to know it's there.
Grace's garden salad
Last night, I tried to make shrimp potato pancakes for my sister and her boyfriend. They didn't stick together though, so I added more eggs and turned them into scrambled eggs. I figured they were a failure and not worthy of being posted, but Grace's boyfriend loved them and said they should definitely be in my recipe index. At first I thought maybe he was just being polite, but when there were no leftovers, I knew he meant it. I thought I had made enough for 4-5 people, but I didn't take into account how much guys can eat.
So without further ado, here are my Shrimp Scrambled Eggs. We ate them for dinner, but they're going under my recipe index as breakfast.
Shrimp Scrambled Eggs
Ingredients:
- 1 medium sweet potato, grated
- 1 small potato, grated
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 21 cocktail shrimp, minced (i know, very precise right?)
- 2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. sriracha sauce
- 1/2 tsp. curry powder
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 7 eggs
- small handful of grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
Over medium high heat, saute the onions about 1-2 minutes, until they just start to become translucent. Add the red peppers and saute another minute. Pour into a big mixing bowl.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl except the eggs and cheese. Stir everything until completely mixed. Whisk 3 eggs and stir into mix.
The mix makes a lot, so unless you have a really big pan, I suggest cooking this in two batches. Pour half of the mix into a nonstick pan over medium high heat and saute about 3 minutes on one side. Turn over. Whisk 2 eggs and pour over the top. Allow the eggs to begin to set and then scrape the sides with a spatula and fold the mix over itself a few times to allow the eggs to cook evenly. Add half of the cheese and fold in. Remove to a serving dish.
Repeat step 3 with the other half of the mix, the last 2 eggs, and the rest of the cheese.
Serves 3-4
Tomorrow we're off to San Diego to visit my older sister, Shani. We have a girl's night in planned for Friday night, so we'll definitely be cooking something deliciously healthy. Grace is a sushi whiz, so I'm thinking maybe we can convince her to work her sushi magic. Any suggestions? What are your favorite snacks for when it's just the girls? (If there are any guys reading this, I apologize for assuming all my readers are female, and would be very excited to know there's a guy reading my blog...a guy who isn't my boyfriend because that doesn't count).
This post is linked to Food on Fridays.