Souper Friday . . . Fail

Thanks for all the comments about my fall in yesterdays post.  I am happy to report that the swelling has gone down, I can bend it farther than I could yesterday and I think one more rest day and I should be good to go.  I have been popping the ibuprofen and icing it which helps. Open-mouthed smile

Yesterday for breakfast I had an open face egg sammie – 1 slice of corned beef, baby spinach, an egg and 1/2 ounce of cheese with the best blackberries I’ve had all year.

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There were only a few people around for Souper Friday yesterday.  I was fine with that because then I’d have leftovers for the weekend and my SIL’s lunch next week.  I tried to make a broccoli corn bisque.  I basically put two cans of drained corn in a stock pot, chopped up 2 good size heads of broccoli, added vegetable broth and put a lid on it and let the broccoli cook through.

I removed the soup from the heat, added crushed red pepper, salt, pepper and then used my stick blender to blend.  To finish it off, I added 3 cups of unsweetened almond milk and put it in the fridge to take to work.

First rookie mistake.  I never tasted the soup the night before. 

Second rookie mistake.  I never heated it up before and tasted it.

After I had it in the crockpot for a couple hours and it was hot, I tasted it.  ICK!  The corn was so sweet, then paired with the unsweetened almond milk.  I tried adding more crushed red pepper.  It was really runny, so I went across the street and bought a $1 container of white rice.  It pretty much tasted like ass.

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I gave some to my boss to try to see if it needed any more salt.  He said “I think its fine.”  After I ate about 3 or 4 bites of this, I went to him and said “this soup tastes like ass” and he said he knew, but he didn’t want to hurt my feelings!  Super nice, but I have thick skin, I can take it.  Although two other people tasted it and liked it, so who knows!  But no amount of cheese on top was bringing this around.  I know I can’t hit a home run every week, but this was disappointing. Sad smile

Tony and I decided to have tuna for dinner.  I told my sister about it and she about threw up in her mouth.  But guess what?  She’s never tried it before!  I wrote it before, but the first time Tony made me tuna, I made him cook it so there was no pink at all – basically ruined a perfectly good tuna steak!

I toasted up some sesame seeds and coated the sides of the tuna.  You need a high heat, add a touch of olive oil right before putting the tuna down, and literally only cook it 1 to 1 1/2 minutes a side.  I almost cooked it too much!  Tony made a quick sauce – not sure of the proportions, but it was rice vinegar, soy sauce, wasabi paste and I added a touch of honey.  Served over rice and I had some sauteed zucchini on the side.

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This was frozen tuna that Tony thawed in the afternoon – the package of two steaks cost $10, but to order that dish in a restaurant would easily be a $30 dollar dish.

And to show that you don’t need a fancy camera to take good pictures, I took this picture with my iPhone to message to my sister – not bad!

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And as is customary for Friday nights, I had a bottle of Fat Tire. 

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This morning Tony and I slept in, watched some baseball on t.v. and finally around 11:30 I decided to make coffee and make brunch.  On the menu?  Corned beef hash!  Oh how I love corned beef.  I really don’t know why I don’t buy it more other than around St. Patrick’s day?!

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No real recipe, just dice up the corned beef and cooked potato about the same size and cook with a touch of olive oil.

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I made Tony a poached egg, because he loves a runny egg (ew).  Boil water, and right before adding the egg pour in a tablespoon of vinegar.  Stir the water around the outside of the pan so the egg whites stick to the yolk.  Two minutes is all this needs.

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This is a shitty picture, but you can kind of see the runny yolk!  Thanks for being my hand model Tony!

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Mine?  A simple fried egg on top.  Well, I did douse this with Buffalo Tabasco after I took this picture. Devil

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I have to give a shout out to blog reader Louise.  She makes greeting cards on her Etsy shop page, and she was kind enough to send me my first birthday card – my birthday is next week – I’ll be 45 – gah!  Thank you Louise, it’s beautiful!

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I love lazy Saturday mornings, but now I have to get my ass in gear.  Menu planning, grocery shopping, cleaning.  One of my co-workers is running a half marathon tomorrow in our town so I am going to get up early tomorrow and try to get a picture of him – he did the same race last year and I never saw him run by!

And Tony’s sister, nephew and grand-nephew are coming over tomorrow for Sunday dinner – we’ll be able to sit at the dining room table!  That makes me really happy. Open-mouthed smile

Hope you all have a great weekend – see you on Monday!

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17 thoughts on “Souper Friday . . . Fail

  1. Carrie @ Season It Already! March 16, 2013 at 12:09 pm Reply

    A runny egg on top makes any meal better! ;-)

  2. thehealthyjunky March 16, 2013 at 2:15 pm Reply

    I saw your fall Biz and I hope it’s healing okay. Bummer about the soup, recipe fails are the worst!

  3. Caron March 16, 2013 at 2:51 pm Reply

    I hate it when a recipe I try fails. I tried a tikka masala soup that was just tolerable. I was so disappointed. I have never been tempted to eat tuna like that. Raw fish gives me the shivers. Ugh. I know I’m probably missing out on something good but still…..

    • biz319 March 17, 2013 at 8:37 am Reply

      I know it sounds weird, but once you get over the look of how rare it is, it doesn’t taste raw – I don’t even like many fish, but I LOVE tuna!

  4. Michelle @ Eat Move Balance March 16, 2013 at 3:28 pm Reply

    Ahi tuna is one of my very favorites!!! Looks like it was a delicious dinner. Happy Saturday!

  5. suzicate March 16, 2013 at 4:54 pm Reply

    Those blackberries look divine…and the bottle of fat tire sounds good, too!
    Glad you’re doing better since your fall.

  6. findingradiance March 16, 2013 at 5:19 pm Reply

    I love runny eggs! Only the yolk, though. The white has to be completely cooked. Weird, I know :D

  7. spunkysuzi (@spunkysuzi) March 16, 2013 at 10:31 pm Reply

    My daughter and her boyfriend cooked tuna for me for Christmas dinner and I loved it :) Ralph not so much! But that’s o.k I’d eat his portion any day.

  8. Jacky March 17, 2013 at 9:14 am Reply

    Oh no, hope you are better after your fall. Ouch! That tuna looks amazeballs. Cheers to the weekend, enjoy it.

    • biz319 March 17, 2013 at 10:56 am Reply

      Glad you made it back home safe Jacky! I bet Fitzgerald’s was packed last night – hope you had fun! :D

  9. Rhonda March 17, 2013 at 10:30 am Reply

    I get so sad when food doesn’t turn out :( I am going out to brunch today and I am hoping they have something on the menu with corned beef for St Patties day!

  10. Andrea@WellnessNotes March 17, 2013 at 10:49 am Reply

    Sorry the soup didn’t work out, but your tuna looks fabulous!

    Happy Sunday! :)

  11. Aimee March 17, 2013 at 1:05 pm Reply

    I hope you’re feeling better. I read about your fall, but I’ve been reading more from my phone and for some reason I can’t comment. I don’t have a very thick skin and when I was dating my husband I made a pot of rice. I was still somewhat new to making rice that didn’t come in a box. It came out terrible and he told me so. I picked up the pot, dumped it in the trash and went into the bedroom to cry! We’ve since managed to find some middle ground and my skin is a bit thicker these days. Nonetheless I’m sorry your soup didn’t turn out. I hope you’re enjoying the weekend.

  12. Dennis March 17, 2013 at 7:26 pm Reply

    The tuna looks like it was cooked perfectly. I prefer the pink and warm center over a pink an cool center. Either way, a tuna steak can make a great dinner. And to top it off with a Fat Tire. It doesn’t get much better than that. But then, Fat Tire goes good with dinners the other 6 days of the week.

  13. Fran March 18, 2013 at 2:42 am Reply

    You’ve had a busy weekend, hope you had a lot of fun.

    The big 45 next week :) I’ll be following you in 2 months. Good thing we don’t look a day older than 25 right?

  14. A Life From Scratch March 18, 2013 at 1:40 pm Reply

    Ok, random note but I thought of you while watching a commercial the other night – did you know Wheat Thins have a new flavor? Spicy buffalo! Thought you’d enjoy them :)

  15. Marianne March 20, 2013 at 10:36 pm Reply

    Your tuna sauce sounds similar to the sauce I just used on my hailibut – lime juice, honey, soy sauce, wasabi, ginger, and garlic. It was delicious! I bet it would be great on any seafood :)

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