You all know I can’t seem to go too long without having some sort of taco, tostada, etc. It’s just that it is so easy to put together and so tasty! Take these breakfast tacos – you could easily spend Sunday morning putting these together and cooking them with just the eggs and cheese. Then store them in the freezer in packs of three. I reheat mine under the broiler setting for 3-4 minutes if they are from the fridge, and 7-8 minutes if frozen. They crisp back up great – and then just stuff with your favorite fresh veggies and you are good to go – I went with cilantro and shredded red cabbage. and of course hot sauce – duh.
These were so filling, I didn’t even leave for my walk at lunch until 1:00 p.m.!
I ended up walking for 45 minutes – the weather was perfect – 73 degrees and sunny.
I was listening to Pop radio on my iPhone and this song came on – Adore You by Miley – I have to admit, I really like this song – my daughter-in-law loves Miley! I texted her this picture and she said “you need to listen to the whole album!” I may just have to do that.
So last week Helen was writing about her fabulous vacation in St. Martin, and she talked about a cold celery soup. Huh. I had never even heard of celery soup, let alone a cold one. A quick Pinterest search, and I found this recipe. I changed it up a bit, I didn’t use any oil and of course, you know I left off the leeks! I also made my shrimp spicy and subbed in cilantro for tarragon. Not a huge fan of fresh tarragon.
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Okay, so here’s the deal. The soup is delicious – not overly celery tasting, actually just a hint – but I didn’t care for it cold. It was a texture thing for me. However, one of my co-workers ate it chilled and loved it. This is a perfect course to a summer dinner party!
Since my lunch was so low in calories, I was able to have an iced coffee – I keep unsweetened almond milk in our work fridge – this is coffee, almond milk, and 2 tablespoons of Almond Joy coffee creamer (sorry Jody, I still love that shit!) and whip cream and a touch of caramel sauce – 107 calories. Just ignore the clutter on my desk, mkay?
So last night was finally the night I grilled up Tony’s squid! They have been blanched and marinating in olive oil, lemon and garlic for days. It almost looks like they are ready to climb out of the container!
Me? I had steak and zucchini! I am not crazy. 
I served Tony’s baby octopus over a white bean and artichoke salad – of course, made without the nasty red onions. Sorry I didn’t get a better picture of this – my commute home last night was 65 minutes due to lane closures and by now it was nearing 7:30! I also gave him a bite of my delicious steak. He loved it. I tried one baby octopus, but I immediately spit it out in a napkin. No worries – more for him!
And I got my steps in! My Mom is thinking of getting a Fitbit – I love that she’s nearly 74 years old and wants one – but truth be told, I am a little scared because I think she’ll kick my ass in the step department! She’s one busy lady!
Alright, time to iron my work shirt – working a double today. I usually don’t work out on the days I work a double but guess what season we are in?? GARAGE SALE SEASON! I am going to see if there are any garage sales near my office to hit up at lunch today.
Happy Friday – make it a great day!
Hi, the celery soup looks super delicious! And I am addicted to Srirachi as well so I have to make it anyways! 😀
I was wondering if you used the bulb or the stem of the celery for the soup. I am German so I don’t know if the word itself already indicates it. But the soup looks green-ish so I assume it was the stem…? Thx a lot!
uhhh, just found out in one of your other recipes its called stalk! ^^
Yep – sorry Alex – it is celery stalks! I use the leafy green parts too when I make a soup – so good! 😀
No thanks at the octopus, I’m sure you made it delicious if you like this but it looks gross to me.
The past days I didn’t do too well on my steps and when I last checked you were just below me so you are kicking my butt 🙂
Your coffee and breakfast tacos look delicious. Miley Cyrus really doesn’t like pants does she? Baby octopus would probably have to look like something other than baby octopus in order for me to eat it! I have never had cold soup, but Helen’s did sound delicious. Of course maybe eating cold soup on a warm tropical island tastes better!! Have a great weekend!
Hello! My computer was dead for awhile, so way behind on comments. Glad Tony is home and doing better, always good to know what you are up against and have a plan. Hope you get some time to enjoy this beautiful weekend!
Haha garage sales have a season for you just like dip has a food group for me. 😀 Did Tony love his octopi? Miley as a person oogs me out, or at least her naked on a wrecking ball video does (ew come on seriously haha), but I do love a lot of her music, including the wrecking ball song. Just wish I’d never seen the video. 😀 Will have to check out the song you mentioned.
HaHa – I think I want to be FitBit friends with your mom if she gets one!!!
Is the squid chewy? I always wondered if I would like it or not!!
And, I’ve never done any soup cold – same reason – texture!
The soup AND the octopus look fantastic!!!!
Goodness those shrimp look good! I can’t do cold soup…freaks me out.
Wow! the celery soup looks so very good!!!!!!!!! I started eating a bit of steak again. Thought yours looked a bit rare, is it good that way? I like it medium I guess. As for the squid, I’ll pass………….
The octopus is gross! Glad Tony enjoyed it though.
Those cold soups we had in the French restaurants weren’t really creamed – maybe that’s why you liked yours warm better? I’ll have to see if I can come up with a recipe that tastes like what we had there.
Let me know Helen, and I agree, maybe the cream part was a little off putting cold.
Garage sale season? I guess it is a weather thing. The bean salad looks good. Although the little octopus gross me out, I can’t seem to take my eyes off of them. I had to keep going back and looking at the photos. (which were great by the way). Do you use double brewed cold coffee for your ice coffee? Thank you for the tip on the breakfast tacos. I have been making them every morning and was wondering how to do them and store them for later.
Yep, garage sale season is at its highest between Memorial Day and Labor day around here. Although when I lived in Oak Park the garage sale days were Saturday and Sunday, where I live now its Thursdays and Fridays – weird!
Nope, just regular coffee – I pour a cup of coffee over lots of ice, and then when its cool, pour that over into another glass with ice. Yumz!
And yes, breakfast tacos rule. 😀
That soup looks absolutely delicious!
Thanks Carrie – enjoy your weekend!
I LOVE my Flex, it it the best thing I have bought for myself. I pay more attention to what I eat, my daily movement( I am averging 15K steps per day) and have increased my water intake to 90 – 100 oz per day. An added bonus of this contrapration, 8.7 lb weight loss in 3 weeks :-D. Hope you get many large tables tonight and you make great tips.
That’s awesome Laura – I’ll let you know when my Mom gets one and you can add her as a friend too!