I did not want to get up this morning!  I wanted it to be Sunday morning, but sadly its Monday!

I have a recipe I am doing tonight that only calls for the top two inches of asparagus, so last night I made a batch of asparagus guacamole – the only thing I did differently was add fresh cilantro and a whole seeded jalapeno.

blanched asparagus, tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, cumin, chile powder and lime juice
blanched asparagus, tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, cumin, chile powder and lime juice
It made a lot! Hannah loves this stuff and her first response was "you aren't taking this to work, are you??!!"
It made a lot! Hannah loves this stuff and her first response was "you aren't taking this to work, are you??!!"

I ended up making both chicken and steak kabobs – they had this meat on sale, I picked it up and used my super duper meat tenderizer before marinating the meat – it turned out great!

it turned out really tender!
it turned out really tender!
It was a beautiful sunset while I grilled on the Weber!
It was a beautiful sunset while I grilled on the Weber!
I sometimes forget that I am only cooking for three people!
I sometimes forget that I am only cooking for three people!

The recipe I am trying tonight is from LaCucina magazine – a farro, scallop and shrimp dish with a saffron sauce.  I found the farro – guess how much it cost for an 8 ounce package??  $8.45!  Then I moved on to find the saffron – $9.85!  

So I decided to switch out the farro for orzo, but felt the recipe needed the saffron and I bought it – the other factor was if it fit into my $125.00 weekly food budget, and I had her ring that up last – my total grocery bill came to $121.10 – made it!

I hope this dish is restaurant quality!
I hope this dish is restaurant quality!

I am still using up my 1 pound of baby spinach and I ended up using the rest of my liquid egg whites:  Breakfast comes in at 265 calories, 1 fat and 42 carbs:

 

1/2 onion bagel, 1/2 cup egg whites, handful of spinach, ff feta cheese, TABASCO, and small fuji apple
1/2 onion bagel, 1/2 cup egg whites, handful of spinach, ff feta cheese, TABASCO, and small fuji apple

Morning break is over – hopefully the rest of you were able to get up this morning!  See you at lunch!