Last night a nightmare caused me to wake up at 2:45 a.m. I was dreaming that my mom was yelling at me about some new friends I had made. "I don't like the choices you're making. Your new friends are trashy!" I snapped back at her, "Well, that's what you get for moving us from Mt. Pleasant to Myrtle Beach!" HA! The nightmare must have worked up quite an appetite, because instead of shaking it off and going back to sleep, I remembered the bread I had just baked a mere 6 hours before. I dragged myself to the kitchen and starting eating a chunk of bread. I'd like to call this sleep-eating, but I was fully aware of what I was doing. Has anyone else done this? Fess up.
I was so excited about today's lunch that I almost ate it for breakfast. I took a slice of my Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bread and sprinkled it with cinnamon.
I grabbed a banana and a packet of almond butter.
I smeared the bread with almond butter and topped it with banana slices and a drizzle of honey. SO FREAKING GOOD.
After work, Mary picked up Amanda, Brooke, and me to hit up the last Farmer's Market of the season. As soon as I jumped in the car, Amanda and I traded slices of bread. She made Jenna's original recipe, while I made some changes. It was fun to try each others' - both were great! As you can see, Amanda did not forget the walnuts like I did.
The Farmer's Market wasn't as busy as I expected, which was nice. Along with tons of fresh produce, there were yummy dinner options to choose from: bbq, gyros, tacos, and burritos. I picked up a lumberjack's portioned burrito: blackened chicken, salsa, cheese, rice, and black beans.
After we ate, we browsed. Browsed = hunted for samples.
When I got home, I felt like making my very favorite soup: Avgolemono. I started making this soup last November, and have made it at least 5 times since then. It is so good. The original Cooking Light recipe can be found here, but as usual, I recommend changing a few things. I double the orzo, increase the lemon juice to 1/2 cup, and use as much fresh dill as I feel like. I highly recommend using real lemon juice and fresh dill. The flavors of both are what make this soup amazing. It's slightly creamy from the eggs, and you'll notice that overnight the broth thickens.
This is all you need:
And this is what you get:
Make this soup!! Good Night!
Avgolemono reminds me of my grandma! She always made it for my mom and I would refuse to eat it for some reason. Yours looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteI love that you late-night snacked. It's like you needed comfort food after a traumatic dream... he he he
ReplyDeleteMy boss does that with ice cream... it's hilarious!
THis soup looks great! I love that I have never heard of it before bc I love trying new things.
ReplyDeleteHow have I NEVER heard of this soup before? I'm such a huge soup fan too - looks delish! Though I may need help pronouncing it...
ReplyDeleteum... yes. I have done this before... gone to bed, only to wake up a couple hours later THINKING about something (usually bread) and HAVE to have it Right Then.
ReplyDeleteat least it's usually something bread, so it doesn't really mess with my sleep. :D
if this SOUP were in my kitchen tonight, it'd probably wake me up...
I tried making that cinnamon bread with g free flour and it didnt come out good! I cant eat wheat, so I have to use it. I wish I could make it with regular flour because it looks like it tastes delicious!
ReplyDeleteI just looked at the recipe for the soup; it looks great! A must try! Must be the Greek version for egg drop soup. ;)
ReplyDeleteWow - your farmers market is so much 'nicer' than ours are! I'm sad because I get off work and it's an hour (minimum) to drive home and by that time our farmers market is closed! Time to get a work-from-home job. My dream :)
ReplyDeleteI've never snacked in the middle of the night, to tell you the truth!! I grew up in a pretty big creepy old house, and the thought of leaving bed to get a snack seemed far and dark. I just never got into the habit!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a dream! I don't ever really sleep eat- I never wake up hungry! My dad does all the time though. Sounds like a fun farmers market trip:)
ReplyDeleteWait, is Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bread actually bread, or is it cake? I like that I'm unsure. I mean you can call it bread, but I bet it tastes like cake... :)
ReplyDeleteI love cinnamon bread! Really though, cinnamon and sugar make everything better...even the boogie men in our dreams!
ReplyDeleteI love, love your pics. Always so fun! You make that soup seem so easy:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link - that soup sounds great!
ReplyDeletecrazy nightmare and yes, sleep eating has happened to me before! It always seems like a good idea at the time...
Loving the looks of that soup! So comforting. Trading bread pieces is so cute.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have never done is eat in the middle of the night. I guess it just never occurs to me in a half-wake state! :)
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks soooo good! I like soup that has a creamy base but not overly thick ... looks so good! Anything with blackend chicken in it is for meeee! As for sleep wonering-eating I do strange things in my sleep. I get crazy dreams and am def guilty of comforting myself in some sweet tooth way haha.
ReplyDeleteSo I need to find some barney butter! I can't find it anywhere, not even in dallas :( which is such a big city, you would expect it there!
ReplyDeleteBurritos, MmMmmmmm
ReplyDeleteDreams are SO random! I once dreamt I could fly by means of a Chinese take-out container. What the heck!?
ReplyDeleteThat soup sounds amazing! I love dill, but I don't use it enough!
I've never heard of that soup before but I want to try it soon! It seems like a perfect soup for the fall time-do you know if it freezes well?
ReplyDeleteDreams that wake you up suck. Especially good ones with a naked Alex Rodriguez, bottle of baby oil and cabana that you try to go back to bed and get back into and can't. Suck it Alex.
And why does your farmers look so much better than mine? Sigh.
Wow, this bread looks freaking amazing!!! I could use some ninners with nut butter on a nice slab of bread right about now :)
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Kris
Middle of the night snacker here!! Occasionally I'll wake up, toss and turn for awhile, and then stumble down the hall to the kitchen and rummage through the fridge until I come across something yummy to eat. I don't typically find delicious baked goods like cinnamon bread though! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never tried Avgolemono, but it's on my "must-try-someday" list. Yours looks delicious.
I've never heard of that soup--I should definitely bookmark it and try is ASAP!
ReplyDeleteOh that soup looks great!! So different from my usuals...must try.
ReplyDeleteThis soup looks really interesting. I've never seen that combo with a creamy base. I might have to get brave and try it?!?! :) And this reminds me that I need to get over to the FM!
ReplyDeleteThat brown sugar cinnamon bread sounds amazing! I have done the same thing when it comes to eating in the middle of the night! I was aware that I was eating, but was almost half asleep at the same time. I guess it can't count as sleep-eating because I remember it :)
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