Good Food, Good People

I decided this morning that I wanted to do a little experiment with breakfast and make a mini omelet with just 1 egg. I wanted to have a pretty small breakfast because I knew I was going somewhere awesome for lunch and wanted to save room.

It turned out great! It was very simple and fast but delicious. I used a very small skillet to make it easier to flip the eggs onto themselves. One day I will have to do a step-by-step omelet tutorial with pictures, but that’s hard to do when it’s just you in the kitchen!

Mushroom Dill Mini Omelet

• 1 egg
• splash of milk (about a couple teaspoons)
• 1 sprig of dill, chopped
• 1/2 T. butter or olive oil
• 1/4 c. shredded swiss cheese (less really, but if you love cheese go with the full 1/4 c.)
• 3 baby bella mushrooms, sliced
• salt and pepper, to taste.

-In a small bowl or a cup, whisk together the egg, milk, and dill. You can add a little salt and pepper if you like.

-Heat a small skillet over medium heat and add half of the butter/oil. Swirl it around to melt over the entire pan. Add in the sliced mushrooms and sautée until they are tender and dark in color. Use a spoon or spatula to remove the mushrooms from the skillet.

-Add the remainder of the butter/oil and swirl it around the pan until it’s melted. Pour in the whisked egg. Gently swirl the pan around to spread the egg slightly. Lower the heat to medium-low and allow it to cook undisturbed for 2 minutes.

-Add the shredded cheese and mushrooms to the top of the egg in the pan (don’t stir it!). Gently use a spatula to lift one side of the cooked egg and fold it over to the center. Do the same with the other side, so that the sides  fold over each other. Flip the whole omelet over (folds on the bottom) and cook for another 30 seconds or so. Use a spatula to remove from the pan and enjoy! Makes 1 small omelet.

This was a PERFECT breakfast with a clementine and a piece of whole wheat toast. Filled me up just long enough to hold out for…

My very first blogger meetup, which was at R. Thomas Grill! I had never been to this place before but have heard great things about it so I was really looking forward to the food. The place is very fun and quirky, and the owner R. Thomas himself was walking around watering his plants and talking to the customers.

I was also really looking forward to who I was having lunch with, 11 other wonderful blogging ladies! It was a wonderful moment to not feel like a crazy person taking a picture of my food, because everybody else was doing it, too! LOVE IT!

I ordered the veggie burger, which was served on a sourdough wheat bun with a seaweed salad on the side. The veggie burger was SO GOOD, moist and full of flavor.

The salad was delicious too, but it was pretty spicy and I’ve got a low tolerance for that so I didn’t eat most of it.

I had a great time talking about everything from our favorite food blogs to weddings, I only wished I could have spent more time with everyone who was there. I even got some goodies to take home!

Tina brought some lovely Love Grown Foods treats!

And the awesome Atlanta Running Mom brought us goodies, too!

It was a great time, I’m really glad I was still here in Atlanta so that I could make it.

When I got home I went with my mom and hubster to our local Asian market to pick up some groceries for the week. I HAD to bring my camera with me to show you the awesomeness of this place.

It’s awesome for two reasons. First, the sheer quantity and selection of produce is incredible.

The second reason is the incredible prices. Sometimes the prices are so low that it makes me feel sketchy for buying something because it just doesn’t seem right. We got strawberries at .79 a QUART!!! Insane!

They also have a great selection of unusual ingredients and things that regular grocery stores just don’t bother to carry or don’t bother to stock well. Like my beloved plantains!

An aisle for nothing but egg roll wrappers!

And MORE than one aisle of Ramen and various other kinds of noodles.

We walked away with a whole case of peaches for around $15! We plan on making some serious pies and cobblers in the near future.

Thanks for reading!

-Lauren