Our Out-Of-The-Fridge Dinner

March 20, 2013 by

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Yeah, I know.  I’m incapable of posting an egg recipe once a week.  My bad.

I SHOULD have taken food pictures on Friday night when our happy hour group – nine of us in all – came back to our house on the spur of the moment to continue the happiness with huevos rancheros and dancing in the kitchen. Eighteen eggs made-to-order, two on top of each steaming stack of tortilla, refried beans, chopped white onion, salsa and cheese.  It was awesome.

However, the photos…they might have come out a tad blurry.  Did I mention the margaritas?

ANYWAY…

We’ve been eating leftovers from our party the previous Sunday.  Every night.  I’m not going to the grocery store until the fridge is stone cold empty.  This is not to say we’ve been eating poorly, however.

Here we have last night’s plate of goodness.  All ingredients dug out of the fridge or freezer, most purchased for the party.

Lordy it was good.

Frozen broccoli, tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted at 400 degrees until crispy on the edges.

Whole grain bread from Costco sliced thick, slathered with olive oil and toasted.  Topped with caramelized onion/red bell pepper mixture.  Topped with smoked mozzarella.  Stuck under the broiler until bubbly.  Topped with a fried egg.

I don’t know what I did before I had chickens.  It would have been good without the egg, I’m sure.  But it wouldn’t have made Very Excellent Husband Don swoon, which he did.

(Shared at Clever Chicks Blog Hop, Homestead Barn Hop, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, You’re Gonna Love It Tuesday, Down Home Blog Hop, Link Love Thursday, HomeAcre Hop, Farm Girl Friday Blog Fest and Farm Fun Friday!)

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Comments

  1. Kathy Bogaards says:
    March 20, 2013 at 8:22 am

    Love the egg tumbler! Where do I find one of those?
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  2. Linda says:
    March 20, 2013 at 9:19 am

    Where oh where did you get your egg skelter? I would like one also!

    Linda
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  3. A View From A Brown Dog says:
    March 20, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    So the egg skelter is cool but you are hilarious! Sounds like a fun group and yep i bet those photos would have been great. haha. That dinner looks delish, yum!
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    • Joan Hobbs says:
      March 20, 2013 at 8:32 pm

      We have friends who can’t look at huevos and not think about dancing in our kitchen. It’s that much fun! (We have really good friends…)

  4. Lisa says:
    March 26, 2013 at 4:02 am

    I just found your blog and enjoyed this post! Stop by to visit me sometime. We’re giving away a copy of Once Upon a Flock by Lauren Scheuer right now.
    Lisa
    Fresh Eggs Daily
    http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2013/03/once-upon-flock-blog-tour-and-giveaway.html

  5. Hannah says:
    March 26, 2013 at 10:57 am

    Gorgeous egg picture!!
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  6. Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick says:
    March 30, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    YUM-O! Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week, I’ll have to add this one into my must-try list!

    Happy Easter, Joan,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
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