Anyone else just flat out DONE with eating this holiday season? I swear I don't think I can bear one more morning of caramel corn and peppermint bark for breakfast.
Our dinner choices for the last few nights have reflected our feeling of general over indulgance. Sunday was Sushi. Monday was Caesar salad with grilled chicken and tonight was Cream of Zucchini soup.
And quite delicious soup it was. I used this recipe from Cook & Be Merry. The fresh basil pureed at the end is what sets it apart from other zucchini soups.
Where it called for Italian seasoning I used Penzey's Fox Point seasoning. I also used Marisolio's Cilantro and Roasted Onion olive oil. I think these two elements really add to the overall flavor of the soup (and if there were two items I could give to each and every one of you – these two would be it).
This soup is so fresh and light tasting. I made one modification (other than mentioned above) and that is I used half and half instead of cream. I am going to try it with fat-free half and half (which is a modern miracle I can't quite wrap my mind around – I mean how can it be half CREAM and yet, fat free?).
Now if you excuse me there is a piece of cheese cake in the fridge calling to me….
I am working my way through Kate’s tin of cookies, but i have lost 4 pounds from morning sickness. Woo!
Yes, I’m done with food. My friend Cheynne saw me on the 26th and was like “Shouldn’t you be juicing and eating super healthy now?”
Gah…. yes….
I should market the Christmas cookies as anti morning sickness relief!!
I would like some cookies too Kate. I get morning sickness too. Not so much from pregnancy but from having to get up and go to work. Every weekday morning like clockwork…I get sick. Please send cookies.