1. I become REALLY cold after I eat – like to the point where if I’m home, I put my fleece housecoat on overtop of my clothes and sit in front of a heat vent with a blanket.  Or maybe it’s because I live in Canada, and it’s winter.

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2.  I dislike oatmeal & fruit combinations. A little banana or raisins, maybe, but something about tart fruit and grain together makes my tastebuds sad.

steel cut oats cooked in hemp milk, topped with chia, hemp, chocolate chips & raisins

3. Speaking of fruit, kiwi does weird things to my tongue. It makes it hypersensitive & ‘zingy’ feeling/tasting. It’s hard to explain.  Just me?

4. I’m a morning person. If I naturally wake at 6am on a weekend, my first thought is, ‘yay! I’m going to have so much free time today!’ Then I make a bunch of noise in the kitchen while Court tries to sleep.  The secret to becoming a morning person is to go to bed at 7pm the night before.

Can we take a moment to observe this photo -what’s with the random purse-holding penguin?!
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5. In the kitchen, I never use ‘the correct knife’ and it drives Court crazy. For example, I’ll use a butcher knife to slice a tomato or a paring knife for a steak. I’m also terrible at slicing bread, bagels , fruit… actually… everything. “Do not EVER cut a perfectionists bagel for them!” Court yelled at me when I tried to ‘help’ him with his lunch the other day. I used a bread knife, so I thought I’d magically become better at it.

I’m going to stop now. Moving along…

I made egg muffins during my food prep last weekend. They’re like mini crustless quiches – I’ve been enjoying them as a mid-morning snack, or as a salad side dish.

Spinach Pesto Egg Muffins
Yields 8 muffins

Preheat oven to 350F, lightly oil a silicone muffin pan (I forgot to bake this batch in my silicone pan, and the bottoms became a little crispy)

8 eggs, whisked
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh spinach, chopped
3 basil leaves, chopped
1 tbsp basil pesto
salt & pepper

Whisk the eggs, then add the spinach, basil, pesto, salt & pepper and stir. Pour into muffin pan, about 3/4 full.

Bake for 18-22 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

How do you like your eggs? Over easy!!! Or poached. I looooove runny yolks.