A Good Day
by Marisa
Happy weekend!!! Today was actually the first day in almost 3 weeks that I felt more like myself. I had a good amount of energy and felt ready to go! Hooray!
I wanted to ride this wave by heading straight to the gym for a workout. First, some fuel…
And a little breakfast – Three Cheese Souffle with Ham…
Pretty fancy for a Friday! This was inspired by the Goat Cheese-Asparagus Crustless Quiche that I made a couple weeks ago. I love that these can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for easy heat up!
Three Cheese Souffle with Ham
- 1 medium shallot
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups liquid egg whites
- 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 2 Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Light cheese rounds
- 5 wedges Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor
- 1/2 cup extra-lean ham, diced
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a food processor, place shallot and garlic; process until minced fine. Add cheeses and process until creamy; then add eggs and egg whites. Puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
- Coat 4 ramekins (6 oz) or a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Divide ham evenly among ramekins; pour egg mixture over ham.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until tops are light brown and egg is set.
Makes 4 servings. 5 PointsPlus per serving.
In true souffle fashion, they puff up quite nicely…
But, deflate a bit if not served immediately. Still just as fluffy inside, though…
The possibilities are endless with fillings for these. I just used what I had on hand, so feel free to substitute whatever cheeses or veggies you like. I think we can really have fun with these!
Okay, back to the gym! See how easily I get distracted by food
I hit up the elliptical for 35 sweaty minutes and felt great! I know it’s not much, but I haven’t been able to say that I felt great about a sweaty workout in a couple weeks. I’ve pushed through a few workouts, but it really was difficult. Today, my body felt stronger and not completely spent when I was done! Fingers crossed that I stay feeling this way for a while!
Lunch was Cheesy Quinoa Burgers with a side salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, croutons, olive oil and balsamic ( 8 PP)…
Friday night calls for pizza, of course! Instead of pita pizza, I branched out using this week’s BSI ingredient – prosciutto!
Prosciutto and Arugula Flatbread Pizza…
I made the flatbread using 1 cup bread flour, 1/3 cup warm water, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. olive oil for 2 flatbreads (7 PP each). No rising needed… just mix, knead and roll…
For sauce, I pureed a roasted red pepper…
Spread on the dough…
Topped with 1 oz. lite mozzarella cheese…
Baked in a 400 degree oven for 12-14 minutes, then topped with 1 oz. prosciutto and arugula…
So good!
A side of broccoli rabe rounded out this 13 PP feast…
Friday night is alright
Don’t forget to send me your submissions for this week’s BSI! You have until Sunday !
Also, thanks for those of you that have voted for Loser for Life on Babble’s Top 100 Food Mom Blogs! If you haven’t voted, but would like to, there’s still time! You can click here, scroll down to Loser for Life and click the “I like this” thumbs up. Again, thanks so much for voting!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
20 comments
Soooo glad to hear you were feeling better. That’s good news. You know, I wish I LIVED in your kitchen.
You always make the most delicious dishes and you ALWAYS seem to have the best ingredients in your pantry!
Seriously, can I hire you to come cook for me? lol Everything always looks SO good!
Glad you are feeling better! Those egg fluffs look so good. So do all the other things. When I read all these food blogs, it makes me wish there were more meals/calories in a day so I could make everything!
I agree! Everything you cook looks so wonderful! Have a great weekend!
Those egg souflees look amazing! Very creamy!
I still have the quinoa burgers in my “to make list” – they look so good!
Yeah on feeling good Marisa! Awesome eats, those souffles look appealing. Wish I had one right now for my breakfast.
I had the cheesy quinoa burgers for my dinner last night -so good.
So great to see you getting back to yourself!
Ditto on that. Glad you’re feeling better!
Thanks again for sharing, not only these great recipes, but your struggles. I get so much from reading.
Hi Marisa, SO glad to read that you are feeling better. And I’d like to order a pizza JUST like that. Do I get it free if it’s not here in 30 minutes.
Have a great weekend.
The souffle looks fabulous! I love recipes where I can swap out ingredients. And I love egg/breakfast items!
Souffles are so cute!
Thanks for your kind words, everyone! I’m glad to be feeling better today, too
SO SO SO happy that you are feeling better.
Must try those fluffy eggs. YUM!! You always make the best looking food.
Holy Cow does that souffle look fabulous…and so does the pizza!
ooooh that flatbread looks amazing, as does the souffle!!! Love the idea of ricotta in there – yum!
in this whole post what I loved the most was one of the first sentiments.
THAT YOU FINALLY FEEL MORE LIKE YOURSELF.
Im so glad to see that.
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