Well good morning to you, lovely eggs!
In an attempt to eat more filling and satisfying breakfasts to get my day started right, I stumbled across this recipe for a Southwest Egg Scramble on WholeLiving.com. Normally, I’ll make a scrambled egg, toss some cheese or onions in, but this caught my eye because there were sooo many other crunchy and colorful veggies and flavors in the recipe (hello avocado and cumin)!
Here’s what you’ll need (serves 2):
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 diced orange bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed
• 1 thinly sliced scallion
• 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• Coarse salt
• Ground pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 1/4 cup shredded white cheddar (1 ounce)
• 1/2 pitted and diced avocado
• 2 warmed according to package instructions whole-wheat flour tortillas
Here’s what you do:
• In a medium nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium heat. Add the diced orange bell pepper and let soften for about 5-7 minutes.
• Add scallion, corn, and cumin and cook for about 2-3 (until scallion starts to wilt a little). Season with salt and pepper. Clearly I was still half asleep since some of the peppers are slightly… charred 
• Transfer veggies to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs and whites, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and 2 teaspoons of water until combined.
• Using the same skillet that the veggies were in, heat remaining teaspoon of oil and add egg mixture and cook until the bottom is set (roughly 30 seconds). Stir gently with spatula, continue to cook and stir occasionally. Add cheese and veggie mixture.
• Serve with a warm whole wheat pita…and orange juice 
This was the perfect way to get the day started… I am officially fueled up and ready to go! Looking forward to spending the afternoon with my brother and grandmother
Speaking of eggs (and family!) please take a look at the gorgeous Eggs Benedict I had Sunday for my sister’s birthday brunch at The Fireplace in Brookline!
I love love love the Fireplace. Sues and I both often rant and rave about it all the time. I always want to try different items on their brunch menu but always seem to order the Eggs Benedict (with bacon instead of ham… surprised?) Delicious, delightful and divine!
After brunch we had a mini photoshoot with the new Nikon P90 I’m testing out. Thankfully we were the only people in the restaurant at the time
my lovely family
the kids!
then things got weird! 
After brunch the siblings came back to my place to hang out. We decided to continue testing out the P90 with a “Jumping Contest”… I think my brother wins! Check out how cool his photo came out… it looks like he jumped out of his Sperrys! Sister came in second and I think I lost… although I should probably get a couple extra points for my scarf looking so cool floating in the air!
Fun stuff! I’m really digging this camera especially the 24x zoooooom! I feel like a semi pro and I’m excited to experiment with it more!
Happy Wednesday!
[Chels]
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Haha, my friends and I LOVE jumping photos! This one of my friend Cara is my favorite: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimerly/47872491/
You look so much like your sister! Love your blog, btw.
I love your breakfast, it looks so good (the one you made)
how have i lived in brookline for over a year an not gone to the fireplace for brunch? i kind of hate myself.
Kim: I looked at that picture of your friend Cara on my iPhone and cracked up! That is hilarious… LOVE the cape… nice touch!
Britta: THANKS! Glad you’re enjoying it
Nicole: It was sooo tasty
You should make it for Georgie one day!
emrlds: it’s a must! go asap… I’ll meet ya there
mmmm i LOVE love love the fireplace!
and your family is adorable! love your camera pics!
looks like alot of fun with the fam
and love that egg scramble! avocado with my eggs?? yse please!
Yum that breakfast looks so good. We love to add a splash of sweet chill sauce to our scrambled eggs, along with bacon, onion, capsicum, mushrooms and tomato. Its my fav!
Egg, cheese, avocado. Perfect! Looks like you’re going to really have fun with the new camera too.
Looooove the jumping pix! I feel I should get some credit as inspiration for those shots