Fleur de Aleta

When I told my husband that I was making egg drop soup, he asked, "The real thing, not like that Egg Foul Young."  Even though he liked that Egg Foul Young, Greg wanted the real recipe for egg drop soup, which I did have. It's easy to make, doesn't take much time.  But the texture was slightly off.  Greg said it had excellent flavor.  I used the chicken broth that we made from a rotisserie chicken.  The broth was thick, so I'm thinking that might be the issue.  Greg thought the recipe called for too much cornstarch, but I think it was the real broth instead of the store bought stuff that created the thickness.  I liked it though. Ingredients: 4 cups chicken stock 2 Tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp garlic powder 2 large eggs and 2 egg whites (I used what we call in our house "fake eggs" or egg substitutes.  However, next time, I might go with 4 eggs and see how it comes out) 1/2 tsp sesame oil 3 green onions, sliced thin salt and pepper ...

More Pictures, because you can never have enough.  My husband said this morning, "If we were back in the 80's, we'd have to get the film developed.  We'd be broke with all these pictures we're taking."  I remember dropping off my film and worrying that it would get lost.  Then rushing eagerly to the store to see how the pictures came out - it was like opening a Christmas gift.  Now it's the instant digital joy - just as much fun :) and cheaper! When Greg first put Gregory on the kitchen counter, Gregory was nervous and didn't want to stay there....  Now, Gregory pats the counter to be put there.   He gets nervous with new things and then, can't get enough of it. This is what happens in New Orleans when there's humidity in the morning.... fogged lens Picture from last night - Gregory playing with toys. Mommy made blue velvet cupcakes (see the blog post before this one about the cupcakes).  Gregory liked the cupcake...