Valentine's Day Breakfast

LQ was sooo excited about Valentine's day.  This kid is just so full of love and I love it!!!  She ran into our room this morning showering us with hugs, kisses and I love yous.  It was beautiful!  So I thought I'd reciprocate with a LOVEly breakfast.  So I made heart shaped whole wheat pancakes, strawberries, vanilla Greek yogurt and white chocolate stuffed raspberries.  She said "Mommy, this is the best breakfast EVER!"  How about that?

The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg

Morning snack: Hard boiled egg and strawberries

Lunch: Mac and cheese and steamed broccoli

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I don't pack hard boiled eggs that often because LQ likes to peel her own and it can get a bit messy.  But with LQ's increasingly limited protein options I decided to cook some up.  Hard boiled eggs are funny little things.  Cooking them too long and they turn a bit green, not appetizing and can even get an "eggy" smell.  Or if not cooked long enough the yolk doesn't firm up and they can be a bit runny.  So what to do?

Place raw egg in pot covered with cold water.  Turn the heat to high.  As soon as the water gets a rolling boil cover the pot and turn off the heat source.  Set a timer for 10 minutes.  Once the timer goes off place the cooked eggs in ice water to stop the cooking process.  Tah dah!  Congratulations, you've just made perfectly cooked eggs.