30 day challenge... over

The 30 pounds in 30 day challenge is over and I lost about five pounds. I know that's a far cry from 30, but most of my clothing is too big now and my skinny jeans fit. That tells me that I lost five pounds but my body composition has drastically changed. I'm happy. So that's that.

I'm keeping on with the diet and exercise, but being a bit more lenient (like tonight I had a small piece of ice cream cake after dinner courtesy of a new friend who makes homemade ice cream cakes).

I've been cooking a lot lately and recently mastered my version of Huevos Rancheros. I know this might not be a foreign concept, but I hadn't had it until recently at my local haunt, Dr. Generosity. We were there for brunch and normally, I would have the eggs benny because I think hollindaise sauce is like edible gold... but decided to try the HR. It came and was a huge tortilla, chili, poached eggs, salsa, sour cream, cheese and definitely one of my top five meals ever.

The Husband looked over at this and had immediate food envy. I knew that I had to recreate this. I whipped up a pot of my Mom's chili over the weekend. The recipe is a huge mess which I can't even begin to put down on paper, much less post on this blog, but it's meaty chili goodness.

So this is how I put it together:

My Huevos Rancheros

1. place a warm tortilla on plate

2. put about a cup/cup and a half of chili on the plate

3. shred a bit of cheese over the hot chili

4. add some hot sauce if you like it spicy

5. place one egg over easy on top of the chili (you could do two depending on how big the plate is)

6. shred more cheese on the egg

7. more sprinkles of hot sauce

8. sour cream on the side

It's decadent and delicious and if I'd had fresh tortilla chips I probably would have put them on the side as well.

Try it out if you like this sort of thing... It is comfort food to the core.