elliot stabler, is that you?

i am thankful for thanksgiving day episodes of my favorite tv shows

i had a really weird experience when i arrived to work this morning.

for starters, i was on time. on wednesday's and friday's i'm supposed to be to work by 6:30 am. i usually don't get there until 6:45.

i open the office on these days. the therapist and patients don't arrive until 6:50-7. so imagine my confusion when i walked up the steps and saw this...

a random red car with all the doors {and trunk} opened and blinking lights. and not a soul to be found.

i evaluated the situation in my car for a second. wondering {hoping} if an episode of SVU or criminal minds was being filmed. i pondered at the thought of checking the trunk out. i quickly opted out of that decision and instead scurried passed the abandoned car, unlocked the doors and crept upon it from the window.

after 15 minutes of it sitting out there, i got bored and gave up on any exciting action. and then 10 minutes later when i checked on the car, it was gone. dun, dun, dun. but no really, WHAT?!?*

when i got home from work i was on a food day mission.** i promised the ladies at work a french toast casserole for breakfast tomorrow-so french toast casserole it was!

i borrowed the recipe from the mama and i'm sure the mama borrowed it from someone on the world wide web.

-6 eggs
-1 cup of heavy cream
-2 cups of milk
-1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
-1 teaspoon of cinnamon
-challah bread

topping:
-3/4 cups brown sugar
-melted butter

-whisk the eggs, cream, milk, cinnamon and vanilla in a medium bowl
-butter your 9x13 casserole dish
-tear the bread into pieces and layer your dish
-pour the egg mix on top
-push the bread down with a fork and make sure it is all smothered in the mix
-cover with wrap tightly and store in the fridge overnight

BAM!

in the morning:
-heat oven to 350°
-make topping and spread on top
-bake 35-45 minutes {depending on brownness}

serve with syrup!

i hope it turns out okay in the morn. keeping my fingers crossed. i don't always have the best luck in the kitchen, so we shall see.

as soon as i finished prepping my casserole and cleaning the dishes, my stomach started to rumble reminding me i forgot to eat lunch.

i love eggs. they are so simple and fast.

i had one thing on my mind for dinner...

i have been eating so much takeout lately that my belly needed some fresh greens.

-spinach leaves
-snap peas
-low fat mozzarella cheese
-dried cranberries
-sesame asian dressing

i'm now sitting here drinking some dunkin donuts mint coffee with peppermint mocha creamer.

delish.


*i ended up finding out the mystery car was delivering breakfast to the doctors
**food day is a weekly event in my office. each week someone new is in charge of bringing some sort of snack in for everyone.