The Friday Five

1. Reading:

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life–dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge–he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues–and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees of the girl he thought he knew.

2. Eating:

It's a good thing this is a limited batch because I have no self control around Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Half Baked.

3. Listening to:

Mumford and Sons "Believe"

4. Recipe I'm pinning:

source

Inspiralized's Zucchini Noodle Pad Thai

5. Things I'm loving:

Be the tortoise, not the hare

Happy Friday!

Pad Thai Soup

I am a huge fan of all things Pad Thai related. When I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest, I knew I had to make it. Thankfully, I found all the ingredients at Publix. This is the perfect soup for these cold nights. Make it tonight!

Pad Thai Soup   Adapted from Closet Cooking

Ingredients

• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 pound shrimp, shelled and deviened
• 1 large shallot, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• Sriracha to taste
• 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6 ounces rice noodles
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 2 green onions, sliced

Directions

1. Bring the broth to a boil in a large sauce pan while preparing the remaining ingredients.
2. Add the shallot, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, Sriracha and mushrooms to the broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile cook the noodles as directed and divide between 4 bowls.
4. Add the shrimp to the soup and simmer until cooked, about 3 minutes.
5. Pour the eggs into the soup in a thin stream while stirring the soup.
6. Add the bean sprouts and remove from heat.
7. Ladle the soup over the noodles and garnish with green onions, extra bean sprouts, and Sriracha.

Option: You can also garnish the soup with chopped peanuts and cilantro. Enjoy!