I don't have tortillas or bread! I do have flour. Hm.

I could try to make you egg drop soup, Amy. I never have before because it's not something I like, but for you, I would make the effort.The broth would be made from bouillon unless you're willing to wait several hours. Of course, it'll take you a while to get here, so maybe that'll work out!

I wish I had had that for dinner! I really need to buy avocadoes.

I have been eating avocados for 3 weeks now. I assume I'll burn out on them, but I've been having half an avocado with lunch 3-4 days a week, because Trader Joe's has them really incredibly cheap right now.

To tie 2 threads together, avocados are great in an omelette.

I'll start walking now!

I've never started a cream soup from scratch with a roux, though.

I couldn't remember. I take it all back, then!

I don't really have anything to fill an omelet. Out of cheese. No mushrooms to hand. No cooked veggies or meat of any kind lying around.

Do you have any bell peppers or spinach? Those are my preferred omelette fillings (along with blue cheese).

So a list of iron-rich foods includes dried beans. Does that mean canned black beans won't be iron-rich, or just less?

Omelette talk makes me think of the best one I ever made, with feta and tomato. It was perfect. I've not made its equal since, sadly.

I do have spinach, but it cries out to be paired with cheese. Mmmm, blue cheese.

I cut up a couple of hot dogs, browned them in butter and then scrambled a couple of eggs in the same pan. Not bad! Though today's vegetable intake is not up to par.

I've never started a cream soup from scratch with a roux, though.

I have! and mac and cheese too.

Jilli, could you use oat flour instead of wheat to start a roux if you were making it yourself?

Does that mean canned black beans won't be iron-rich, or just less?

They should be the same, at least to the extent that it makes any difference -- I suspect they said dried beans in contrast with green beans.