It is Spring and I am going to turn into a Vidalia onion.
I LOVE them and this is their season.
Slice up half a vidalia onion and sauté them in butter
Add a little salt and stir together.
Crack two eggs and cook the way you like them.
I put everything on a soft piece of potato bread.
It was wonderful.
It was one of those cold winter mornings when all I wanted was something warm.
Since I have become my Mom, I love soup.
I have become a fan of the packaged Udon noodles that you can buy in the produce department of any grocery store.
One package of udon noodles
3 cups chicken stock
Three baby bok choy cut into one inch pieces
One diced scallion
One 1/2 inch slice of ginger
One cup cooked chopped broccoli
Shredded carrots are optional
One fried egg
Boil the broth with the ginger
Add the noodles
Cook till they are warm and soft
Add the bok choy, broccoli and scallions
Cook till everything is nice and warm
Put the noodles in a bowl with the vegetables
Add enough broth to come half way up the noodles
Top with the egg
Add hot sauce
Pour yourself a cup of leftover broth instead of tea
I love this and put any leftover vegetables into it.
I made a corn beef even though it wasn’t St. Patricks Day.
I wanted to make sandwiches and hash.
My kids were crazy with me because it is such a fatty meat.
By the time I finished cooking it , it wasn’t fatty.
I put the corn beef in a big pot of water, brought it to a boil and skimmed all the stuff that comes to the top.. Drained the water out and added new water and did the same but this time I took it down to a simmer , covered it and let it simmer all day.
You know when it is cooked when it is fork tender.
Take out of the water and cut off all the remaining fat.
Slice the meat into thin slices and start making sandwiches with good mustard, coleslaw, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing and of corse pickles.
Pick whatever you like.
A little swiss cheese is always a winner.
Take the leftover meat and cut into small pieces of about 6 cups. Set aside
Sauté one large diced onion in two tablespoons of oil till soft
Add one diced jalapeño pepper
Add last nights leftover french fries cut into small pieces about 4 cups
Heat everything together and then add the corn beef
Press it down in the skillet because you want to get a crust on both sides so don’t flip or stir fry this. This only takes about 5 minutes on a medium high heat.
You want a nice crusty brown hash
Season with salt and pepper at this point because the corn beef and fries could be salty enough.
Serve with a fried egg and cheese on top.
I woke up to the smell of breakfast cooking.
Fried ham, toast and melting butter.
Its a good day.
My oldest son was making asparagus omellets and they were delicious.
Two eggs , whipped well with a dash of milk, salt and pepper
One slice of American cheese
5 sliced asparagus
One whole asparagus
One slice of ham
Roll the ham around the one whole asparagus
Heat one teaspoon of butter in a non stick pan
Place the cut asparagus plus the rolled asparagus and cook till done about 3 to 4 minutes.
Take out of the pan
Pour the eggs in the pan and cook till set.
Add the chopped asparagus, cheese and fold over
Top with the whole asparagus
This was so delicious.
Thank you Andrew
For those who don’t know me I’m one of the sons in the fam that cooks the least. My speciality however? Eggs. And lots of them.
This morning I had a hankering for Mah’s Chimichurri sauce and luckily she gave me about ten ounces of it yesterday at the house.
I also noticed that she gave me four avocados that are close to being mushy so I have to average an avocado a meal before they go bad. I’m not complaining, this just happens every time I go home.
-Four fried egg whites in a little olive oil
-One Full Avocado… (if you don’t have a mini surplus cut up a couple slices or make half)
-Generously pour on the Chimichurri
You can throw on some coarse black pepper and tabasco for extra heat.
It’s a great spicy breakfast but just be aware of what you’re eating. A lot of garlic in the sauce. Like, a lot. So keep your distance.
Also if you run your dishwasher at a regular rate like a normal person you can add in a yoke or two if you have a spatula. I didn’t have a clean one so I didn’t risk breaking a yoke. Plastic ladles aren’t good for flipping eggs by the way…
I eat this when I am really feeling fat.
It is light and low calorie.
One handful of arugula
Four heaping teaspoons low fat small curd cottage cheese
One teaspoon french salad dressing
Two cups chopped cantaloupe
Make everything look pretty and eat slowly.
I feel thinner all ready.
This can be used for any meal.
Stop and Shop had the pancake mix last summer as a limited edition.
This was my last box and I am waiting for them to stock it again so I can buy a ton.
In the meantime just use whatever pancake mix you like or even frozen pancakes.
Two tablespoons maple syrup
Two scrambled eggs
One link of crumbled cooked sausage
Mix the cooked sausage with the eggs and cook till the eggs are set.
Take the two pancakes and spread some of the syrup on one side of each pancake
Place the eggs and sausage on top then the second pancake
Serve with fresh fruit
This can be made with bacon, ham or cheese.
