Cooking
You may have noticed...we've been on a bit of a 'good yet simple' kick around here. I don't know the exact cause; perhaps the weather was too hot & humid. Maybe it was the batch of cookbooks I grabbed when planning menus.
Whatever the reason, we've been eating an awful lot of easily prepared, yet fairly good-for-you, dishes. Dishes that manage to be full of flavor, too.
This pretty little salad almost doesn't need a recipe...but I used one, anyway. This came from VEGETARIAN: The Best Ever Recipe Collection.
Bold statement, eh? I won't say it's entirely true, but the recipes are pretty good.
Parmesan & Poached Egg Salad
Um...about that. I'm not really a poached egg fan, so I dry-pan fried my eggs, instead.
Croutons are made by heating cubes of bread in oil, in a skillet. The same skillet is then used to sort of flash-fry minced garlic; just one minute.
This is poured over salad greens, topped with an egg, shavings of Parmesan, salt,pepper and the croutons.
Like I said, it's barely a recipe. But it is a nice plate to sit down to on a muggy, tiring, day.
You're invited to celebrate Blog Party's 3rd anniversary! Help make this a fantastic party, and bring your Blogger's Choice entries to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com no later than Thursday, 24 July. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Vegetarian + Salads + Eggs + Cheese + Croutons + Cookbooks
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Cooking
Egg Salad
You may have noticed...we've been on a bit of a 'good yet simple' kick around here. I don't know the exact cause; perhaps the weather was too hot & humid. Maybe it was the batch of cookbooks I grabbed when planning menus.
Whatever the reason, we've been eating an awful lot of easily prepared, yet fairly good-for-you, dishes. Dishes that manage to be full of flavor, too.
This pretty little salad almost doesn't need a recipe...but I used one, anyway. This came from VEGETARIAN: The Best Ever Recipe Collection.
Bold statement, eh? I won't say it's entirely true, but the recipes are pretty good.
Parmesan & Poached Egg Salad
Um...about that. I'm not really a poached egg fan, so I dry-pan fried my eggs, instead.
Croutons are made by heating cubes of bread in oil, in a skillet. The same skillet is then used to sort of flash-fry minced garlic; just one minute.
This is poured over salad greens, topped with an egg, shavings of Parmesan, salt,pepper and the croutons.
Like I said, it's barely a recipe. But it is a nice plate to sit down to on a muggy, tiring, day.
You're invited to celebrate Blog Party's 3rd anniversary! Help make this a fantastic party, and bring your Blogger's Choice entries to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com no later than Thursday, 24 July. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Vegetarian + Salads + Eggs + Cheese + Croutons + Cookbooks
- Cookbook Review: Without Reservations
I know I'm not alone here. Getting a new cookbook is like receiving an un-birthday present. I get the book, and I grab a pack of sticky tabs. I run through the recipes, affixing a tab to each page that catches my fancy. I have hundreds of cookbooks...
- Layered Tortilla Casserole With Guacamole
This gloppy mess was good, took little time to make, and was practically a deconstructed chillaquiles. Getting a helping hand from store-bought items, this comes together in no time. Tortillas in a baking dish, topped with a mixture of refried (vegetarian)...
- Herbed Scrambled Egg, Spinach & Brie-stuffed Croissants
I may never learn what it is about breakfast foods, exactly, that gives them such unending appeal. Why something as simple as eggs & toast can make you feel complete. What it is about pancakes that provides such happiness. Perhaps it's slated to...
- "dosadilla"
Sometimes, you wonder why you didn't come up with what seems like a perfectly obvious idea. Like this Potato Dosadilla; a recipe from Robin Robertson's Quick-Fix Vegetarian. Absurdly simple; cook minced onion in oil till soft, add mashed potatoes,...
- Poached Egg Salad
or, fairly good-for-you food More to come... Celebrate Blog Party's Two-Year Anniversary! That's right, this month brings us Blog Party#24, and this time, it's all about you. It's Blogger's Choice! Make any kind of appetizer AND...