“I can’t beleive it’s not pizza Fabio!” – recipe

This was going to be called “Use it before you lose it Fricassee” but after the first mouthful I changed my mind  (although I reserve the right to keep “Use it before you lose it Fricassee” for another time – no takesies).

How this masterpiece came about.

Dans la pan

I had a few little bits of many things.

A couple slices of prosciutto from when I made the Broiled Prosciutto Asparagus spears, ditto for some asparagus spears. I had a pepperoni stick. I had some sliced mushrooms, chopped onions and green peppers. I have a couple pieces left of No egg cup for you broccoli casserole.

I sauteed the onions and green peppers in about 2 tbsp of aroma free coconut oil until onions were almost translucent.
I added the chopped prosciutto and I sliced the pepperoni stick and sauteed a bit more.
I added the mushrooms and sauteed a little bit longer.
I added the asparagus spears and the cubed slice of the the No Egg cup for you blah blah blah.
I whisked an egg with cream and poured over the whole thing and lowered the heat to about 3 and covered it for a few minutes.
When the egg was almost set, I added some cubed feta cheese ( a 1/4 inch thick by 3 inches by 2 inches piece) and covered again but turned off the heat.
About 5 minutes later…

And OMG! I had that first bite and could have sworn I was eating a pizza! The whole mouth feel was incredible, like a pizza!

Sur l'assiette

 

What’s for supper tonight? (recipe)

Asparagus stuffed omelet with smoked salmon and gouda.

Whisk 2 eggs with cream.

Pour into 2 tbsp melted butter over medium heat  in a frying pan 

When eggs begin to set, layer smoked salmon slices (I used 3) and asparagus (I used 8 stalks cut in half (pre steamed)), sprinkle about 1/4 cup loosely packed shredded cheese (I used Gouda), fold over and lower heat and cover. Leave for a few minutes until cheese melts. I garnished with half an avocado.

Eat!

Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche But They Do Eat Egg Cups (recipe)

It’s safe to assume that my egg cup recipes are actually little quiches made without flour, hence baking them in a muffin tin.

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Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche, by American Bruce Feirstein, is a bestselling tongue-in-cheek book satirizing stereotypes of masculinity, published in 1982 (ISBN 0-671-44831-5). It popularized the term quiche-eater, meaning a man who is a dilettante, a trend-chaser, an over-anxious conformist to fashionable forms of ‘lifestyle’, and socially correct behaviors and opinions, one who eschews (or merely lacks) the traditional masculine virtue of tough self-assurance. A ‘traditional’ male might enjoy egg-and-bacon pie if his wife served it to him; a quiche-eater, or Sensitive New Age Guy would make the dish himself, call it by its French name quiche, and serve it to his female life partner to demonstrate his empathy with the Women’s Movement. He would also wash up afterwards.

The book’s humor derives from the fears and confusion of contemporary middle-class men about how they ought to behave, after a decade of feminist critique on traditional male roles and beliefs.
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So, to call a spade a spade, here is a recipe for mini quiches that men will make, eat and serve to their life partners and then clean up afterwards.

Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche But They Do Eat Egg Cups

Preheat oven to 350F.

Crab egg cup

Ingredients

12 eggs
1/4 cup cream
1 can crab meat (I used chunky style), drained
1/2 cup loosely packed shredded cheese (I used gruyere)
1 tbsp dijon mustard
sea salt (pink Himalayan salt) to taste
ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup each chopped onion, green peppers and mushrooms sauteed in 2 tbsp butter
a large pinch of marjoram

Method

Whisk eggs and cream. Add dijon mustard, cheese, salt and pepper.
Add the contents of the strained crab meat, mix well.
Add sauteed onions, peppers and mushrooms.
Grease your muffin tin. Using a measuring cup (I use a 1/3 cup) pour egg mixture into each well.
Bake for 18 minutes, turn oven off and keep them in oven for another three minutes.

Eat!

It’s safe to say the egg cups are now my most favourite thing like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. They fit perfectly in those 8 oz snack sized containers from Ziplock and each one is one serving of egg.

What’s for brunch today?

A slice of upside down spinach egg pie, a slab of feta cheese and a glass of unsweetened natural almond milk.

Delish!

What’s for dinner tonight?

I whipped up two eggs with a couple tbsp of cream.

Cooked my omelet in coconut oil, added some steamed asparagus spears and added 1/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese.

Folded that baby over and voila!

Greek egg cups (recipe)

If you like olives, feta and sun-dried tomatoes, this’ll hit the spot.

Ingredients

12 eggs
1/4 cup cream
1/2 cup crumbled feta
6 sun-dried tomatoe halves, sliced into strips (sulphur free)
1/2 cup sliced kalamata olives
1 tsp Greek seasoning
muffin tin
cooking spray

Method

Preheat oven to 350F.
Mix eggs, cream, feta, sliced up sun-dried tomatoes and Greek seasoning.
Spray the muffin tin well.
Divide the egg mixture into the 12 wells (I use a 1/3 cup measuring cup and it does the trick).
Bake for 15 minutes. Turn oven off and let the heat continue to cook the egg cups for 10 minutes. I found this produces a moist firm egg cup.

Option: serve with a chunk of feta.

Poached eggs (curry style) – recipe

Curry? With eggs? Interesting…

Give it a go, you never know.

Serves two.

Ingredients

4 eggs (*use the freshest you have,  more on why)

2 egg serving

1 1/2 tsp coriander
1 1/2 tsp curry powder (your choice of strength)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/4 tsp salt (use pink sea salt aka Himalayan sea salt)
1/4 tsp ground  pepper
water

Method

Fill a medium saucepan with about 3 inches of water.
Add the spices and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to simmer.
Break the cold egg, one at a time into a small bowl (if yolk didn’t break, pour egg slowly into the simmering water.
Cook in the simmering water 3-5 minutes.
Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon. Rest the  spoon on a paper towel to remove some of the excess water and plate them.

*Use fresh eggs as they will keep they oval shape better.
Do not allow the eggs to boil, you’ll end up with a mushy mess.

Options: serve on a bed of steamed asparagus and cover in yogurt hollandaise sauce. OMG!

Or a bed of bacon braised spinach.

Just keep in mind that all of the nutritional values will increase as you add more delicious stuff to the eggs.

Did you know that 201mg is equal to 0.2g?

What’s for lunch today?

A slice of upside down spinach egg pie, a chuck of feta with a dollop of kalamata olive tapenade.

Hollondaise sauce (using yogurt) – recipe

This is a great alternative to the regular hollondaise sauce. It makes 1 cup and will be enough to  top 8 poached eggs.

Ingredients:

2 eggs
3/4 cup plain (natural) yogurt (the full fat kind) 
2 tsp sugar (I use un pasteurized honey)
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp grated lemon zest (dry zest work just as well)

Method:

In top of double boiler, whisk together all sauce ingredients.
Cook over simmering water, stirring constantly until thickened, 10 to 12 minutes.

Eat!

*options: serve over vegetables, fish/seafood and of course eggs.

Spinach egg in hand (yes it’s green) – recipe

Here’s another egg recipe that can be made in so many different ways that it may never be the same way twice (that’s sounds like a song doesn’t it?).

Spinach egg in hand

Ingredients:

12 eggs (this recipe isn’t for chickens)
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (I used a paper towel to remove as much moisture as possible)
2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup shredded cheese (or any combination -  I used shredded havarti, gruyere and shredded parmesan to make up 1 cup)
salt and pepper to taste
cooking spray, butter or olive oil
1 12 well muffin tin

Method:

Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine all ingredients (except the last item) in a bowl and mix well.
Grease your muffin wells ( I made the mistake of using a dollar store pastry brush and ended up picking out the bristles, so I just started again by rubbing melted butter in the wells with a paper towel)
I used a 1/3 cup measuring cup to fill the wells and that worked very well.
Bake for 20 minutes in 350F oven (check at 15 minutes).

for 1 egg

Let cool slightly.

Eat!

*options: use feta cheese, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts (process them in a food processor), asparagus, add bacon chunks, sausage chucks, chopped peppers, tomatoes, olives, let your imagination run free (like the chickens)

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I took the picture of the spinach egg cups.