recipe challenge 3
recipe: omeletes
cookbook: eggs by michel roux
so last night i had planned to do spaghetti squash, but alas, when i went to chop it, it was soft on one side, so into the composter it went and i had to find a backup recipe. one that didn't require me to leave the house since i am still recovering from last week's illness. but after flipping through many cookbooks i decided to try something totally basic, but that i had never tried before: an omelet.
the instructions detailed the ingredients (eggs, salt, pepper) and the technique on one page and types of fillings on the next (i chose grated jack/cheddar), so i figured i'd give it a shot. i did make two slight alterations:
- added cream
- flipped whole thing over mid-cook since i'm a little sketchy with underdone eggs (allergy and all)
all in all, it turned out pretty good, though i think next time the pan should be hotter before i start and i should cook it a tad longer once i've added the filling so it gets warm enough. best thing about it: a whole home cooked meal in just a couple of minutes! who knew? (besides everyone but me.) but now that i know i can do it, it's going to be fun coming up with cool fillings, maybe even out of the crockpot.
oh, and one more learning from the challenge to date: the biggest problem i'm having now is knowing what to have on-hand ingredient-wise and then actually using it before it goes bad. i know it would be best to shop for fresh stuff the day i need it, but i just don't have that kind of time or energy, so i guess i'll need to get better at planning (and finding ways to keep ingredients fresh for longer).
cookbook: eggs by michel roux
so last night i had planned to do spaghetti squash, but alas, when i went to chop it, it was soft on one side, so into the composter it went and i had to find a backup recipe. one that didn't require me to leave the house since i am still recovering from last week's illness. but after flipping through many cookbooks i decided to try something totally basic, but that i had never tried before: an omelet.
the instructions detailed the ingredients (eggs, salt, pepper) and the technique on one page and types of fillings on the next (i chose grated jack/cheddar), so i figured i'd give it a shot. i did make two slight alterations:
- added cream
- flipped whole thing over mid-cook since i'm a little sketchy with underdone eggs (allergy and all)
all in all, it turned out pretty good, though i think next time the pan should be hotter before i start and i should cook it a tad longer once i've added the filling so it gets warm enough. best thing about it: a whole home cooked meal in just a couple of minutes! who knew? (besides everyone but me.) but now that i know i can do it, it's going to be fun coming up with cool fillings, maybe even out of the crockpot.
oh, and one more learning from the challenge to date: the biggest problem i'm having now is knowing what to have on-hand ingredient-wise and then actually using it before it goes bad. i know it would be best to shop for fresh stuff the day i need it, but i just don't have that kind of time or energy, so i guess i'll need to get better at planning (and finding ways to keep ingredients fresh for longer).