It's probably not new...
But I've rediscovered how much I like my "endless scrambles."
See, I hate leftovers. I always fix too much food, but then, when it sits on the fridge until a new civilization forms in the tupperware, I feel horribly guilty because I have to throw it out, and I might as well just flush that cash.
One of the things I discovered in my "broker than %$&#* phase was that I'll eat just about anything in an omelet. I've even had a tuna omelet and that was better than I thought it would be.
So, I decided to try something. I'd made a scramble one morning, and made too much, as always. Rather than haul that container out and nuke it, I'd started another scramble, but found myself low on ingredients, so I grabbed the leftover scramble and tossed it in there with a can of green beans. It was fantastic. I had leftovers so I used it again the next day. Needless to say, there was leftover and on and on and on.
This morning, I threw leftover scramble in, mushroom, bacon, yellow squash and leftover rib-eye. It's wonderful.
I've used green beans, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, damn near anything that doesn't run fast enough. If you use wet stuff, like tomatoes or spinach, give yourself a few extra minutes to cook the liquid out, or you'll end up with wet goo.
I tend not to use chicken in the scrambles, just because I don't like the way it cooks up, but it does work. Anything with a really strong flavor will overpower the milder stuff and cheese is always good to stick it together with.
For me, it's a good way to use up leftovers, and I don't feel so guilty about them.
See, I hate leftovers. I always fix too much food, but then, when it sits on the fridge until a new civilization forms in the tupperware, I feel horribly guilty because I have to throw it out, and I might as well just flush that cash.
One of the things I discovered in my "broker than %$&#* phase was that I'll eat just about anything in an omelet. I've even had a tuna omelet and that was better than I thought it would be.
So, I decided to try something. I'd made a scramble one morning, and made too much, as always. Rather than haul that container out and nuke it, I'd started another scramble, but found myself low on ingredients, so I grabbed the leftover scramble and tossed it in there with a can of green beans. It was fantastic. I had leftovers so I used it again the next day. Needless to say, there was leftover and on and on and on.
This morning, I threw leftover scramble in, mushroom, bacon, yellow squash and leftover rib-eye. It's wonderful.
I've used green beans, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, damn near anything that doesn't run fast enough. If you use wet stuff, like tomatoes or spinach, give yourself a few extra minutes to cook the liquid out, or you'll end up with wet goo.
I tend not to use chicken in the scrambles, just because I don't like the way it cooks up, but it does work. Anything with a really strong flavor will overpower the milder stuff and cheese is always good to stick it together with.
For me, it's a good way to use up leftovers, and I don't feel so guilty about them.