Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
We love eggs and love to make interesting egg dishes for a starter (first course).
The tomatoes aren’t stopping…. But no more red ones. I had a very large, lovely yellow tomato and a bit of feta that needed a purpose. These are noodles made from eggs. They’re basically a thin omelet, sliced into strips. I add a bit of flour to help make them a bit firmer. You could … Continue reading…
The ‘Tortilla’, more properly known as ‘Tortilla Espagnole’, made with potatoes, may be the most famous and most popular tortilla in Spain, but it’s not the only one. They are also often made with pimiento (red pepper), calabacín (zucchini) and espárragos (asparagus). We had this one as a first course… In Spain it would be cut … Continue reading…
Did I say that I had posted the last asparagus recipe for the season? I must have lied I can never pass up the idea of asparagus with a poached egg. There was a time, not too many years ago, when the thought of poaching an egg quite terrified me. I had made them in … Continue reading…
This is a Japanese recipe. I was surprised to see an omelet in a cook book on the foods of Asia. This is in a class of Japanese cooking called ‘yoshoku’, meaning ‘western food’. To be more precise, it means foods that were introduced to Japan by travelers in the late 19th and early 20th … Continue reading…
I just had the best shopping day ever!!!!! And I promise not to use successive exclamations points again, but I was excited. First, the food…. These ‘egg noodles’ are my personal substitute for pasta. I’ve made them with various sauces for first courses. For a main course the recipe could be doubled or tripled. They’re … Continue reading…
Mini Frittatas or egg cupcakes, if you prefer, are very versatile: They can be eaten hot, warm or cold; with a fork or the fingers; seated at the table or wandering around a party. They can be made ‘cupcake’ size, as the ones below are, or the smaller size which shall remain nameless. They are … Continue reading…
We all know how much I love fried Gnocchi. And asparagus. And poached eggs. As to the clichés…. Google maintained its position and its mystique (the b******s… is South Park still on? Do they still kill Kenny?) Asparagus with Poached Egg and Gnocchi Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 20 – 24 fresh gnocchi 8oz (250gr) fresh … Continue reading…