RECIPE #482, DAY #668 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Four-Egg Omelet with Ramps” from Michael Symon’s 5 in 5 for Every Season* TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Well, easy, except executing a perfect omelet, such as they teach in culinary school, is much more nuanced and difficult TOOLS: Omelet pan or nonstick skillet, thin spatula COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH:…
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Simple Breakfast Burritos
RECIPE #467, DAY #642 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Breakfast Burritos” came from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 10-15 minutes to prepare DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A griddle pan or skillet and a spatula COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Breakfast burritos are a great option for a healthy breakfast. They lack sugar and processing, they include lots of…
Steak and Egg Breakfast Tacos
RECIPE #457, DAY #629 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “” from Alison Lewis’s 300 Best Taco Recipes, with some help from Food Network’s online “Ranch Guacamole” TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy, just don’t overcook your meat, please TOOLS: Cast iron skillet or griddle, tongs, etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Most breakfasts that you home-make are going to…
Eggs in a Basket
RECIPE #454, DAY #627 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Toad in a Hole” from Frogette at AllRecipes.com* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Not the easiest thing you’ve done all day, and not the hardest TOOLS: Griddle or griddle pan, spatula, biscuit cutter (or something similar) COOK TYPE: Stovetop/griddle HEALTH: You could do worse, having an egg with toast for…
Breakfast Pizza
RECIPE #420, DAY #591 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Ree Drummond’s Breakfast Pizza,” from Food Network Magazine, March 2014* TIMING: 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: Baking sheet or pizza pan and a skillet COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: Well, this is actually quite a step up from cereal or a Mc-whatever. It does involve bacon and white grains,…
Loaded Breakfast Sandwich
RECIPE #417, DAY #583 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Loaded Egg Sandwich,” from Food Network Magazine, April 2016* TIMING: 30 minutes, if you are a kitchen speedster (It’s all about managing multiple kitchen tasks at once) DIFFICULTY: Almost easy TOOLS: Rimmed baking sheet, baking sheet with roasting rack, griddle or skillet, etc. COOK TYPE: Oven and stovetop HEALTH:…
Breakfast Strata
RECIPE #394, DAY #569 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Breakfast Strata with Potatoes, Rosemary, and Fontina,” from Cooks Illustrated, November & December 2001* TIMING: 1 hour, then overnight, then 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Easy enough but involved TOOLS: A nonstick/cast iron skillet, 8×8 baking pan (preferably glass), etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: A breakfast strata sure beats…
Camp Eggs with Bacon
RECIPE #257, DAY #389 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Just experience with eggs and campfires TIMING: 30 minutes, not counting the time to make the fire and bring it to a nice temperature DIFFICULTY: Making a fire is a sort of art, but once that is done, almost anyone could do this TOOLS: A cast iron pot or…
Full English Breakfast
RECIPE #227, DAY #295 ORIGINAL RECIPE: From Leon 2, but it’s really an old standard* TIMING: 20 minutes, if you can really move in the kitchen DIFFICULTY: Moderate TOOLS: A baking sheet (/jelly roll pan), a small sauce pan, and a toaster (oven) COOK TYPE: Oven (broiling), toaster, and stovetop (poaching) HEALTH: If you’ve had…
Pasta Frittata
RECIPE #138, DAY #160 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Frittata with Pasta,” from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan* TIMING: 40 minutes,which includes boiling the pasta. It’s only about 10 minutes once the pasta is ready DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: A nonstick or cast iron skillet that can move from the stove top into the oven…
Crustless Sausage and Potato Quiche
RECIPE #133, DAY #155 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Gratin of Potatoes, Onions, and Sausages,” from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, et. al.* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy TOOLS: A nice deep dish pie or gratin baking dish and other typical things COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: Well, it’s veggies and protein…
Soft Boiled Eggs
RECIPE #132, DAY #155 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Just used some internet research to refresh my forgotten knowledge of soft-boiled eggs TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Um… it should be easy, but egg boiling can be a finicky process and have unreliable results TOOLS: A small sauce pan, although an egg cup and a soft-boiled egg cutter would…
Sausage Scramble
RECIPE #114, DAY #135 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Sausage Scramble,” from Best of the Best One Dish by Favorite Brand Name Recipes* TIMING: a fairly relaxed 35-45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy-ish TOOLS: A sheet or jelly roll pan, a non-stick skillet and spatula that won’t scratch the skillet, etc. COOK TYPE: Oven (roasting) and stovetop HEALTH: It’s a…
Basic Bowl of Ramen
RECIPE #38, DAY #44 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Shoyu Ramen,” (as well as “Ramen Soup and Chasu,” “Soy Sauce Marinade,” and “Soy Sauce Eggs,” from Japanese Soul Cooking by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat.* TIMING: A good 3 hours, or a little more if you haven’t made your eggs ahead of time DIFFICULTY: Just like the last…
Puff Pancake/Dutch Baby
RECIPE #6, DAY #4 ORIGINAL RECIPE: My mother-in-law’s recipe for Puff Pancake, which is another name for a Dutch Baby, as recorded in my 2003 recipe book (for friends and family), It’s All Good.* TIMING: 30 minutes, including the bake time. The prep is super fast. DIFFICULTY: Easy peasy TOOLS: Blender and cast iron pan/pot….
Moroccan Lamb Meatball Tagine with Eggs
RECIPE #5, DAY #3 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Tagine of Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Eggs”/”Tagine Kefta Mkawra,” from The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Caludia Roden.* TIMING: 45 minutes, but I don’t think it took me quite that long DIFFICULTY: Some experience needed TOOLS: A tagine (type of Morrocan cookery) if you have one,…
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