Friday, July 25, 2014

Egg Pizza




   I am a hygienist and I work until 7 three days a week.  When I get home the last thing I want to do is cook a meal, I don't like stopping at a fast food place, and having food cooked for me is near impossible since sometimes I get out at 6:30 or another night I won't be home until close to 8.   It all depends on my work schedule and when my last patient is schedule.  

  I usually do something easy like cereal or eggs. We always have eggs in the house because my boyfriend eats them like candy since he lifts.  I am not a plan egg lover so I have a hard time with the plain fried egg or scrambled.  I had been trying different types of eggs and nothing seemed awesome to me.
 But recently I came up with this egg pizza that is AMAZING.  So good and good for you.  Its so good that I decided to have it again this morning.  Shhhh!















This is the easiest meal that I can not get enough of.  And a great way to get some veggies and extra protein.

So here is what I do.
   I take 2 eggs, one whole egg and one egg white.  (you could use 2 whole eggs I just don't like the yolk)
Scramble them up with some Sriracha!  I said it, I am a Sriracha lover.  It has a little kick to it but its so yummy.
    I pour that into the pan and let the egg start to cook,  I let it cook, don't touch it.  At this point you can add veggies, I usually put chopped onions, mushrooms, and peppers.
   After it has cooked a little with the veggies in it I put some shaved turkey from the deli. And then I throw a little cheese on it too, I took provolone cheese.  But any shredded cheese would be good too!
   After it has cooked and the cheese has melted just slide it out of the pan and onto a plate!  I top it with a little avocado.

I love this and there are so many different things you can do with it, just like real pizza.



Ingredients:
 
   2 Eggs
   Sriracha- a teaspoon or two depending on how hot you like
   A few slices of deli turkey (or whatever meat you would like)
   Chopped veggies like onion, peppers, mushrooms
   A few ounces of cheese
   Avocado



Monday, July 21, 2014

Summer comes with BBQ's, beach bums, camp fires, fresh garden veggies and hot weather.  Summer eating means you try not to use your stove as much as possible!  I hate heating up the whole house to cook in the oven.  So I try to use the grill whenever possible.  And everything always tastes so much better on the grill!
I had been in the mood for a pasta salad but not an ordinary pasta salad.  I wanted a little bit of sophistication in the salad.



Pasta salad with feta and balsamic dressing.


I first cooked the pasta and put some spinach in the stainer so when I drained the pasta, it also cooked the spinach. 


I then added the vegetables.  Tomatoes, either grape or cherry work best for this and cut them in half, cucumbers, mushroom, and the best part is fresh basil.  



The dressing!  Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh garlic, salt and pepper. 

I always like to let my salads soak up the dressing for a few hours before I eat it.  I also waited to put the feta in until it was time to eat.  



Ingredients 
   1 package of  Bow tie pasta- small or large in size
   2 cups of spinach
   1 package of grape or cherry tomatoes
   1 package of mushrooms
   1/2 European cucumber 
   1 package of feta cheese (I used reduced fat)
   a bunch of basil

Dressing
  1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar
  1/2 cup of olive oil
   2 cloves of garlic minced
   salt and pepper  

Enjoy!
    






Thursday, July 17, 2014

A little about me

               I have always been interested in food and I love to eat.  Ever since I was little I would help my mom cook supper, desserts and special treats.  As I got older I was allowed to cook myself.  I had a lot of flops, mishaps and nearly burning the kitchen down or catching myself on fire.  Through all of that I have become knowledgeable and love to cook (but hate to clean up after!)