eggs for dinner – dinner prompt

Eggs

October 14, 2019October 7, 20191 Comment

Eggs are inexpensive, versatile, easy to prepare and well-suited to a multitude of flavors. From simple scrambled or baked eggs to more complicated preparations soufflés or dishes that involve hollandaise, there is an egg recipe for virtually any dinner situation.

There are so many options, in fact, that it might be hard to pick one. Here are three options, all easy, and all perfect for dinner.

Love to Cook: Eggs Florentine with a green salad
Weeknight Reality: Shakshuka with warm pita bread
Need a Miracle: Scrambled eggs with fresh herbs and goat cheese, served with cinnamon toast

Recipe Links

Classic Eggs Florentine – BBC (about 30 minutes, but requires some cooking skill)
Oeufs en Cocotte Florentine – Craig Claiborne & Pierre Franey via NYT (about 40 minutes)
Shakshuka – The Tart Tart, adapted from Melissa Clark’s NYT recipe (about 40 minutes)
Shakshuka – The Tasting Table, adapted from John Gorham, Portland (about 40 minutes)
Simple Goat Cheese & Egg Toasts with Fresh Peas & Dill – Cookie & Kate (about 15 minutes)
Baked Eggs with Fresh Herbs & Goat Cheese – Oprah (about 15 minutes)

Parting Thought

“These eggs are broken. Cracked.”
“Yes, ma’am. That happens sometimes.”
“Does it?”
“Yes, it’s the unfortunate part of being an egg.”

Peter Hedges, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (via goodreads)

Western

July 14, 2015October 7, 2019Leave a comment

Denver Omelettes | Mixed Fruit

There were luscious green bell peppers in our CSA share bag last weekend, and the ones we didn’t eat right away are now better suited for cooking than eating raw in salads. A Denver (Western) omelette (or omelet, if you prefer) is a perfect way to use them. If the idea of eggs for dinner seems like it won’t be filling enough for hungry eaters, a Denver omelette will change your mind. It makes up in hearty goodness what it lacks in sophistication. Plus, it’s super easy and adaptable. Serve with some sliced fresh fruit, and dinner’s done.

Love to Cook: This Eating Well twist on the traditional turns the omelette into a sandwich; their pairing suggestion is a tomato salad, which, you remember, is also a fruit.

Weeknight Reality: If you’re looking for the basic Denver omelette, then this recipe (with notes) from Serious Eats is perfect – and ready in 30 minutes.

Need a Miracle: Scrambled eggs, with ham, diced onion, diced bell pepper (both typically available, pre-cut, in the produce section) and a handful of shredded cheese, paired with pre-cut fruit or a salad from the salad bar.

Plated

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015Leave a comment

Instead of starting with the ingredients tonight, how about starting with your favorite dishes? What plate (or cup or whatever) looks good on your table, brings you joy and makes dinner a pleasure? Yes, use that one. Here are some ideas for dinners that lend themselves to pretty presentation on pretty plates.

Food Ideas

Love to Cook: Smoked salmon (or other fish) crepes with dill sauce and a light spring salad (perhaps with edible flowers)
Weeknight Reality: Soft-boiled eggs in egg cups with toasted brioche and salad with fresh berries
Need a Miracle: Trio of soups (from the grocery deli) served together in small pretty cups atop a pretty plate

Recipe Links

Crepes with Smoked Fishes – Martha Stewart (2-3 hours, including time to let crepe batter rest)
Savory Crepes (to fill as you like) – La Madeleine via Food Network (about an hour, including inactive time)
Soft-Boiled Eggs with Dippy Soldiers – Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills (less than 30 minutes)
Quick Chicken & Asparagus Crepes – Food Network Kitchen (less than 30 minutes, using prepared ingredients)

Parting Thought

He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart.

C.S. Lewis