Happy Easter

If you need easy-to-peel eggs and you have fresh eggs, you might want to try steaming the eggs for 15 minutes. Pour an inch of water into a pot and insert a steamer basket. Bring to a boil. Place the eggs in the steamer basket, cover and steam for 15 minutes). The steam penetrates the shell a bit making the eggs easier to peel.

Chicken and fried rice

Fried Rice
3 cups cooked rice
2 Tbs butter
1 small shallot, chopped
1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed
2-3 Tablespoons soy sauce (more or less to taste)
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Preheat a large skillet to medium heat. Place butter in the bottom. Add onion and peas and carrots and fry until tender. Slide the onion, peas and carrots to the side, and pour the eggs in. soft scramble eggs. Add the rice to the veggie and egg mixture. Pour the soy sauce on top. Stir and fry the rice and veggie mixture until heated through and combined.

Breakfast burrito

This low-carb chicken burrito is a wonderful breakfast item. It contains boiled, shredded chicken, scrambled eggs, a non-hot tomato salsa, and avocados. It is packed with flavor and easy to digest. Less than 10 carbs for a burrito big enough to fill you up.

Vegetable Terrine

1 head of cabbage
2 zucchini
1 head of cauliflower
1/4 C. Parmesan cheese
1/2 Lb asparagus spears
1/2 C. carrots
2 baby eggplant
4 eggs
1/2 C. heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350*. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Salt it and boil several outer leaves of the cabbage for 2 minutes. Remove the leaves and immediately rinse under cold water to set their color. Gently lay flat on tea towels, and pat dry with another towel. They should be completely dry. Butter a glass casserole square. Neatly lay in the cabbage leaves to cover the bottom and sides completely. They should dangle over the sides a bit so that they can be folded over the completed terrine later. Cook the cauliflower, carrots and asparagus one at a time in the same pot of boiling salted water, until very tender. Remove them and immediately rinse in ice-cold water to preserve their color. I grilled my eggplants.
This terrine has five layers, so work one vegetable at a time. First put the cauliflower in the blender with 1/4 cup cream and 1 egg and the Parmesan cheese. Pulse to a smooth puree. Pour into a small bowl and set aside. Rinse the blender and proceed with the remaining vegetables in the same manner, pouring their purees off into bowls and setting aside. Season each mixture with salt and pepper. Do not puree asparagus!
If you pour one mixture on top of the other into the terrine, they will run together, so spoon them in instead. Start with the zucchini, spooning it into the terrine and smoothing it out to the edges. Next, spoon over the cauliflower, followed by the asparagus, carrots, and eggplant. If one leaks through to another layer, fear not: some think it is even more beautiful that way and in any case it will taste delicious. Fold the overhanging cabbage leaves over top to cover. Bake in a water bath until set, one hour.
Remove the terrine from the bath. Let it cool completely on a wire rack, and, if possible, chill in the refrigerator overnight so it sets well. At least half an hour before serving, turn the terrine out onto a cutting board or platter for serving in slices.

Happy Easter

Omelet

287 calories, 3.4g carbs, 1.25g fiber. 3 egg beater omelet with 2 strips bacon, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 jalapeno, and 1 slice cheddar cheese.

Cherry Icecream

I am dying to try this recipe! I just discovered Cherry Garcia, and fell in love with it. Let me know how it goes.

Cream Cheese Swirl

1 package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
6 Tbs. sugar
vanilla

Using a hand mixer, blend until smooth. It will be a bit liquidy. Pour on top of 9x13 pan brownies. Using a spatula, cut into brownies and make a swirly pattern. Bake brownies as directed.

5 Egg bundt cake

This is my five egg pound cake, bundt cake recipe.

2 sticks butter
2 C. flour
2 C. sugar
5 eggs

In this chocolate variation, I added a little cocoa powder. In the lemon variation, I use lemon extract. This is a very versatile batter. Cream butter and sugar together first. Next add eggs and the flavor you are going for. Add flour last. Bake in a bundt pan for around 50 minutes.