Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Adventures in Cooking

True story. I do not cook. Like anything. At all. I love food,  I just think it tastes better when someone else cooks it. Since the arrival of our new house guest, going out to dinner every night is not an option. I have decided I am going to take up cooking and you are going to have to deal with me being overly excited about cooking basic things. 

I just got the Skinny Taste Cookbook. I like it because it is easy for a beginner and obviously it is health conscious. Skinny its he name of the game these days. 

One of my favorite recipes are the Make-Ahead Western Omelet "Muffins".
These are great to make at the beginning of the week and stick in the fridge. 
Ingredients
6 large eggs
6 large egg whites
Salt/pepper
3 ounces sliced ham(finely chopped)
2 ounces of swiss cheese, chopped
1/2 cup of chopped red peppers
1/4 cup of chopped scallion. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a standard 12 cup muffin tin with oil. 

Beat the eggs and egg whites in a bowl. Add salt and pepper. Mix in the ham, cheese, peppers and scallions. Pour 1/4 cup of egg mixture into each cup. 

Bake until eggs set, 20-24 minutes. 



Another gadget that has been a game changer is the Paderno vegetable spiral slicer. Pinterest told me if I want to be skinny I need to be eating zucchini noodles. Zoodles. I broke down and ordered the slicer thinking it was going to be just a waste of money and take up precious cabinet space. We tested it out this week and I am obsessed. Zoodles are surprisingly tasty and easy. 


4 comments:

  1. Yes to both!! Last night we had the Mongolian Beef from Skinnytaste and this past weekend we had the baked potato soup (made with cauliflower). Both were delicious! I have that same paderno.

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  2. Love making both! I've been cooking out of 100 Days of Real Food a lot lately, and I feel the same about their recipes. Big batches of pumpkin muffins (Muffins that are healthy? Yes please!) and freezable soups have made for easy grab & go meals! (I have no baby excuse...just lazy...)

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  3. Her recipes are awesome! I have also gotten into the habit of putting half of a meal in the freezer when I make dinner- the easiest way of doing "freezer meals" that I've run into yet, and it sure feels good to just grab and heat a week or so later.

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  4. I want to try some zoodles (mainly because I love their name)! I go through phases in my cooking joy (winter, yay, summer, no way :) ).

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