Day 15: Scramblewiches

Here is what I made tonight.  It was a quick and easy dinner.  It was good and an interesting way  to use up a loaf of french bread. 

 

1 baguette
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4-5 pieces of ham
8 large eggs
1/8-1/4 fluid ounce milk (a splash)
1 teaspoon hot sauce ( I didn't use this)
salt
fresh ground black pepper
4 slices Cheddar cheese
chopped fresh chives or chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 200°; crisp the bread in the low oven, split it lengthwise and hollow it out.
2 Cut each bread in half again, across, making 4 boats; switch the broiler on.
3 Heat a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat; add the butter and let it melt.
4 Add in the meat and cook for 3 minutes or until brown at the edges, separate the pieces.
5 In a bowl, beat the eggs with a splash of milk, the hot sauce, salt, and pepper; add to the skillet w/the meat; scramble, keeping the eggs a little soft.
6 Divide the eggs among the bread and cover with the cheese; melt the cheese under the broiler; take sandwiches out as soon as the cheese softens and melts.
7 Garnish with chopped chives or parsley.

 

 

Jenn

3...2...1...GO!!!

I'm delighted to say this is my 3rd Eat At Home Challenge (Jenn...correct me if I'm wrong). The first time I participated, I put great effort into planning delicious meals, trying new recipes and re-kindling a love of cooking and food. The second time we participated, I slacked off a bit. I didn't blog as much, I didn't try many new things but we did eat at home. Most of our meals that month were tried and true favourites...grilled cheese, beef stew, chili, etc.

We don't eat out at "sit down" restaurants very often to begin with, so that doesn't feel like something we're missing out on but my daughter now works at McDonald's...so for our third run at the Eat At Home Challenge the tough part will be going without the Grilled Chicken Pesto McMini sandwiches and Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits that I've developed such a love for at McDonald's. Really...as far as McDonald's goes...my two favourite items there really aren't "junk food" but they definitely aren't prepared at home so I'll have to see if I can re-create them in my own kitchen!!!

The other variable this time around is that I'm cooking for two, not for three. That doesn't seem like much of a difference but I went from spending $70-80 week on groceries to $70-80 every 3 or 4 weeks. I seem to throw out more food now than we actually eat. So...I definitely haven't mastered this new situation yet but hopefully this month's Eat At Home Challenge will force me to put some thought into how I can make this work better.

Yesterday, Tuesday, February 1st, was our first day in this challenge and Mackenzie and I got off to a pretty unimaginative start. She had leftovers and I scrambled up 2 eggs with some green pepper, diced bacon, fresh ground pepper and some tex mex cheese. Served on a small plate with a scoop of salsa...it was quick, easy and tasty but definitely something that didn't require a lot of thought. We'll see what I come up with on Wednesday.

Good luck everyone!
Lori