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Inspiring people to create every day recipes
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Soufflé Omelet filled with Broccoli and Goat Cheese Sara's Weeknight Meals Season 9 Makes 2 servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 27 minutes Ingredients 1/2 pound cooked broccoli, coarsely chopped 3 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 5 large eggs, separated 2 tablespoons all purpose flour Directions Preheat oven to 375° F. Toss the broccoli with the goat cheese and saltand pepper to taste. Heat the oil in a 10-inch nonstick or stick resistant skillet with a heat proof handle until it is hot and tilt the pan to coat the bottom with the oil; remove from the heat. Whisk the egg yolks with the flour, 1/2 teaspoon saltand 1/4 teaspoon pepper until the mixture is thick and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they hold soft peaks. Stir one quarter of the whites into the yolks and then fold the remaining whites into the yolk mixture gently but thoroughly. Pour the eggmixture into the skillet, spreading it evenly. Bake the omelet in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes, or until it is puffed and almost cooked through, spoon the filling down the middle of it, and with a spatula fold the omelet in half to enclose the filling. Bake theomelet in the middle of the oven for 2 minutes more, or until the cheese is melted and the omelet is cooked through.
Recently, Whole Foods had on Prime Member special, wild caught Atlantic cod for $8.99/lb. Cod is a favorite fish of my husband, therefore, what better reason to pick up a pound. I wanted to prepare something that was fairly quick and easy. A web search brought me to the website “Everyday Food” and the recipe baked cod with potatoes and olives. I was recently watching an episode of America’s Test Kitchen where co-host Bridget Lancaster was demonstrating how to make Cod Baked in Foil with Fennel and Carrots. It just so happened that Whole Foods had a Prime Member special on “Sustainable Wild-Caught Fresh Atlantic Cod Fillets” for $8.99/lb. What luck, I didn’t have to think of what to make for supper and my main ingredient was on sale.
From the May 2017 issue of Southern Living Magazine, there was a recipe for tomato carbonara. As it’s now in prime tomato season in New Jersey tomatoes, I couldn’t resist trying this recipe. My husband could eat pasta seven nights a week, so asking him if he would like to try this recipe was a no brainer. The recipe calls for fettuccine, bacon or you can use prosciutto or pancetta, multi-colored tomatoes, shallots, garlic, eggs, Parmesan cheese, fresh chives and parsley. I purchased diced pancetta at Wegmans for a recipe I wound up not making, so I already had this on hand. For the produce, I went to Delicious Orchards and purchased heirloom cherry tomatoes (2/$7.50) and picked up some extra shallots ($2.49/lb.). My herbs this summer are growing and looking great thanks to my husband’s care and patience. For Easter this year we were a small group of four adults. Traditionally, our family likes ham for the holiday. Last year and this, I purchased a delicious spiral cut Wellshire Farms ham from Whole Foods for $3.99/lb. (prime member price). Although I selected the smallest ham I could find, there is still quite a bit leftover. What was one way I could re-purpose this ham? How about a quiche Lorraine, but low fat. I checked the internet and found a recipe by Joy Bauer, nutrition and health expert from NBC’s Today show. Her recipe replaces the normal quiche crust with frozen chopped spinach, shredded cheddar cheese, eggs and a bit of Parmesan cheese. The filling uses eggs, egg whites, reduced fat milk and reduced fat Swiss cheese. I did skew the fat by using some of the spiral ham from Easter in lieu of turkey bacon. Last Friday I was in the mood for another new supper option. In my freezer I had a container of blanched summer corn and in my refrigerator, the container of the blanching water from cooking the corn last summer. Periodically I checked the water over the winter to make sure it didn’t acquire an off smell or taste. I felt confident it was safe as it was boiled for blanching the corn. It was still good, so I proceeded with my idea of making a corn risotto. I found the recipe in the New York Times. |
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