I have joined Jamie Oliver's FOOD REVOLUTION, and watched the first in the series of television shows on Sunday night. Did you? If you caught my post a few weeks back about his acceptance speech you'll recall him talking about "10 recipes for life".I've done some thinking about that. Over the last few weeks I put together a small, very small cookbook for my son with barebones information about how to buy food, what brands are reliable, how to plan a menu and use your time wisely in the kitchen and some actual weekly menus with a handful of recipes. The recipes I included are exactly what I think Oliver is talking about. Simple food with a few ingredients that will sustain life.
I realize that most of you in the blogging world are making gourmet food. But do your children and neighbors know how to scramble an egg? If not, here is a tried and true recipe that I think everyone should have for LIFE. It's the first recipe in the book for my son, it takes 45 seconds to make-- FLUFFY SCRAMBLED EGGS, made in a cast iron skillet.
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We all have our "go-to" recipes that pull us through life. I know you have them.
What do you make on a night when you wish you didn't have to cook dinner but everyone is starving and you know you can do better than take-out?
I really want to know.
I make spaghetti. Cook any pasta that you have on hand. While it's cooking, saute' an onion in some butter. Add a little garlic. Save some pasta water, add the pasta to the onions. Splash with some good balsamic vinegar and top with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. It's yummy. Omelets are my second go to. I throw in anything that is in the fridge.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how many people don't know how to do the basics like scramble an egg. My go to is usual pasta, with a little heated olive oil, with garlic and red pepper flakes, tossed with dried or fresh parsley if I have it, topped with some Parmesan.
ReplyDeleteI can attest to this woman's egg scramblin' skills people! :) My "go-to" is typically quesadillas. Easy, quick, everyone loves them and you can add veggies and sauces according to each persons liking.
ReplyDeleteNo one should ever scoff at a good scrambled egg. These can be a savior when you want dinner, fast. thanks for pointing out that simple is often delicious too!
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ReplyDeleteThose look perfect. I trust every recipe I try from this blog!
ReplyDeleteMy go dinner recipe is usually pasta of some sort with veggies and chicken. Although Greek salad and gyros is another staple for us.
What a great idea you have here! I love Jamie Oliver and I really wanted to see his "Food Revolution" the other night, but missed it:(
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, my "go to" was probably "breakfast for dinner" when the kids were here, but now that it's the two of us...just a big salad with "everything" thrown in:)
Cristie my favorite part of your blog is exactly this. You help me keep on on things. Without you I would miss important happenings. I never watch TV or keep up very well, but am going to go Tivo "Food Revolution" and watch it.
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky you blog!
Laura
Actually i think this is a really important recipe. When scrambled eggs are made really right, they are absolutely heavenly. My method is very similar to yours :)
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There is something so delicious about perfectly cooked scrambled eggs.
ReplyDeleteLike many others, my typical "go to" for a busy night is pasta. Boil the noodles, and either pop off the top of some home canned pasta sauce to add to ground beef, or heat up my pre-frozen pesto from the summer. Fast and tasty; and I still have the comfort of knowing that it's homegrown and homemade.
ReplyDeletethis is an awesome post and so true we need to teach kids to basics its a lost art love scrambled eggs like this
ReplyDeleteMy grandma always made the best scrambled eggs, creamy and yellow. I really wish I'd asked her how she did them before it was too late although I suspect the answer is copious amounts of butter!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear Mr Oliver is making an impact over there. I don't know how he does it all.
These look amazing...I am so going to try them..my eggs never ever look this inviting. Thanks for sharing. xoxo
ReplyDeleteThe perfect scrambled egg can be a lifesaver for a quick weeknight meal. In fact, I had some this evening (I'm feeling so lazy!) I am really looking forward to Jamie's show to start here on Friday.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm - eggs just like Mom used to make! Makes me want to pick up my 5 dozen eggs at Costco.
ReplyDeleteMy to go dinner is Chinese Chicken Salad with canned chicken, chopped cabbage & green onions, slivered almonds, dressing from balsmic vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, & garlic and the toasted top ramen. My college girls make it weekly to their roommates' delight. We try to keep it to only bi-weekly here.
Egg is the ultimate quickie dinner for us in a hurry. I eat popcorn sometimes if nobody is here for dinner.
ReplyDeleteGreat that you are assembling the basics for your son!
I saw the first two episodes so far, they were both on here last night.
Wow, those people are rude - I would have headed home in tears. He is one strong fella. I have so much admiration for him.
these look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI think the first thing I ever made was scrambled eggs and next was pancakes! I was 10 years old at the time.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had this recipe 10 years ago as I didn't find it until this year and was always eating burned eggs, ick.
ReplyDeleteCristie, I loved this post! I have been teaching my own 21 year old son that processed food isn't healthy. I'm trying to teach him that fast food, in my kitchen, is something fast and quick you make yourself... like real veggies, pastas and fresh herbs. He is beginning to eat things he used to refuse. I can't help myself, but when I look in people's grocery carts, it makes me sad at all the frozen and packaged foods I see. good for you for teaching the young ones the basics. Breakfast doesn't have to come in a paper bag via a drive-thru!
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