This blog is one day old! Yay! If Julia Child and later, Julie Powell can do it, write about it and then somebody else make a watchable movie with Amy Adams in it, my cooking and the blog should survive a few more days at least. The goal is to update at least 5 times a week till the end of summer but enough of that.
Today started late and with a lot of errands to complete, I wanted to keep my protein and sugar intake high but the time and effort spent cooking to a minimum. That's why I love eggs! You get all the energy and it takes only a few minutes to whip up an omelet. However, I am not having the best luck with regular omelets since last week, so I decided to make a frittata instead.
A frittata is nothing but an Italian omelet, typically baked round (alas, to my student-budgeted, square microwave dishes) and can include any number of meat and veggie additives. Along with egg whites, my frittata had grape tomatoes, black olives, onions and a Kraft cheese single. It baked to perfection in just 3 minutes. Yay efficiency! I garnished it with mixed herbs and chilli flakes for the perfect finish.
My photography skills, unlike the frittata, are despicable. Maybe they too will improve as the summer goes along. Another take of my complete lunch: frittata + a couple of slices of multi-grain bread.
SK Extras:
i. Student budget doesn't permit olive oil till next month. Waiting to switch out the slight butter for olive oil and make this healthier and tastier - don't you just love the taste of olive oil!? Mmmm..
ii. This week is romaine hearts week (grocery shopping for one is hard - a single green the entire week) but come baby spinach week, the frittata will get greener.
iii. Unfortunately, prior eating choices will need to be honored for some time, hence the Kraft single instead of delicious Feta but yet another option to make the meal healthier. The cheese can be left out as well but I love the juxtaposition of textures - crispiness of the eggs (a frittata is supposed to be crispier than a regular omelet) against the gooey-ness of the single or the granularity (and yummy salinity) of Feta.
iv. Finally, lesson for the future: ALWAYS READ LABELS! My choice of bread was driven by the name and the black sesame seeds I saw through the plastic. Indiscretion on my part because the bread is loaded with sugars. Typically, the more brown the bread, the higher the sugar content because sugar is added as preservative.Unfortunately, I forgot this at the time of purchase. :(
Mess Feedback:
Lucky for me, I don't like egg yolks, which cuts out all the cholesterol and other bad things in the egg. So far, I've been buying whole eggs and throwing the yolk away but last week I saw an article which suggested that buying egg white cartons was more economical. Thoughts anyone? I am particularly wary of anything which comes in a carton because of all the preservatives added, particularly salt but would love to hear from anyone who has tried egg white cartons.
Tomorrow's Menu:
Since being vegetarian isn't challenging enough, I fast on Mondays - I only drink milk and eat fruits (with the occasional baked potato) during the day and break the fast with a complete meal after sundown. Stay tuned though, dinner will still be cooking and a preliminary book review is forthcoming. Aloha!
i. Student budget doesn't permit olive oil till next month. Waiting to switch out the slight butter for olive oil and make this healthier and tastier - don't you just love the taste of olive oil!? Mmmm..
ii. This week is romaine hearts week (grocery shopping for one is hard - a single green the entire week) but come baby spinach week, the frittata will get greener.
iii. Unfortunately, prior eating choices will need to be honored for some time, hence the Kraft single instead of delicious Feta but yet another option to make the meal healthier. The cheese can be left out as well but I love the juxtaposition of textures - crispiness of the eggs (a frittata is supposed to be crispier than a regular omelet) against the gooey-ness of the single or the granularity (and yummy salinity) of Feta.
iv. Finally, lesson for the future: ALWAYS READ LABELS! My choice of bread was driven by the name and the black sesame seeds I saw through the plastic. Indiscretion on my part because the bread is loaded with sugars. Typically, the more brown the bread, the higher the sugar content because sugar is added as preservative.Unfortunately, I forgot this at the time of purchase. :(
Mess Feedback:
Lucky for me, I don't like egg yolks, which cuts out all the cholesterol and other bad things in the egg. So far, I've been buying whole eggs and throwing the yolk away but last week I saw an article which suggested that buying egg white cartons was more economical. Thoughts anyone? I am particularly wary of anything which comes in a carton because of all the preservatives added, particularly salt but would love to hear from anyone who has tried egg white cartons.
Tomorrow's Menu:
Since being vegetarian isn't challenging enough, I fast on Mondays - I only drink milk and eat fruits (with the occasional baked potato) during the day and break the fast with a complete meal after sundown. Stay tuned though, dinner will still be cooking and a preliminary book review is forthcoming. Aloha!
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