recipes!

with so much going on i haven't had the courage to tackle coverage of our awesome trip to italy, so in the meantime let me just say that i'm loving the kitchen we have here! with fresh produce from the naschmarkt, there's always something yummy to make. i'm terrible at following recipes, so here's two that i've come up with and love to make. they're really simple but

1. vEGGies

you'll need:

2-3 tsp olive oil

some salt

1/3 onion, chopped

1/3 red bell pepper

(optional: spinach)

2 large free-range eggs, whisked in a bowl with a tsp of butter and a dash of milk

handful shredded gouda cheese

3 or 4 cherry tomatoes, diced (really should be cherry tomatoes)

what to do: heat olive oil and a dash of salt in a medium pan on medium-low. once it heats up, add onion and bell pepper and wait for onion to start to brown. then add spinach if desired (highly recommended). once spinach is cooked add in egg mixture and stir. just before the eggs are done cooking, sprinkle in the gouda cheese and a little more salt if desired. when cheese is melted in, serve with tomatoes on top and enjoy :)

2. veggie fried rice

you'll need:

2-3 tsp olive oil

chopped onion, red bell pepper, zucchini, snap peas (and other veggies if desired)

1 free-range egg

1/2 cup rice

chicken broth (here we have tablets (i use 1/2 of one per 1/2 cup rice) , not sure if they have the tablet form in the states??)

some salt

what to do: heat olive oil and a dash of salt in large sauce pan as you boil 1/2 cup of rice in 1 cup water in a pot (with chicken broth to add flavor). add veggies to the pan, one at a time (onion first, then bell pepper and zucchini, peas last). when veggies are cooked, crack the egg and stir in with the veggies. add a little salt if desired. when rice is cooked, stir it into the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes (you may need to add a little more olive oil and salt as it cooks). the rice won't be very brown but it's quite good :) makes about 2 side servings.

now if i could just make gelato...