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Kai Yad Sai (Thai Stuffed Omelet)
May 1, 2018 Lee
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Kai Yad Sai (Thai Stuffed Omelet)

These are very good! I enjoy these often when I go to other provinces. This recipe is for 4 omelets, normally when this is served, in Thailand, it is huge so think family style, meaning placed on the table and everyone helps themselves to it.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Eggs

  • 6 eggs, chicken or duck
  • ground white pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce

For the Pork Filling

  • 250 grams ground pork, (1/2 lb)
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 1/2 cup roma tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup long beans, finely chopped
  • 4 small shallots, finely diced
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • fresh cilantro, chopped, for garnish
  • spring onion, sliced, for garnish
  • ground white pepper, to taste

To Prepare

  • cooking oil, as needed

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, fish sauce, and season with white pepper to taste. Beat to combine.
  • In a large non stick pan, heat a splash of oil on medium heat, when hot, add ground pork and us your spatula to break it up as it cooks.
  • When the pork is nearly cooked through, add the fish sauce, tomatoes, long beans, shallots, sugar, soy sauce, and season with white pepper to taste. Cook until the long beans are good and tender then remove and cover.
  • In another non stick pan, heat a splash of oil, when hot add 1/4 of the egg mixture and move the mixture around to cook the bottom and set the top mostly.
  • Loosen the omelet from the pan then spoon on 1/4 of the pork mixture into the center. Fold over two opposite sides.
  • Then fold over the two other sides to make a square.
  • Place a small plate, upside down on the omelet and turn the pan over, leaving the omelet on the plate. Cut an X on the omelet to show the pork filling. Repeat for the remaining omelets.
  • Serve.

Notes

Low cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
January 4, 2018 Lee
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Cinnamon Roll Bread

Excellent flavor! And is a no yeast recipe. I made this on 31 Jan 2018, perfect.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Side
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

For the Bread

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, room temp, chicken or duck
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons plain Greek yogurt, or sour cream

For the Topping

  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons water

For the Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F) and lightly butter a bread pan.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together the Bread dry ingredients. In a small bowl, mix together the Bread wet ingredients.
  • Pour the wet into the dry and mix with a heavy spoon, no need for an electric mixer, easily done with a spoon.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared bread pan.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the Topping ingredients. Use a spoon to sprinkle the mixture over the bread batter.
  • Use a knife to make swirls through the batter to mix it in, about 1/3 deep into the batter.
  • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, use the toothpick method to check for done. Insert a toothpick in the center and when it comes out clean, the bread is done.
  • When the bread is done, remove from the oven, let cool for 15 minutes, then roll out of the pan to a rack to cool completely.
  • While the bread is cooling, make the glaze using the powdered sugar and adding just a teaspoon of milk at a time to obtain the consistency you prefer.
  • When the bread is completely cooled, pour the glaze over the top.
  • Slice, serve, and enjoy.

Notes

Low cost.
Variant: 1. Add chopped walnuts and or raisins to taste to the batter before pouring into the bread pan, maybe some chopped walnuts on the top after you swirl in the topping.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Variant provided by Sheila Olson.
United States.
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Basic Streusel Coffee Cake
December 31, 2017 Lee
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Basic Streusel Coffee Cake

I used to make this type of coffee cake when I was little and learning to cook. This sounds pretty close to what I made, and I tested this out on 2 Jan 2018 and yep, this is really close to what I made, it is excellent. Now there is a story to the photos, the photo of the batter in the pan with the topping before the oven, picture perfect, after I put it in the oven, about 10 minutes later, I realized I had not opened my new bottle of baking powder! Since this cake was for my mother in law's birthday, removed the pan from the oven, scraped out the contents for the compost pile and let the pan cool while I prepared a new batter and topping mix. As I was making the batter, my wife walks through the kitchen and says, mother in law likes very little sugar, so go easy on the topping. The second cake is the cooked photo, with little topping. Mother in law took one bite, instant thumbs up from her!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 egg, beaten, chicken or duck
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk

For the Topping

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon all purpose flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 190 C (375 F), grease a 9x9 baking dish with butter.
  • Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, mix together the egg, oil, and milk. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix well to combine. (I just used two separate bowls, one for batter, one for topping.)
  • Pour batter into the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly.
  • Now using the bowl the flour mixture was in, add the Topping ingredients and mix together. Sprinkle the topping over the batter.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. (I used the toothpick method, when it came out clean, done.)

Notes

Low cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Curried Egg Frittata
December 29, 2017 Lee
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Curried Egg Frittata

Sounds very good. And for your educational tip for today, Indian Curry Powder is not Indian, that is a British mix of spices. True Indian curries uses curry leaves, totally different flavor. On my to cook list.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5 eggs, chicken or duck
  • handful fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder, (Indian)
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • salt and pepper, as desired
  • 2 tablespoons bacon fat, or oil of choice
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1-2 Bird's Eye Chilis, seeded and minced
  • 1 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, cilantro, curry powder, paprika, and salt and pepper as desired. Mix together and set aside.
  • Heat your cast iron pan with the bacon fat or oil of choice on medium heat, when hot, add the onion and chilies and a pinch of salt, saute until the onion is soft then add the tomatoes.
  • Cook for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes are soft. Now give the egg mixture another stir and pour that into the pan and give another quick stir in the pan. Reduce heat to low.
  • Let the mixture cook for about 5 minutes undisturbed, then cover the pan with a large lid and let the eggs cook for another 5-6 minutes, then check to see if the top of the egg mixture is cooked.
  • When the top is cooked, let rest for a few minutes, then cut like a pie and serve.

Notes

Low cost.
Variants: 1. Add diced bell pepper, chopped spring onion, chopped mushrooms, etc. 2. Top with shredded cheese.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Mexican Style Eggs in a Nest
November 28, 2017 Lee
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Mexican Style Eggs in a Nest

Sounds very good, on my to cook list. Two shortcuts to make as well. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups frozen hash browns, thawed OR make from a shortcut
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning mix, OR make from a shortcut
  • 4 eggs, chicken or duck
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 190 C (375 F). Light grease with butter four 10 ounce ramekins or four 10 ounce Pyrex dishes.
  • In a mixing bowl and the hash browns and cheese and mix to combine, sprinkle on the taco seasoning and toss to mix that in. Divide the mixture into the 4 ramekins, press down on the bottom and sides making a depression in the center, place the dishes on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and crack an egg into each dish, season with salt and pepper to your liking. Bake for another 10-20 minutes until the whites are fully set and the yolk is starting to firm up but not hard.
  • Serve.

Notes

Figure about 90 Baht for the cheese. For 4 servings, this is about 66 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Hash Browns, Taco Seasoning Mix.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Basic Baked Eggs
November 28, 2017 Lee
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Basic Baked Eggs

Sounds great for a basic baked egg for breakfast, or as I like to do, breakfast for dinner. Only 4 ingredients as well. Looking forward to testing this out.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs, chicken or duck
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat your oven to 160 C (325 F). Lightly grease with butter, two 10 ounce ramekins or two 10 ounce Pyrex dishes.
  • Crack two eggs into each ramekin, spoon milk evenly over the eggs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper as desired to taste. Place ramekins on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the whites are completely set and the yolks firming up but not hard.
  • Serve with toast for a breakfast, lunch, or light dinner.

Notes

Low cost.
Variants: 1. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top of the eggs instead of milk. 2. Use 6 ounce ramekins or Pyrex dishes and one egg each.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Baked Eggs & Spinach
November 28, 2017 Lee
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Baked Eggs & Spinach

Sounds very good and only 4 ingredients, and one of those you can make from a shortcut. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 280 grams frozen spinach, thawed, chopped, squeezed dry
  • 4 eggs, chicken or duck
  • 1/4 cup chunky salsa, OR make from a shortcut
  • 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded or Cheddar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 160 C (325 F). Grease with butter four 6 ounce ramekins or four 6 ounce Pyrex dishes. I have both 6 and 10 ounce Pyrex dishes so I will try both sizes to verify what is a better size to use.
  • Divide the spinach into the ramekins then press an indention in the center with the back of a spoon, about 2 inches in diameter. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet.
  • Crack and egg into each depression, top evenly with salsa then cheese.
  • Bake until whites are completely set and yolks are firming up but not yet hard, about 20 to 25 minutes depending on the temp of your oven.
  • Serve with toast for breakfast, lunch or light dinner.

Notes

Low cost.
Shortcut: Salsa.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza
November 20, 2017 Lee
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Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza

Nikki Reid, United States.
This sounds extremely good! This was shared by a friend in the US. You are going to do a little work here but I think the results will be well liked. This is on my to cook list and soon! Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Notes section. Read the shortcut for the sausage to make the optimum sausage.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 1 12 inch breakfast pizza

Equipment

  • Pizza Pan (12 inch)
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

For the Breakfast Sausage

  • 500 grams ground pork, (1 lb)
  • ¾ teaspoon ground sage
  • â…› teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon brown sugar
  • â…› teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • pinch ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley
  • â…› teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the Gravy

  • 500 grams breakfast sausage, (1 lb)
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1½ cups evaporated milk
  • 1½ cups water
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • salt and pepper, to taste

For the Pizza Dough

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon instant dry yeast
  • â…› teaspoon salt
  • â…œ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, Shortcut
  • cornmeal, as needed

To Assemble

  • 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded, or 2 cups if no Jack cheese
  • 3-4 spring onions, sliced
  • 6 eggs

Instructions
 

For the Breakfast Sausage

  • First thing we need to do is make the sausage. Very easy, just mix together all the Breakfast Sausage ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the rest, best to make this and refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to blend.
  • Fry the sausage in a non stick pan, breaking it apart with your spatula until browned and cooked through. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving the fat in the pan. Drain sausage on paper towels and set aside.

For the Pizza Dough

  • Preheat your oven to 220° C (425° F).
  • Next, we need to make the pizza dough. This is my thin crust pizza dough, the pre-baking has never failed me for a crust fully cooked through.
  • Add the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the salt and dried Italian seasoning/herbs of your choice (if using) and yeast, whisk to combine.
  • Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the water. Use your fingers or a wooden spoon to combine everything together. When it comes together into a cohesive ball, turn it out onto the counter along with any extra flour in the bowl that hasn’t yet gotten worked in.
  • Knead the dough until all the flour is incorporated and the dough is smooth/elastic to the touch, about five minutes. The dough should still feel moist and just slightly tacky. If it’s sticking to your hands and counter top like bubble gum, work in more flour one tablespoon at a time until it’s smooth and silky.
  • I use a 12 inch pizza pan, sprinkle some corn meal around on the pan, the place the ball of dough in the center. Use the heels of your hands and working from the middle gently press the dough outward until it’s about ¼ of an inch thick or less, while rotating the pan.
  • Bake the crust for 4 minutes, then rotate the pan 180 degrees and bake for 3 more minutes. Remove pan and set aside.

Let's Make This

  • Sausage is made, crust is made, let's make the eggs then the gravy and get this pizza baked.
  • For the gravy, using the Gravy ingredients, Add butter to hot pan and melt together with sausage fat. Whisk together the evaporated (canned) milk and water with the flour. Add to hot fat in skillet. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until gravy starts to thicken. Add sausage back into gravy; heat until sausage is hot and gravy is thick. You want a thick gravy for this dish, after all, you are making a pizza. Set pan aside.
  • Now prepare the eggs, crack all the eggs into another non stick pan, season with salt and pepper as desired. Cook and fold to scramble until just set, remove from heat.
  • Take your pre-baked pizza crust and spread out the gravy evenly. Top with the scrambled eggs, then sprinkle on the shredded cheese, top that with the spring onion.
  • Place in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top is nicely melted and just starting to brown up.
  • Slice, serve, and enjoy.

Notes

Figure about 50 Baht for the pork, another 100 Baht for the cheese. Figuring 4 servings, this is about $1.10 per serving. I will verify this when I make it.
Shortcuts: Breakfast Sausage, Sausage Gravy, Pizza Dough, Italian Seasoning.
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Spinach & Tomato Baked Eggs
November 16, 2017 Lee
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Spinach & Tomato Baked Eggs

Sounds good. This calls for fresh baby spinach, I will rework this when I make and use frozen chopped spinach. On my to cook list.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs, chicken or duck
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 140 grams fresh baby spinach
  • 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika, sweet paprika if you have it
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce, optional
  • 1/4 cup Feta cheese, crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 200 C. Oil 4 ramekins or Pyrex 10 ounce dishes.
  • Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and saute until wilted, about 2 minutes, then remove the pot from the heat. If you are going to be using Pyrex dishes, let this cool to room temperature.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix together the tomatoes, cumin, salt, pepper, paprika, and hot sauce if using. Then stir in the spinach mixture until just combined. Divide into the 4 ramekins or Pyrex dishes and make a depression in the center of each.
  • Crack an egg into each dish and sprinkle with the Feta cheese. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the whites are set and the yolks still soft.
  • Serve with some toast for a breakfast, lunch, or even a light dinner.

Notes

Low cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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Mexican Scrambled Eggs
November 15, 2017 Lee
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Mexican Scrambled Eggs

Sounds delicious! I like the use of the coconut milk and the spices. I look forward to preparing this dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs, chicken or duck
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon Thai chili powder, For the US brands, 1 tsp is fine
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil, coconut oil would be ideal
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
  • 2-3 plum tomatoes, diced
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, milk, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and cilantro. Whisk then set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a large non stick pan. When hot, add the onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes, season with salt and pepper as desired. Stir and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion and peppers are soft.
  • Whisk the egg mixture again, then pour into the pan, season with salt and pepper as desired and cook, stirring and folding to scramble the eggs, until the eggs are to your desired consistency.
  • Serve with toast and bacon.

Notes

Low cost.
Provided by What Great Grandma Ate and the link to this recipe is here.
United States.
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