Eggs, Toast, and Bacon
Underneath the yummy melted cheddar is eggs baked into the middle of the bread. I used this recipe as my guideline:
www.aeb.org/KidsAndFamily/recipes/FriedEggToast.htm
I cut out the middles of the pieces of bread with a glass (I don’t have cookie cutters), then I sprayed the bread frames with a bit of Pam cooking spray. After placing the bread on the foil-lined cookie sheet, I broke an egg into each piece of bread. I sprinkled some garlic pepper seasoning mix over the eggs (the mix has a bit of salt along with other spices). Then I laid out 3 pieces of bacon around the edges of the cookie sheet, with one piece cut in half, to fit on the shorter edges of the cookie sheet. The whole thing baked in a 350-deg F oven.
At the 6-minute mark, I took out the cookie sheet to flip the pieces of bacon. 4 more minutes in the oven, then I transferred the bacon to a plate. I sprinkled some shredded cheddar on top of the eggs, turned off the oven, and put the cookie sheet back in for a minute and a half (I have a timer that can be set with minutes and seconds) to melt the cheese. And then it was all done!
Very easy to do, since everything bakes on one tray, and I could tend to other things while waiting for the food to cook. The toast turned out the right amount of soft in the middle and crispy on the edges (thanks to the cooking spray), and the eggs were just a tad bit underdone, enough that I could sop up a bit of the yolk with the bits of bread that didn’t have egg or cheese on them already. The bacon always turns out perfectly when baked this way. Ever since I read about how to cook bacon in the oven, I’ve been using this method. The only thing that I’d change next time — and yes, I’m going to make this again — is to cook the eggs a little less. I am a sunny-side-up fan. Maybe only cook the egg toasts for 7 or 8 minutes, and let the bacon finish up after the toasts are taken out. Otherwise, this was a great, filling meal. Mmmmm! 🙂
Pinoy Recipe #1 – Adobo
I just saw in my blog stats that a few people got to my blog by searching "Pinoy cooking". Well, I'm pretty sure my last blog entry about Pinoy cooking tip #1 wasn't helpful to them. *smirk* So, to make up for it, I'm going to post a link to a great Adobo recipe that I like to use.
I found this recipe a while back when I was trying to find the least involved Filipino entree recipe that I could try out. 😀 It seemed like a nice easy recipe, since you basically just gather up all of the ingredients and simmer them in a pot for 50 (?) or so minutes. There is a step to separate out the meat from the sauce to brown it up before serving, but I skip that step usually. Another tip for making things a bit easier is to use pork that has already been cut into cubes for stir fry or stewing. Saves a step of preparation.
I later found out from other sites that talk about Filipino Adobo that it is one of the basic dishes that a lot of Filipinos learn how to make, and that it was a way people cooked the pork, oxtail, or chicken to make it keep longer. So leftovers are even better because the flavors become intensified. I have tried this recipe mixing both pork and chicken, since I read somewhere that it's the traditional way to prepare Adobo. But I've figured out that I actually like the recipe just using chicken portions, since the meat absorbs more of the flavor and becomes a lot more tender. YMMV, try it with different combinations. 🙂 Actually, the next time I make it, I might actually try it with beef and see how that tastes. It's a rather versatile recipe, that's for sure!
If you're Filipino, or love Filipino food, please post your recipes or cooking tips. I'd be interested to see what recipe(s) I should try out next.
Here's a bonus link: a Filipino cooking blog, PinoyCook.net.
What a great summer idea!
If this ice cream maker works as well as it seems, this would be a great appliance to have around for hot summer days. I would love to make my own ice cream flavors, like green tea, dark chocolate, or even ube (Filipino purple yam dessert…don't knock it until you've tried it! *drool*). At $59.99, it's really not that expensive, either.
(via Gizmodo)
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