Thursday, March 22, 2012

EASY baked omelet

*for my family I'll have to at least double this, everyone devoured and enjoyed!

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

  • Place eggs and milk in a blender. Add the flour, salt and pepper; cover and process until smooth. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until eggs are set.
  • Sprinkle with cheese. Roll up omelet in pan, starting with a short side. Place with seam side down on a serving platter. Cut into 3/4-in. slices. Yield: 6 servings.
*Can add sprinkled ham, mushrooms, other omelet stuff AFTER rolling and serving. It doesn't roll so great with extra toppings.

Nutritional Analysis:2 slices equals 204 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 238 mg cholesterol, 393 mg sodium, 11 g

carbohydrate, trace fiber, 13 g protein.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Strawberry Soup




















I was driving home from work yesterday and thought - what about making a fruit- based soup? Tomato is a fruit, and I love tomato soup. What about strawberries? So last night I looked on the internet for recipes, but I found "strawberry soup" recipes that are basically fruit smoothies in a bowl- not exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to try something hot- like a traditional soup, not a gazpacho or a chilled smoothie. So I made up my own recipe and it was wonderful. I am thinking of trying more fruit soups inthe future. So far this one is my favorite. . . out of the one I have tried.

Strawberry Soup:
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*10 fresh (or frozen-thawed) strawberries
*2C skim milk
*1C water
*1/4C Parmesan cheese
*2T lemon juice
1tsp salt
*3T sour cream

1/8C Finely shredded extra sharp cheddar
3T olive oil
2 tsp honey

Finely blend ingredients with *
Place over low-medium heat (do not boil). Add remaining ingredients and stir often. Let soup barely simmer-not boil- for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and enjoy!

It was a big hit in the Bush household! Gone fast! Yum!