Deli counter in the super market again, buy some kabanos. They're a greek (IIRC) cured suasage, and they are very versatile.
Eggs and bacon......lemme see.
Breakfast,
Omlette, takes a minute or two too cook, and if your in a hurry you can prepare the toppings the night before. Chopped bacon, cheese and tomato.
Poached eggs, my favourite, with butter and black pepper. You can do them quite easily in the micro wave, if you break them into individual ramekins (little bowls) pierce the yolk and membrane in the white, and sprinkle on 2 teaspoons of water. Microwave at half power, for about 45 seconds, then 10 second bursts after that. Place a sheet of paper towel over the top of the ramekin, as when they explode they can be messy.
Boiled, chop them up in a mug with butter, like your mum used to do for you.
Scrambled, not my favourite, but always nice with cheese in.
Eggs Benedict, wow, this is a monster breakie and I love it, easily made large enough for a dinner, it's one for the weekend. There are plenty of variations on the theme, but it's supposed to be a toasted muffin with a thick slice of smoked salmon on top, a poached egg on top of that, and the whole lot covered in cheese sauce. We can't have the muffin, but that's no great miss when we've got some great cheese sauce. Swap the Smoked Salmon for gammon steak, bacon rashers or maybe a beef burger.
Lunch,
Is mostly a combiantion of cold sausage, cold meats, cheese, pickled onions and olives and salad.
Dinner,
Loads of vegetables can't be wrong, and you'll marvel at people thinking that Atkins is bad, when I'll wager you eat more vegetables when follwing it than you did before.
Steaming vegetables is a great way to keep them healthier, and they cook real quick this way too. Chop and clean them, pop in a pyrex bowl, a good splash of boiling water from the kettle, cover and microwave for 3-6 minutes depending on what you've got.
I found Bolognaise sauce goes really well with boiled veggies like turnip or cabbage, and cauliflower replaces rice really well for an indian style curry. fancy somethng chinese syle then swap rice for bean sprouts.
You can't beat a nice slice of steak, with a peppercorn and cream sauce served with salad. The sauce is easily prepared by adding a few black peppercorns to the pan after removing the meat, then add a couple of large tablespoons of thick cream to the pan juices and heat through whilst stirring. Honestly, it is that easy.
Try frying (saute if you want to be posh) cabbage as an alternative to boiling it. Gives it a crunchier texture. I'd be reaching for my dried chopped chilies or some garlic to go with this again. You could slice up some of your bacon, and add it to boiled cabbage, it'd be lovely with butter and black pepper.
This reminds me of a dish I had in Memphis last year, made with greens (sort of an american equivalent of a dark green cabbage here only not so strongly flavoured). The greens were coarsely chopped, and placed in a slow cooker, with chopped red peppers and some seasoning and left to slowly cook away all day. it was slightly sweet to taste, and had a very tender texture. I never did try making this at home, but maybe I'll give it a go next time we have a BBQ.
If you like fish, then try and visit the fishmongers. They'll have plenty of choices, and lots of suggestion of how to cook it. It's not always really expensive, especially if your buying fish in season.
If I've not bored you to death with my love of garlic and chilli already, I'll try to post some more stuff up tomorrow.
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