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I first discovered this recipe on Foodwishes.com's YouTube channel , which slated them as Turkish eggs.  However, I'm pretty sure that recipe's an adaptation of authentic Turkish eggs, and since my recipe is an adaptation of that recipe ... yeah.  Not gonna claim it's Turkish until someone tells me I can.  Like someone from Turkey, not just any random yahoo. That said, this is arguably my favorite way to eat eggs, so good that I'm not even ashamed to admit that I licked my plate clean and scurried upstairs to work out after I ate it, just so I could burn off what I'd just eaten and eat it again.  Gonna be making this a LOT on nights I get home and need dinner NOW, which is pretty cool, because it's shockingly good for you -- low in butter (you need VERY little to get the flavor), has eggs and wheat toast in it, and a generous serving of yogurt.  Everything the body needs! Mudhorn Eggs Ingredients For the yogurt sauce   7-8 oz plain yogurt, the th...

Omurice (omelette rice) is something of a staple comfort food in Japan, and Loco Moco is something of a comfort food in Hawaii, and since both traditionally contain meat, I've not gotten to enjoy either since I became a vegetarian in 2014.  Five years I've gone without my favorite comfort foods, and that is just not okay. Well, until now.  I've fixed it now. This meal's kind of a pain in the ass to read through, instruction-wise, but it's not all that hard to make, really.  You invest about an hour in it the first time you make it, but then you get leftovers sufficient for like 4 more meals-for-two, and making it after you've gone through the trouble the first time is easier than falling in love with Luke Skywalker again , ask me how I know any of these things. It's also really delicious and really impressive and goes unnecessarily well with green tea, beer, and butter mochi .  Ask me how I know that, too. Don't let the ingredient list or instruc...

A thousand years ago when I first decided to give a plant-based diet a try, I decided to be That Vegetarian and turn my nose up at things like tinned beans and frozen vegetables.  This was a mistake.  You can find that mistake  here , but you shouldn't, really.  Follow this recipe instead. (Inspired by  this recipe , changed to make it easier for me to be incredibly lazy.  True story.) OH.  And it's super good for you!  I don't usually think of lazy-molly food as being on the healthy end of the scale, but this one actually is!  Will wonders never cease.  Give it a go! I'm Dreaming of a White Bean Soup Ingredients 4-5 cloves garlic, minced 2-3 Tbsp olive oil 60 oz cannellini beans, drained 2 cups frozen spinach 2 cups milk (I use soy) 6 oz Monterrey jack cheese, shredded 4 oz Parmesan cheese 1 tsp black pepper Salt to taste 1 egg per bowl of soup you want to serve A bit more olive oil A bit of water Instructi...

Several days before our 12-year wedding anniversary, my partner texted me: "I want to make food." I looked at that and my first thought was, "Who doesn't?" because cooking is one of my all-time favorite past-times.  But then my rational brain caught up and reminded me that my dear partner will cook only if he's about to drop dead from starvation because cooking just isn't his thing, so I lifted an eyebrow at my phone and responded with:  "What food do you want to make?" I got a picture in answer and lifted the other eyebrow up to meet its mate.  My not-cooking partner wanted to make cheesy meringue nests cradling a gooey egg yolk?  Yes f*cking please ! So that was awesome enough on its own, but then our anniversary showed up and I got to watch him sweat through making these things (perfectly, by the way) and get a deep, personal appreciation for the feat of getting all the pieces of a complex, skill-heavy meal done at the same time so ...

Jabba is not invited. Neither are the stormtroopers. They were mean to Beru and Owen, and that's not permitted. Taco Tuesday on Tatooine (Dagobah edition) Ingredients Taco Seasoning 1/2 tsp onion salt 1 tsp chili powder Dash cayenne pepper (to taste) 1/4 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp dried cumin Taco Filling 1 1/2 cups frozen spinach 4 eggs 1 tbsp olive oil 1ish cup shredded cheese And some sort of taco filling delivery mechanism - tortillas, hard shells, whatever you like Instructions - Combine all ingredients for the taco seasoning. If you don't feel like doing that and want to use a packet of seasoning instead, that's fine - the premade stuff's just way too salty for my tastes. - In a small mixing bowl, microwave the spinach for 2-3 minutes. - Add the eggs. - Add the taco seasoning. - Whisk with a fork until it's all nice and combined. - In a small frying pan, heat the olive oil...

I'm going to just hazard the guess that Yoda's not a bad cook and Luke's just not used to food made from plants. Not tropical plants, anyway. Think about it: The boy grew up on Tatooine, where the only plants I'm assuming he had access to were of the succulent variety (think cacti), and then he hung out with Han for a while on the Falcon  where they probably ate rations (think Clif bars, but somehow even less palatable and minus the type of physical exertion that makes them taste like mana from heaven), and then he was on Hoth where I'm trying not to think too hard about what they ate (tauntaun steaks anyone?). So of course a good veggie-heavy soup would smell weird to him. I love leafy greens, and even I  think spinach-based foods smell weird sometimes. He's also just kind of a brat and has really awful manners, Jedi or not. I blame the Galactic Empire for killing his foster parents when Luke was only 19. Have you met 19-year-olds? They're the worst . S...

Not so long ago, in a galaxy just parallel to the one far, far away, it turns out that we're  the ones who eat the sarlacc, not the other way around ... I've recently discovered the absolute treasure trove that is Star Wars . Yes, I know I'm about 38 years late to this party (which is, in-and-of itself impressive, since I'm only 32), but in my defense , my introduction to Star Wars  was that godawful trilogy from the early 2000s that we don't talk about, okay . I half-watched the orig-trig in its entirety in about an hour before going to see Ep II after half-convincing myself that my unfamiliarity with the franchise was the reason I'd disliked Ep I so strongly (spoiler: that wasn't the reason, the reason was that the movie sucked ), and then after I sat through Ep III a few years later, I decided that yeah, Star Wars  wasn't my thing and went back to lavishing all of my attention on Star Trek  and anime. But then this Christmas, we went to see Ep...

Being vegetarian at Thanksgiving is trickier than I'd thought it would be. My first Thanksgiving not eating meat, I was hungry after the big meal, which led to me pouting for a solid year. My second Thanksgiving not eating meat (this Thanksgiving), I ate so much I was actually concerned that I'd throw up after the meal because Aunt Linda recognized my plight and decided to be her usual awesome self about addressing it. One of the dishes she made for me was roasted portobello mushrooms. Now, I had never eaten a portobello mushroom before and was wary, but these things were AMAZING. They had an almost meaty flavor to them, which led me to think about turning mushrooms into a meat substitute, which led me to thinking about making a steak 'n cheese out of mushrooms, which led to quite a lot of steak 'n cheese happening in my house after we got home from visiting family. The filling is now how I like it, so it's the same if you're going to make a sub or an omelet...

My Burrito Turned Inside-Out … and then it exploded! Ingredients 1 cup chopped onion (this was 1 medium onion and half a leftover onion for me) 4 oz can jalapenos, drained and quartered, de-seeded if you are a wimp 4 cloves garlic, minced Some olive oil - maybe a tablespoon? 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 2 cups frozen corn 1/2 cup frozen green peppers 2 15-oz cans black beans, drained, rinsed if you can be arsed (I can’t) 2 15-oz cans fire-roasted tomatoes NOT drained or rinsed or anything beyond unlidded 2 cups vegetable broth (I use water + 2 tsp Better than Bouillon vegetable) 1 1/2 cups quinoa, well rinsed Cheese for topping At least one egg for topping (I am a greedy man, so I like two eggs) Instructions - Chop, quarter, and mince the onion, jalapenos, and garlic, respectively. - In a big ol’ soup-pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. - Add the onion, jalapenos, and garlic to the pan. Toss ‘em around some to coat them in oil. - PU...

I've re-discovered omelettes recently, and I'm not really sure why I'm liking them so well these days. Maybe because there's no meat in them now, unlike I did back when I first learnt to make omelettes, and meat tends to smell like a wet dog, to me? Dunno. Regardless, we're eating omelettes at least three times a week, these days, and I think I might be in love. This recipe came about thanks to my parents and their trip to Italy ... oh heavens, it's been two years now, where did time go? Anywho, they went to Italy, discovered margarita pizzas, my dad made some for me when I visited, and then I promptly didn't make them for myself because failure. Until now. First time I made this meal, I'd come home late from a long day at work, eaten an irresponsible number of leftover birthday baked goods, indulged in an irresponsible number of mimosas (which is two, I am such a lightweight), and then opted for pacing around the house to get 5k extra steps on my ...

Everyone I know is sick of hearing about my amazing veggie spiralizer . I'm aware of this. But I can't stop gushing over how much I love it because COME ON GUYS IT'S A THING THAT MAKES NOODLES OUT OF VEGETABLES. I can eat all those fabulous pasta dishes without getting all bloated and sick! And without boiling noodles forever in the summertime! It's F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S. *cough* Anyway. So there's this place called Wagamama, and it's strange how you can go there sometimes and get a meal that's so good it makes you want to cry, then other times you go there and your meal is mediocre, at best. Complete crap-shoot. We've had more good meals there than bad, but enough bad meals there that we don't really feel  like going anymore because it's not inexpensive enough for us to gamble on getting a good meal. One of my favorite dishes at Wagamama is the chili ramen. First time I got it, I ordered chili fried squid as an appetizer, which was great, then a...

I honestly don't remember why we bought the enormous bottle of sweet Thai chili sauce that's been in our refrigerator for the past ... probably three years. I suspect it was for a Thai dish (duh) but I make so many of those, that doesn't really narrow it down, like at all. Anyhow, because the bottle's been in the 'fridge for ages, and it had seriously like 2 oz used out of a full liter, we figured we should use it up. Or use it at all, you know. So I went online and looked for recipes that used sweet Thai chili sauce, and happened upon this recipe , which was pretty damn excellent, especially after an hour of DDR, 25 miles of bike-riding, a trip to the hardware store (I got to buy a power saw, I am SO EXCITED), and some pathetic attempts to do press-ups and chin-ups. Semi-related note: my arms have way more in common with cooked soba noodles than they should. I am ashamed. Here's my version of the recipe, complete with more veggies, less leek (seriously, l...