breakfast burrito

mood: dauntless
listening to: mudvayne :: closer/heard it all before

happy new year to all! one of my resolutions was to attempt some more easy and difficult recipes, so we'll see how close i come to carrying that out.

not sure what your situations were on new year's day, but this guy was quite hungover and in need of something delicious to put me back to sleep/remove the hangover. i decided to make a simple, yet tasty little morning treat to get my 2010 off to the right start. this is a healthier, non-mcdonalds based dish that anyone can make!

Ingredients:
2 eggs
splash of milk
1/4 onion, diced
1/4 ham steak
pinch, paprika
pinch, cumin
pinch, garlic powder
shredded cheddar cheese
hot sauce
tortilla
light sour cream

Preparation:
- crack eggs, add milk, onion, ham, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and mix
- grease a nonstick pan and pour mixture in over medium-high heat
- cook eggs until slightly brown
- on a tortilla, add small layer of sour cream and cover with eggs
- add cheese and hot sauce on top, roll closed... and enjoy!

there are a lot of things that could've been added to make this even more of a masterpiece, but as i said... i was looking for something quick and delicious to douse my hungover a final blow.

christmas omelette

mood: intransigent
listening to: frank sinatra :: young at heart/in the wee small hours of the morning

merry christmas to all and what better way to celebrate the season than with... a christmas omelette! there is nothing "christmasy" about this recipe other than it's got greens and reds in it, but i did make this on christmas morning and it was delicious. who doesn't like a good omelette! it's simple and easy to make. i wanted to put more things into this, but it would've ended up more like a quiche so i had to dial it back just a bit.

Ingredients:
1 can of egg of substitute (or 2 eggs)
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/4 onion, diced
1/4 ham steak
pinch of paprika
pinch of ground coriander
provolone cheese
salsa
wheat bread
margarine

Preparation:
- mix egg substitute with pepper, onion, ham, paprika and coriander
- grease a nonstick pan and pour mixture in over medium-high heat
- raise edges occasionally as egg cooks
- when egg mixture remains slightly runny on top, put in provolone cheese and fold over
- make toast with butter
- when cheese starts to run slightly, serve on top of bread and cover with salsa

happy holidays!

m'egg'xican pizza

again, i'm quite slack and i realize that i've been talking about this creation of mine from chicago... well, here it is. i call it the m'egg'exican pizza. i was visiting my sister in chicago and trying to be a good guest and make her breakfast. i poured a bit too much egg mixture into a 7" pan and what happened next is sheer brilliance. i think i'm gonna find a way to patent this and sell it to taco bell, ha ha.

enjoy... this one really is worth a try. if you add/change anything, i'd be curious how you m'egg'xified this dish.

Ingredients: 3 eggs or egg-substitute tostadas refried beans guacamole black pepper chili powder	1/2 white onion, chopped green pepper 1/2 ham steak, cubed tomatoes shredded cheddar cheese light sour cream green onions

Preparation:
- crack eggs or pour equal portion egg substitute in bowl
- add black pepper, chili powder, green pepper, white onion and ham steak; mix
- grease 7" pan, add mixture and cook on medium-high heat
- in separate pot, add beans, 2 spoons of sour cream and handful of cheese; mix until warm
- when egg mixture turns light brown underneath, flip over and cook
- cover tostada with layer of beans and egg "pancake"; if pancake is too large for tostada, cut off the edges
- add layer of guacamole on top of egg
- put cheddar cheese on top of second tostada and heat in microwave for 15-20 seconds (or till you want), then put on top of guacamole
- add tomatoes and green onions

you can eat this with a fork, slice into pieces or eat the whole slab. whatever you wish.