Hiya B.,
Same boat as you - looking forward to your answers.
One thing is: 'dropped eggs on toast'. Aka, poached eggs.
boil water in a pan or fry pan. when it is boiling, reduce it so it is just bubbling (not rolling boil).
crack your eggs in, careful of shells (of course!)
let them cook approxmiately 4 minutes (for soft or runny yolks), or a little longer for more firm ones.
you need a slotted spoon to scoop them out (or you can use a solid spoon, just put them in a bowl so you can strain off excess water.)
I enjoy them with a little salt and melted butter.
you can add: hollandaise sauce (I use packets according to directions, but simply organic has the best tasting stuff around. better than knorr's).
top it on bacon and it is amazing.
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how do you do your beans? I'd really like to know, because in a can they are soft and yummy and mine are more crunchy. yummy too but want that smooth texture of no crunch sometimes!
simple! best stir fry of all has 2 ingredients:
peppers & tomatoes. Clean your peppers. Just wash the outside of your tomatoes. slice them up. put them in frypan on low. They will smell amazing after a few minutes. My sons eat them before they hit the plate!
You can top them on crackers or anything. They make a good dip, make a good side dish, we've had them as main dish, too. The key I think is not seeding or taking out liquid from tomato.
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crock chicken:
wash your chicken (or do whatever you're comfortable with). I use organic chicken - it tastes WAY better than anything else.
fill crock 1/2 way with water. Put it on low (unless you have a really slow, slow cooker, then put it on high.) if you have a 1/2 day, or put it on high until it boils then put it on low for an hour.
Use everything! The skin is full of vitamins too. use broth for cooking (I freeze in 1cup increments but you can freeze it for a single soup recipe too!)
the meat will fall off bone - I put it on top of things like the stir fry above.
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spanish rice
soak your rice and beans 3 days, rinsing daily just once.
this will give you more nutrition in your dish!
hugs, the baby is up,
M.