Something's wrong with me lately. Everything I touched somehow broken down or malfunctioned. The light tube fell off the ground when I tried to replace it, scratched my car rims twice, printer running out of ink, Windows froze, and the worst nightmare of all - blue screen of death.
Much energy spent on fixing and cleaning things so please allow me to write up a quick recipe instead. It also happened to be a no fuss cooking recipe. After this, I need to go lie down, take a deep breath, and recuperate.
Creamy broccoli bake using Cheddar and cream of mushroom -
Ingredients?
- 2 broccoli
- 1 can of cream of mushroom
- 1 small pack/200 grams shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup of seasoned bread crumbs (I used Japanese panko mixed with 1/2 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning instead)
How?
Preheat the oven to 260 degrees Fahrenheit.
Melt the butter and mix with seasoned bread crumbs. I used Japanese panko with 1/2 teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning instead.
Remove the fibrous layer from the broccoli stems and break into large bite size pieces. Steam for about 15 minutes.
Brush the bottom of the baking dish or casserole with oil or some melted butter to prevent sticking. Mix in 1 can of cream of mushroom with steamed broccoli.
Add in the Cheddar cheese and mix well.
Evenly pour the bread crumbs over and into the oven for 20 minutes.
It's an easy side dish recipe that goes well with seared fish fillet or rotisserie chicken. You can even serve it with simple pasta as one extra source of green veggies.
Maybe a few dashes of Tabasco if desired. I'm a sucker for spicy food, especially when it means oozing cheese with a kick.
Maybe seeing Rihanna's yellow gown at the Met Gala this year inspired this recipe?
Let's put the critics aside for the scrambled eggs-like dress, I do applause for her decision in choosing an actual Chinese designer for this year's theme - China: Through the Looking Glass. Rihanna found the designer online and the gown took two full years in the making, hand stitches in every detail, I think she's the one who truly embraced the topic of the night.
Well, I'm no expert on dresses and the whole fashion thing, but how about a buttery omelette that hitches a ride on this recent hot entertainment topic?
Buttery omelette topped with simple stir fry veggies -
Ingredients (for 1 to 2 portions)?
- 6 small eggs or 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon of drinkable water
- 6 button mushroom
- 1 small zucchini
- 1 ripe tomato
- 1/3 onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
How?
Peel and dice the onion to small cubes. Peel and chop the zucchini to small cubes. Remove the stem and seeds from the tomato, chop the remaining to smaller cubes also. Discard the very bottom stems from the mushroom and chop the remaining into smaller pieces.
Break the eggs into a big bowl, add in 1/8 teaspoon of salt and about 1/2 tablespoon of water. Beat well and set aside for later use.
Put the butter to a nonstick pan and turn to medium heat. Make sure the melted butter evenly coat the bottom of the pan. Pour in the egg mixture and gently stir the mixture to prevent any edges from browning too soon. We rather had under-cooked eggs rather than tough scrambled eggs. When the mixture looks about 60% done, transfer onto a plate and the remaining heat will continue to cook the egg mixture a little bit longer.
Clean the pan with paper towel. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan and turn to medium high heat. Add in chopped onion along with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. Cook till the onion turns translucent, add in diced zucchini and mushroom.
Give it a quick stir and cook till the zucchini and mushroom softened a little, add in diced tomatoes and smoked paprika. Mix well, taste and see if more salt is needed.
Scoop the stir fry veggies over the buttery eggs. Complete the meal with toasted bread or freshly squeezed juice!
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