Live Qualitarian: Eat Well
Home made bread, getting older, sliced thin and laid on the bottom of this (restaurant supply) pan. Covered this with 1/3 cup of ricotta cheese, then layered on: sautéd onion, cooked and squeezed-dry spinach and a poblano pepper. Then added another layer of 1/3 cup of ricotta and grated Swiss
Soft-boiled, meaning firm white and runny egg yolk, should be achievable with our induction stovetop. The yolk inside should not reach a 149F, while the white has reached and maintained that for that temp for enough to set it. Sous-vide says 45 minutes to an hour, which is a long time to wait. What else can we do? …
Because my sister said she’s never had Eggs Benedict, and because she said she likes breakfast for dinner, on this winter night in January of 2026, we made Eggs Benedict. Homemade English Muffins open up and host bacon and avocado, poached eggs and Hollandaise. Using our recipe for English Muffins,
_ Poach an egg, put it onto a bowl of warm yogurt, pour warm oil that has been seasoned with some chili flakes. Mash a ripe avocado and fork some onto a piece of toast. Eat.
Whip up a crepe batter and fill … Crepe batter is easy to make in a blender or by whisk, and the recipe is basically: 1 unit of flour to 2 units of milk, started by beating 4 eggs per cup of the units (8 for a pint) and 2
Heat 3/4 of a gallon – 3 quarts because we have 3 quart jars – of new raw milk. When it reaches 180 leave for 10 to 30 minutes. Cool to 110 and pour into clean jars. Add the yougurt culture. Here it is the original yogurt – or a
Traditional French Ham & Cheese Grilled Sandwich A grilled cheese sandwich is satisfying — hot, melting and toasty. Add the sweet umami taste of salty ham to take the sandwich to another sphere of satisfaction. Then, make it in the French traditional ‘croque’ style with a Bechamel sauce as the
Stuffed with cheese and onions, these thick servings French Toast are very hearty, as served with warm squash for lunch and have the satisfying savoriness of a French Croque with the melting interior of cheese and onion. The brown exterior is sautéed apples. These slices of bread were too crusty
A Croque Monseuir is a famous French sandwich made of ham and cheese grilled to wonderful meltedness. Add an egg on top and its so great it’s called a Madame, something we just ate at a wonderful French breakfast place in Seattle – Cafe Presse, 1117 12th Ave, Seattle, WA
Soufflé is deceptively simple to make. First, get some basic cooking skills, then make a velouté, add beaten yolks, add grated cheese, pour into stiffly-beaten egg whites, mix gently and pour into a prepared soufflé dish. Bake, eat immediately. If you have the general process in your brain, you can