Recipes from Ingredient: Eggs
Potato Patties
I usually cook these patties when I have a leftover of mashed potatoes. They are quick and easy to prepare and great as a snack or as an accompaniment to meat dishes!
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Bread & Butter Pudding
This old-fashioned British pudding is one of my family’s preferred dessert. It’s easy, moreish and is done with ingredients usually available in your pantry!
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Puff Pastry Cheese Tart
This cheese tart is so good and so easy to prepare! I had in my fridge a block of feta cheese and other hard cheeses that needed to be used before getting spoiled. I usually use up left over cheeses in some pasta sauce but this time I decided to ...
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Eggs & Sumac – Bayd Bi Sumac
This Lebanese speciality dish is generally served for breakfast. It’s minty, garlicky and subtly enhanced by the acid taste of sumac! It’s a delight any time of the day. Young and old love it! NB: Sumac is the dried fruit of Rhus Coriaria, a small tree native to Southern Europe ...
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Spinach, Cheese & Puff Pastry Tart
It’s a classic combination of fresh or frozen spinach, white cheese (Feta, Akkawi, Nabulsi…) and hard cheese such as gruyère or cheddar. I used the Akkawi and the cheddar cheese. It’s easy to make with ready made puff pastry and it’s ideal for brunch, lunch or light dinner. The best ...
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Ramen Soup with Udon Noodles
Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup. It was invented by Momofuku Ando who was looking for cheap but decent food for the working class. The instant packaged ramen noodles that are often a staple food for students are not really healthy as they lack fibre, protein, some vitamins and minerals ...
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Kedgeree (Rice & Prawns) – Or (Rice & Roasted Butternut Squash)
Kedgeree is a British dish with Indian roots. The “Larousse Gastronomique” explains that this dish originated from a concoction of spiced lentils, rice, fried onions and ginger known as Khichiri, dating back to the 14th century and eaten across India. The early colonists developed a taste for it and over ...
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Tortilla Espanola – Spanish Omelette
This is another egg based dish, tasty, nourishing and easy to cook. Unlike the Italian frittata or the French omelette – both made with eggs and a variety of ingredients and/or vegetables – the Spanish tortilla is done with eggs and potatoes only although some regions incorporate also peppers and ...
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Zucchini and Bell Pepper Frittata (Italian egg-based dish)
Frittata is an Italian sort of unfolded omelette done with beaten eggs fried with vegetables or cheeses or meats or any other combination of ingredients. Frittata is cooked in an oven-safe skillet because, unlike the omelette, it starts on the stove top but finishes to cook in the oven. it ...
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Crêpes Suzette – French Pancakes with Orange Sauce
Sweet crêpes are one of my favourite desserts. They are easy to make and you can fill them with what ever you like. But crêpes Suzette with their sweet orange sauce are the most known dessert crêpes. They were made famous in France. The original recipe includes the use ...
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