Eggplant Omelet

I stopped by my local produce shop today and picked up an onion, eggplant, and some bananas.  I love living a 5 minute walk away from a great little shop.  I had not cooked anything with eggplant in a while.  So after looking through my refrigerator, I decided to make omelets for dinner.

preparation time 10 minutes
cooking time about 15 minutes
makes 2 omelets

Ingredients:

1 small eggplant
1 broccoli floret
1 small onion
1/2 tomato diced
a little butter
oil
1/2 cup grated cheese
3 eggs
salt and pepper to taste

Directions: 

Dice onion and saute in pan with oil.  Then chop up eggplant, add to pan.  Thinly cut the broccoli and add to pan.  Saute until tender, about 8 minutes.

Crack eggs and put in a small bowl.  Whisk with a fork until smooth.  Set aside.

In another small pan, add butter and half the egg mixture.  Once one side is set, flip over and add the veggies and cheese.  Fold in half and cook until done.  Turn and cook the other half.  Top with cheese.  Do the same thing with the rest of the eggs and veggie mixture.  Enjoy!

German Eis Coffee

German Eis Coffee

Last weekend I went to a cute cafe and joined a few friends as we said farewell to a sweet friend of ours who is moving back to the States. Since it was hot, I decided to order Eis Coffee. I had never had German eis (ice cream) coffee before and was not sure what it would be like. It was yummy! Today I made some at home.  Here's how to make German Eis Coffee.  It is perfect on a hot summer day.

Ingredients/Directions:

Mug of fresh coffee
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Add whip cream on top (optional)

Drink with a straw.  As the eis (ice cream) melts, it will get sweet.  If it's not cold enough for you, you can add an ice cube or two.  Enjoy!

Easy Veggie Scrambled Egg Wrap

Last night I didn't feel like cooking but I also knew it would take too long for take-out to be delivered.  So I decided to make some veggie scrambled eggs.  They turned out really good.  This is an easy way to get your child(ren) to eat zucchini.

Prep Time: about 5 minutes
Cook Time: about 5 minutes

Total Time: About 10 minutes.

Servings: 2-3

Ingredients:

4 eggs

1 zucchini grated

1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated

1-2 tomatoes diced

4 whole wheat tortillas

Directions:

Dice the tomatoes and set aside. Grate zucchini and cheese.  Crack the eggs in a bowl (or straight in the skillet) and stir.  Pour the egg mixture into the pan.  Cook about 1 minute.  Then add the zucchini.  Stir and cook a few more minutes.  When it is almost done add the cheese.  Cook until done.  Heat the tortillas in another skillet or in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds.  Fill the tortillas with the egg mixture and add the diced tomatoes.  Fold over and serve warm.

You can also serve these with chips, sliced avocados (or guacamole), and hot sauce. 

**If your child is old enough, have him/her grate the zucchini and cheese.**  

Quick and Easy Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

My son loves blueberry muffins. Sadly I usually use a box mix which has a lot of preservatives.  One thing that is lacking in America is cooking and baking from scratch. Cooking used to be something that you learned growing up, now with so many good restaurants, fast foods places, and over packed schedules, busy parents are not taking the time to teach their children how to cook. I learned some baking from my grandmother but it was mainly special treats such as cookies, fudge, pies, and cakes.  As I'm learning to bake and cook more nutritious foods, I am constantly searching for recipes that don't take much more time than opening a box and added a few things.  

I got the base of this recipe from cooks.com, which I posted at the bottom. Overall the original recipe was good but my son didn't care for it.  So I made a few modifications and the recipe below turned out great.  It takes me 5-10 minutes to mix and put in the muffin pan.  And that time included searching for things like my baking powder.  I use frozen organic blueberries that I let thaw while I mixed the batter.  I estimated the honey because honey is so sticky and I like to minimize my mess.  If you're looking for a healthy blueberry muffin recipe, give this one a try!  

Prep Time: about 10 minutes
Cook Time: about 15-20 minutes

Total Time: About 25-30 minutes.

Servings: 17 muffins

Ingredients:

1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. honey
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. blueberries

1/4 c. wheat germ (optional)

2 tbs. flax seed (optional)
1/4 c. sugar (optional)

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray pan or line muffin pan with muffin cups. Beat egg; stir in milk and oil. Mix in remaining ingredients except blueberries just until flour is moistened.  Then add blueberries, batter should be lumpy. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown (mine were done in about 17 minutes). Makes about 17 muffins.

Original Recipe from cooks.com

1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. honey
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. blueberries

Follow the directions above.  Makes 12 muffins.