breakfast for dinner – Homes In Progress

Black Bean Salad

Posted on November 9, 2021 by carrienotcary

What to do with leftovers? It’s the perennial question in almost every kitchen.

I made a big bowl of black bean salad to serve as a dip along side Super Nachos and my guilty pleasure hot crab and artichoke dip. The next day the salad was staring back at me in the fridge. After numerous swipes with tortilla chips and a couple tortilla roll ups made with the salad my husband and I knew we had to figure something else out. The missing ingredient was right there in the fridge all along, eggs.

Scrambled eggs with black bean salad, served with salsa to continue the Southwestern vibe or the diner favorite, ketchup.

Of course I had to add cheese. A little bit of colby jack improves so many things.

Here’s the recipe for black bean salad. A lot of chopping but worth it!

1 red bell pepper,1 yellow pepper, and 1 orange pepper, all diced

1/2 cup red onion diced

1 can corn ( approx 15 oz) drained

1/2 tsp jarred minced garlic. ( You can also substitute 1 clove of garlic minced.)

1 tsp cilantro

1/4 cup olive oil

4 TBSP white wine vinegar

1 tsp lime juice

1 can black beans drained

In a glass bowl combine peppers, onion, corn, garlic, and cilantro. (If you put the beans in now as well it won’t make a difference)

Add olive oil, vinegar, and lime juice and toss together.

Add black beans and toss if you haven’t added them already.

Serve with tortilla chips. And the second day serve with eggs!

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by carrienotcary

Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day quite like pancakes….said no one…. until now. My daughter wanted heart shaped pancakes for dinner so I told her to make them. We used the recipe for buttermilk pancakes from the Joy of Cooking and spooned the batter into a squirt bottle and this is the yummy result.

Highly recommend for adults pairing it with Irish coffee. Of course the bacon can be enjoyed by all!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Food

Dutch baby

Posted on May 23, 2019 by carrienotcary

Minutes after coming out of the oven it begins to deflate.

Oven pancakes (or Dutch babies as they are otherwise called) are a very easy meal to put together when I am lacking ingredients, time, or both. I first had one of these almost 30 years ago in California while visiting the godparents of my travel companion. What on Earth is a Dutch baby? Are we supposed to eat it? Yes you are my friend, with powdered sugar, maple syrup, or almost any type of berry.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Take a shallow pan, I think mine might be meant for quiche, and either spray it with non stick spray like Pam or put about a tablespoon of butter in the middle of the pan and place it in the oven for a minute while the oven is preheating . I tried the butter method tonight and it was not too hard. Let’s be honest, most things taste better with butter!

Butter melted in the pan. Yes, you will need to tilt the pan back and forth, side to side and let the melted butter coat it. These things don’t just happen. Wear oven mitts please, the pan has been in the hot oven if only for a minute.

1 cup all purpose flour ( I use King Arthur)

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/4 cups of milk ( I used 1 percent because that’s what is in my fridge. Use whatever kind you happen to drink. Plain almond or soy will work as well.)

2 eggs

1/4 teaspoon salt

In a mixing bowl add the dry ingredients first and mix them together with a whisk or a fork. Add the eggs and the milk. Mix together well, scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure it all combines. The mixture will not be entirely smooth. There will be pebble size chunks and that is okay! My goal is to not leave flour at the bottom of the bowl. Pour the batter into your prepared pan and place in the preheated oven on a middle rack. Be sure to have about 2-3 inches of space between the top of the pan and the rack above. It will puff up as it bakes. Bake for 30 minutes.

Take it out after 30 minutes at 375 and you will have a yummy oven pancake ready for the toppings of your choice. While this is great warm, it’s also good straight from the fridge the next day spread with Nutella. Enjoy!