We fended for ourselves for breakfast today. As ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
atara was reheating some leftover pancakes, she mentioned that there was some cut zucchini in the fridge that I might find a use for.
I immediately wished that we also had potatoes so that I could do up a breakfast hash, but another idea came to mind when I spotted the half-a-tomato I had left from sandwiches the other day.
I grabbed one of our deeper frying pans, poured in a bit of olive oil and then cut in a whole yellow onion and let that start cooking down. While that was doing its thing, I crushed and sliced up a couple of garlic cloves, and cubed the tomato from the fridge and another whole one.
When the onions were just starting to turn transparent I tossed in the cut zucchini and covered it for a couple of minutes to let it soften. When it looked like it was getting close, I added a touch more oil and then stirred in the garlic and cooked it until it smelled really good.
While I was in the mood to use up old ingredients, I squirted in the last from our open tube of tomato paste and added a shot of each of harissa and anchovy pastes. I stirred that over medium heat for long enough to cook off the raw tomato flavour, then added the diced tomatoes.
I spiced it up with salt, pepper, a dash of nutmeg, oregano, some chilli flakes, and a good helping of chilli powder. Once those all had enough time to get to know each other, I dumped in a can of black beans - liquid and all.
Which made the whole thing a bit too soupy.
It tasted okay, but still seemed to be a bit lacking, so I poured in about 3/4 cup of frozen, mixed vegetables. When it was still a bit too soupy after that, I threw in a good handful of almond flour to help thicken it (and to try and use up the almond flour before it goes rancid).
I grated in a few tablespoons of sharp cheddar and splashed in a bit of lemon juice to finish it. I am quite pleased with the results of something that I was making up as I went.
It was even better topped with a fried egg and a side of tortilla chips.
We went out for our first real public outing in over a year and caught a baseball game last night. Since they were only letting in people who had proof of full vaccination, we decided that it was an acceptable risk.
Our team lost by a one-sided score, but it was nice to get in a night out.
atara was reheating some leftover pancakes, she mentioned that there was some cut zucchini in the fridge that I might find a use for.I immediately wished that we also had potatoes so that I could do up a breakfast hash, but another idea came to mind when I spotted the half-a-tomato I had left from sandwiches the other day.
I grabbed one of our deeper frying pans, poured in a bit of olive oil and then cut in a whole yellow onion and let that start cooking down. While that was doing its thing, I crushed and sliced up a couple of garlic cloves, and cubed the tomato from the fridge and another whole one.
When the onions were just starting to turn transparent I tossed in the cut zucchini and covered it for a couple of minutes to let it soften. When it looked like it was getting close, I added a touch more oil and then stirred in the garlic and cooked it until it smelled really good.
While I was in the mood to use up old ingredients, I squirted in the last from our open tube of tomato paste and added a shot of each of harissa and anchovy pastes. I stirred that over medium heat for long enough to cook off the raw tomato flavour, then added the diced tomatoes.
I spiced it up with salt, pepper, a dash of nutmeg, oregano, some chilli flakes, and a good helping of chilli powder. Once those all had enough time to get to know each other, I dumped in a can of black beans - liquid and all.
Which made the whole thing a bit too soupy.
It tasted okay, but still seemed to be a bit lacking, so I poured in about 3/4 cup of frozen, mixed vegetables. When it was still a bit too soupy after that, I threw in a good handful of almond flour to help thicken it (and to try and use up the almond flour before it goes rancid).
I grated in a few tablespoons of sharp cheddar and splashed in a bit of lemon juice to finish it. I am quite pleased with the results of something that I was making up as I went.
It was even better topped with a fried egg and a side of tortilla chips.
We went out for our first real public outing in over a year and caught a baseball game last night. Since they were only letting in people who had proof of full vaccination, we decided that it was an acceptable risk.
Our team lost by a one-sided score, but it was nice to get in a night out.
