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Saturday, November 28, 2009

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How to Make Scrambled Eggs - A Quick & Easy Lunch

Today's post is a 2-for-1 special. Following the discussion of the last two days, I wanted to remain on the subject of knowing who is growing and making our food, in the hopes of avoiding giant food companies like Cargill. Plus, there’s a video showing how quick and easy it can be to make a great lunch or dinner.

For my lunch yesterday, everything I ate (except for the olive oil, unrefined sea salt and fresh ground pepper) came from someone I know:

Eggs – Lani’s Farm
Broccoli rabe – My garden
Hot peppers – My garden
Cheddar cheese (from grass-fed cows) – Bobolink Dairy
Seven grain bread – Grandaisy Bakery
Purple mizuna greens – Lani’s Farm

As for constructing my quick lunch? Watch the video below to see how simple cooking can be, even for someone not confident in the kitchen.

Be sure to notice how little I cook the eggs. There is enough residual heat in the pan to allow me to turn off the flame when the eggs are only about half-cooked. The eggs—like all foods—will continue to cook in a process called carryover cooking. Understanding this concept of letting food finish cooking off the stove or out of the oven is essential to avoiding dried out and flavorless food.

Click here to watch my video.

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  • hayley's Avatar
    Posted by hayley Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:09am PDT

    scrambled eggs are a great lunch, i ate that yesterday

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  • SFgal's Avatar
    Posted by SFgal Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:55am PDT

    eggs are underrated as a perfect meal, even dinner sometimes.

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  • BeLLa's Avatar
    Posted by BeLLa Thu Oct 8, 2009 12:40pm PDT

    i agree eggs are just fine for anytime of the day, but then again this comes from the girl who can have cereal for breakfast lunch & dinner

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  • Shopper Mom's Avatar
    Posted by Shopper Mom Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:02pm PDT

    Scrambled eggs for lunch or dinner are not exactly a NEW idea.

    I grew up on egg sandwiches at dinner and have had scrambled egg lunches forever. I thought everyone had.

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  • Ashley's Avatar
    Posted by Ashley Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:18pm PDT

    I had scrambled eggs for dinner before i had to go to work. It was yummy. Mushrooms, tomatoes, and onion made it perfect for me

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  • Karen's Avatar
    Posted by Karen Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:20pm PDT

    My boyfriend adds a can of drained diced tomatoes to the eggs,then adds a little shredded chedder on top when they are cooked.They make a great lunch or dinner.

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