I once made a comment that I wouldn't have too much to say about nutrition on my blog. Unfortunately, the more I persist on staying on this road I routinely find myself reminding my peers of one very valuable lesson. Good health (in it's physical attrition) is simply put as Work, Nutrition, and Rest. Rest is easy. Get 8hrs if and at all possible....if your body wants more....give it to it if you can afford it. Work is fun, and that's what I would prefer to talk about. Work, in and of itself is easy to define and will be the purpose of a soon, probably lengthy posting. But, I keep finding myself advising on nutritional issues more than any other.
I love to cook. I keep it simple, hopefully nutritious and tasty. I am the man who is absolutely notorious for eating damn near anything for breakfast. In my defense, since it has been drilled in my head for so long, this breakfast meal is the most valuable meal of the day, and why not? A steak and salad? Sure. Pasta in a thick and creamy sauce? Yes. Leftovers are god when you're talking breakfast. But here's the rub.....sometimes you can mix traditionally American Breakfast ingredients and some ethnic ingredients and enjoy one heck of a great meal.
The more I talk about cooking, the more I realize that this might be the area in which I am most valuable, so here's the first recipe of this blog.
huevos revela desde las páginas
(eggs revealed from the pages)
First gleaned from a Men's Health article, I found it took way too long to make. Here's a quick breakfast recipe in a modified version. This recipe is filling. This recipe of flavorful. This recipe if simple.
Remember!!!! Always experiment. Real cooking is about using a ton of ingredients sparsely, but with maximum receptiveness. We all cook for the most important crowd, our families.
Get a skillet hot (medium heat) and ready. While it is warming, take some canned black beans and remove them from the can. Put them in a strainer (or similar device) and strain thoroughly under running water. Basically...rinse the factory off. Dump the beans in a bowl, and just cover with tap water. Microwave 1-2 minutes at a time until you reach 3-4 minutes for the total cooking time. In other words, make sure they are almost, if not, soft. You're gonna mash 'em...so don't be too picky. When they come out, add a couple teaspoons of cumin and a couple of tablespoons of lime juice (I use the cheap bottle you find on the juice aisle at your local wally world) and mash with a fork until it looks like re-fried beans. T'Da!!! Super nutritious refried beans in less than 5 minutes and minus the salt and other crap that we need not want in our diets. If you're making this for 1, make sure to package half of that can of beans in water in a sealed container in the fridge..
That skillet that's been heating for a while now (since you've been doing nothing but watching the rotisserie in your microwave go round and round for the last 4 minutes) is ready to sear some small tortillas on both sides. Use flour or corn tortillas. Use either butter or olive oil. Your choice....again, it's all about what you like. I like the olive oil and corn tortilla combo. Get 'em browned on both sides and set them off to the side on a plate (2 per serving). Layer on a fair bit of those homemade refried beans (1/4 can per tortilla). Top with a fried egg on each tortilla. Add some guacamole and/or salsa...hell....go crazy with some sour cream and you've got a breakfast that will keep you from being hungry till that last night time meal. Simple. Full of fiber. Crazy amounts of protein. A warrior's meal. If you add up the $2 for beans, the $1 for eggs, tortillas and spices...this represents and $3 investments for only 2 meals. Count your bucks and please....tell me you got something better in this genre of meal.
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