Today is the last day of February. I think that it is safe to say that the blog, after its first full month has been consistent and productive. I will confess that I like to take standard dishes and give them a bit of a twist. This morning I decided to do a twist on steak and eggs. We had made some shredded beef sandwiches on Saturday night from our meal exchange and had a bunch of leftovers. I decided to use some of this shredded beef and one of the rolls from Saturday nights meal to have my own little steak and eggs. In an effort to reduce the carb intake I cut out the middle section of the roll by making two cuts along the length of the bun to leave me with three slices. I spread a thin layer of butter on the bun slices and placed them in the hot pan with my egg.
After assembling the sandwich on my plate I took a cereal bowl and placed it over the top of the sandwich to melt the cheese. I knew if I melted the cheese while the egg was still in the pan my egg would over cook. The cover to melt technique is one I learned from Betty Crocker back in college. Betty sure knows how to cook!!
The final twist to the morning was to take some bake sweet potato and dice it up. That went into a hot pan with a little butter to brown up and heat up. Really, what is steak without some potatoes? The moral of the story is that you do not have to stick with your standard dishes. Stretch your cooking wings and go for something different. It is fun to take a standard dish and give it your own twist. I think you will like it.
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