Scrambled Eggs, Sausages & Hash Browns

Today was supposed to be a waffle wednesday. But it didn't happen.

Ok, ok, I'm a little bitter about it not happening, but I have to admit that I had pretty fantastic meal anyways: scrambled eggs, sausages and hash browns.

You can tell I was feeling sorry for myself...because I ate all five of those lovely sausages!

The meal was easy to make, the sausages were re-heated, and the hash browns were just grated pre-cooked potatoes fried with salt, butter and garlic powder. The scrambled eggs were the crowning glory.

Simple to Spectacular will always be a well loved book of mine, because it was where I found this fantastic recipe:

5 eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons of butter
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all of the ingredients in a fry pan a cook at medium-high heat whisking constantly, but not whipping the eggs. If the eggs stick to the bottom of the pan, take the pan off of the heat, whisk until the eggs "unstick" and then replace on the heat.

The eggs will clump like curds as they cook, and when they have a consistency like oatmeal you will know that they are done (8-10 minutes cooking time). DO NOT OVERCOOK!

Seriously the best scrambled egg recipe. Thanks Jean-Georges Vongerichten & Mark Bittman :)

Blackberry & Pear Pie

You read that right folks, blackberry and pear pie! It's FANTASTIC! (in case you were wondering) And when my hopes were dashed for a blackberry and apple pie, pear seemed like the next best option.

Here we go:
4 large, ripe Bartlett pears, peeled and thinly slice
1 1/2 cups fresh, or frozen blackberries, sliced in half
1 cup organic evaporated cane juice sugar (or granulated white sugar)
1 teaspoon of fresh lemon zest
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
2 pie crusts, pre-made

We ran into our first problem when we couldn't find a bowl big enough...solution? A POT!

So, once we had enough room to mix everything together, we continued on with the preparations..

..we added some lemon zest!

..and finished putting together all of the ingredients. Yeah, the flour wasn't fully stirred into the mix when the photo was taken. It will look better further down, I promise!

Here is the top pie crust getting rolled out..

...and here is how it looks on the pie! See, I told you the mixture looks better once it's all mixed in!

And finally, the finished pie! ...yeah it tasted as good as it looks. :)

A big thanks to Eliza Domestica for this recipe  Her blog was were I got this recipe from, Google is great like that. Check out the link bellow:

http://www.elizadomestica.com/recipes/dessert-recipes/blackberry-pear-pie-recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's February, how the time does fly...

This past Sunday (Feb 3 super bowl Sunday, the day the Baltimore Ravens kicked butt!), five friends and I decided to bake, watch a movie and hang out before watching the game. We baked chocolate chip cookies, ate pie, and watched The Sound of Music (LOVE Julie Andrews!).

The recipe we used was that original recipe that this blog was partially named after: Chocolate Chip Cookies, from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book. 

In a bowl combine:
2/3 c. butter, margerine, or vegetable oil1/2 c. white sugar1/2 c. packed brown sugar1 egg1 tsp vanilla
In a second bowl combine:
1 1/2 c. flour1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1/2 chopped nuts (optional)1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
(for a softer rounder cookie add 1/4 c. more of flour)

Combine the two bowls. (Pre)Heat oven to 375' and drop dough about 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 min or until delicately browned.

Makes 4-5 dozen 2" delicious cookies. :)