Shirred Eggs with Spinach

I got this recipe from our local farmers' market and made it for breakfast.  It was really good, and super easy.  Ry happily ate 2!!  And uses spinach that is super yummy in farmers' markets these days.


Ingredients
Olive oil spray
1 1/2 cups chopped spinach
4 large eggs
2 tbsp heavy cream
Salt and Pepper
Paprika, for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  
2. Coat inside of four 6 oz ramekins generously with olive oil spray and place in a baking dish (for easy transport in and out of the oven).  
3. Put about 1/3 cup spinach in each and crack an egg into each ramekin over the spinach.
4. Drizzle 1/2 tbsp cream over each egg and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
5. Bake until egg whites are firm and yolks are as runny or firm as desired - 12-16 minutes and serve. 

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

I've been searching for a good enchilada recipe.  This one is pretty yummy!  I modified it a bit from this one at a blog I enjoy.  I'm too lazy to wrap up each tortilla, so I make it a layered bake!

Ingredients
1 can Rotel/Roasted tomatoes with chiles
1 can Hatch green chiles (can omit if you want less spicy)
1 can Hatch green chile enchilada sauce
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
10 corn tortillas, cut into sixths
8 ounces cheese, grated (whatever blend you like, I used a Mexican blend)

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Add Rotel, chiles, sauce and chicken in saucepan.
3. Simmer over medium-low for 15 minutes.
4. Grease 13x9 pan.
5. Place a bit of sauce on bottom of pan.
6. Top with 2 1/2 tortillas, a quarter of the sauce and a quarter of the cheese.
7. Repeat 3 more times.
8. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes until browned and serve.

week 2...

of our farmhouse delivery!  yum!   I didn't think I would like it soo much!  Such variety and such fresh taste. made kale chips tonight (sorry, forgot to take a picture) and have had our fill of yummy salads!

This weeks bushel includes spinach, mixed greens, radishes, green onions, strawberries, carrots, beets, kale, oranges, grapefruit, asparagus, and thyme!

Food Inc.

A little over a week ago, Ryan and I watched Food, Inc.  If you haven't seen it, I would highly encourage it.  It discussed how our food has changed over the past 50 years, who is behind how it is raised, grown, and sold and how it is affecting us as a culture.  Ryan says I've been talking like a reformed smoker, telling everyone I know about it.  But it has changed me.  Truly has.  I think it is kinda neat that the post I wrote the day before was how I was leaning to a more holistic, natural way, sustainable way to feed my family.  And this book has given me the motivation.  It will be on pbs on April 21, so no need to rent it.  You can find more info here. 

So, the focus of this blog may change a little.  I'm trying to buy most of my food from the farmer's market and the csa that we belong to.  And my recipes will reflect that.

More to come.  Sorry for the tardiness in posting, with a sick son the last couple weeks I haven't been trying enough new recipes and/or forgotten to take photos!

where our food comes from...

I've been trying to be a more cognizant of where our food comes from.  We've been purchasing our meat from the Raising 5 Cattle Company out of Granger.  It has been great to have beef right on hand, since we purchase 1/4 of a calf at a time.  That has lasted us around a year, but maybe less this year...  Now I need to find a good place to find chicken and other meats.  Suggestions?

We have also grown veggies in our garden, which we started last year.  This month we decided to buy more local produce, and Tessa found Farmhouse Delivery.  They obtain fruit and veggies from several local farms and deliver them to your house either weekly or every other week.  Today we had our first delivery!  Yea!

We have grapefruit, green onions, lettuce, broccoli, beets, avocados, green garlic, carrots and turnip greens.  Some items I don't cook with very often (turnip greens and beets), so it will be fun incorporating them to our diet!