So I've always wanted to write a book. (I've written and sold 2 novels, but they were too trashy to count)
The book I've always wanted to write was to be a space adventure with lots of violence and excitement and a religious them worked into the plot.
The book I will probably write will most likely be a cookbook.
Throughout my 8 yrs in college, and my time as a single parent, I've developed somewhat of a culinary skill. Maybe culinary is a bit strong of a word... we're not talking Cordon Bleu here... and maybe I'd change the word skill too... hmmm...
Well anyways, I just finished cooking lunch for myself (rainy days I get the day off) and it brought me back to this age old idea of writing a cookbook that was focused on giving ideas to extremely lazy people. Notably students, single men, and Anglo-Quebecers in general.
The general idea is to avoid (as much as possible) using pots and pans and dishes and cutlery.
So lunch to day was (gotta think of a name here) grilled cheese and egg on baguette.
To prepare, I looked around for what we had. I found half a dozen eggs, forgotten in the back of the fridge. (and easy place to avoid, trust me), half of a half-stale baguette, and some mozerella cheese.
I heated up a medium sized fry pan, slapped in some margerine and cracked in a couple of eggs. I over easied the eggs and busted the yolks. When the eggs were just about cooked, I sawed open the baguette and stuffed the egg in, followed by enough cheese to kill a small animal. Oh yeah, I sprinkled some spices in there too. The cute little red and yellow spices... with green bits.
More margerine on both sides of the baguette and toss the thing right into the fry pan. Squish flat as you fry, flip as needed (to avoid a big fire) and serve on a paper napkin. A plate will do fine, but then you'd have to wash it.
Darn thing was actually pretty good, and I've only 1 fry pan to wash and a knife.
A side note on spicing: spices are good. Use 'em, but smell them before you put them in your food.... just in case. This is particularily important if you share a dorm room in a college. Those might be your roomies stash and while it makes the meal that much more interesting, your roommate may very well be less than pleased.
I posted this here cause when I separated with my wife, I found (to my dismay) that I still had to eat to survive.
A good One-Pot wonder can be cooked from scratch in less than 10 minutes, with little to no preparation and preferably not involve a trip to the grocery store. Also, the less dishes you mess, the more points you get.
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