Eggy-Nest Syndrome

Eggs in A Nest

from Barbara Kingsolver's Book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

serves 2

1 cups uncooked brown rice

Olive oil – a few tbsp

1/2 medium onion, chopped, and

2 cloves garlic

2 thin carrots, chopped

4 cup dried tomatoes, chopped

1 really large bunch of chard, coarsely chopped

smoked paprika

red pepper flakes

salt and pepper

4 eggs

1. Cook rice with 2 cups water in a covered pot while other ingredients are being prepared.

2. Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil in a wide skillet until lightly golden.

3. Add and sauté for a few more minutes, adding just enough water to rehydrate the tomatoes.

4. Add chopped chard, mix with other vegetables and cover pan for a few minutes. Spice it up with red pepper flakes, a dash of smoked paprika, salt and pepper.

5. Uncover, stir well, then use the back of a spoon to make depressions in the cooked leaves, circling the pan like numbers on a clock.

6. Break an egg into each depression, being careful to keep yolks whole. Cover pan again and allow eggs to poach for 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on the eggs. Remove from heat and serve over rice.

It's time to get baked....if you're oatmeal

Baked Oatmeal

Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus more for coating baking dish
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup walnuts or almonds, toasted and chopped
1/3 cup fine-grain natural cane sugar
1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
2 cups milk
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 1/2 cups huckleberries, blueberries, or mixed berries
Maple syrup, for drizzling

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. Combine the oats, half the nuts, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
3. In another bowl, whisk the milk, egg, half the butter, and the vanilla.
4. Arrange bananas in a single layer on the bottom of the coated baking dish. Sprinkle with two-thirds of the berries, then cover with the oat mixture.
5. Slowly drizzle milk mixture over the oats. Gently tap dish on a work surface to distribute liquid.
6. Scatter remaining berries and nuts across the top.
7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top is nicely golden and the oat mixture has set.

Let cool slightly. Drizzle with remaining melted butter and maple syrup.

We make a big batch at the beginning of the week and cut off pieces throughout the week for breakfast. Just heat it up in the micro and drizzle on your maple syrup.