Kalens Octobris check-in 2011

[claire_chan]

It is Saturday and we want to know, how has your eating been going today? Plenty of nutrients? Enough? Happy with what you managed to down?

Be conscious of what you say so nothing turns out poorly.

Weekly Recipes: 999 things to put in an omelet

[tassosss]

Welcome to the weekly recipes post! The idea is to give folks who want to try new recipes ideas. Each week we'll have a theme chosen from the themes list on this post. If you would like to suggest a theme, comment there and I'll add it to the top of the list.

If you would like to signup to write the opening post and pick out a theme for the week because you found a really awesome recipe or you love a certain vegetable, let me know in comments what week you want and it's yours.

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Interactive recipe alert!

Since I'm a little late this weekend, let's talk omelets. Just in time for Sunday brunch!

I made my first omelet when I was 15 with no supervision. I used as my model too many fancy cooking shows where they flip the omelet over in air. I don't recommend doing that. The good news about omelets is that if you mess up folding it over, you still have delicious scrambled eggs.

Ingredients
Eggs - number depends on how big your pan is and how hungry you are, but one serving is usually 2 eggs

The basic omelet starts with eggs beaten together in a bowl. You can do just egg whites. You can add a little water or milk so they don't cook quite so fast. You can go ahead and add salt and pepper. Beat them with a fork - according to my Good HouseKeeping cookbook, over-beating the eggs makes the proteins in the whites tougher.

( The basic omelet according to me. You may want to consult a cookbook. )

So the 999 things you can add to an omelet. I'm going to need your help here because I usually just add grated cheese - cheddar or whatever I have on hand, though I like cheddar best - and maybe onions and mushrooms that I cook separately or before I do the eggs. At restaurants I love getting stacked omelets so I know there's a bunch of possibilities. I guess the next question I have for folks is what combinations do you love?

If everyone does ten do you think we could get to 999?

The List
1. Grated cheddar cheese
2. Onions - already cooked
3. Mushrooms - already cooked
4. Green peppers - chopped
5. Tomatoes - diced
6. Cream cheese - popular in Texas I hear
7. Parsley - chopped
8. Broccoli - already cooked
9. Jalapeno - already cooked
10. Spinach - already cooked
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