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| kreativeblonde |
Posted - Apr 15 2007 : 12:20:20 PM
The other day I borrowed a cookbook from a friend. Inside was a recipe for a "ziploc omelet" Perfect, I thought, since my arm is in a cast this will solve the problem of chasing the pan around the stove. So on Saturday morning I decided to give the recipe a go....and it worked like a charm!!
The recipe is:
4 egg whites (I used 4 whole eggs)
1/2 Cup veggies or whatever you are putting in it.
You put everthing in a Ziploc, mix it up a little. Squeeze ALL the air out. Zip and put into a pot of water that's at a rolling boil for EXACTLY 13 minutes (mine took a little longer due to using the whole eggs rather than just whites. I also had tomatoes which added to the liquid factor. I just finished it off in a pan. It was much easier to manuever since it was a solid piece).
And VOILA!!!!!! An Omelet
It was darned good. Just be careful when getting it out of the bag that you don't drip water over the plate you're using or your omelet will be soggy.
I have to add though...make sure the bag is ALL THE WAY in the water rather than hanging out over the side of the pan...near the flame...like mine  |
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| Daisy |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 1:09:53 PM
Well, we have great friends so it's not as hard as 60 people may sound. But We have a huge Mexican food feast New years eve. There are usually people getting up by the time some of them are going to bed. Lots of fun activities for the kids and adults. Everyone pitches in on the food and brings their assigned foods for dinner and/or breakfast. And the best part is they clean up before they go home! You can't beat it! Like you said it's a great way to start off the New year, great friends and great food! I will admit to sheer exhaustion for a few days afterwards but while it's all happening it's so much fun you don't notice! |
| kreativeblonde |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 12:19:01 PM
Oops!!! Just remembered an important thing about the ziplocs...they have to be FREEZER bags...not the regular one's.
Tis recipe says that you can do 6-8 in one pan.
Wow! very impressive cooking for 60 Daisy! Good for you. What a nice way to start out the New Year. Good friends and good food are always a winning combination.
Thanks Mary Ann for the reminder on Plastic. I generally don't do this kind of "cooking", but it met all my needs...one hand/no pan and kept my tummy happy.
Amanda
theheadlettuce.blogspot.com |
| Alee |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 11:04:00 AM
60 houseguests?! My you are ambitious! I think I would do zip lock omelets with that many houseguest too! That must be a pretty large food bill though!
I got rid of all my non-stick pans once I found out about the Teflon issue a few years ago. I love my cast iron pans and my stainless steel.
Alee
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| Daisy |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 10:53:22 AM
We have a huge New year's party at our home every year. Last year the people who came and spent the night were close to 60 people. We do ziplock omlets the next morning as it's a great way for everyone to eat what they want and at a time they want. We just make them write their names on the baggies. We do 2 whole eggs for 11 minutes. Also any meat you add needs to be precooked.
Daisy |
| Horseyrider |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 06:55:19 AM
That's a cute idea, at least for occasional use. But it's best to not heat foods in plastic. There's pretty strong evidence that molecules of the plastic are driven into the food and ingested. Like teflon, we don't excrete it. Did you know that just about every single American has teflon in their blood? It comes from teflon pans, but also from deli food papers, fast food containers, carpeting, stain resistant treatments on furniture, etc.
I stick with plain stainless steel, cast iron, or corningware. But I'd do the ziploc thing if I had a broken arm, or if I had grandkids that needed entertainment.  |
| Buttercup |
Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 03:32:17 AM
Amanda,
how neat! You had me laughing at the tip for keeping the baggie away from the flames! Will have to clue my husband in for this, our youngest son is ALWAYS wanting omelets and only daddy can make them ! this might be a way he can learn to do it for himself since teaching him with a skillet is out of the question due to his muscle tone, so thank you for the smile and the great tip! I do so hope this last week goes quickly and you can have both arms back in full use!
Hugz!
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
| OregonGal |
Posted - Apr 15 2007 : 8:56:35 PM
me too. |
| sleepless reader |
Posted - Apr 15 2007 : 8:36:33 PM
Guess what we're going to try for breakfast? :)
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
| kreativeblonde |
Posted - Apr 15 2007 : 7:17:56 PM
It's a totally kooky way of cooking, but it actually works...and you can eat it. I'm going to try different combinations, too. Actually, I cut the original one in half and used the 2nd half in a burrito (well, it was more of a taco by the time I was done with it) along with rice and beans-really good!. I just wrapped the whole thing up and popped it in the oven for 20 mins. and ta da. Brunch mmmmmmmm
Thanks for asking. I have one more week to go. The others went by fast, so i'm hopeful this one will too. I'm itchin' to get it off 
Actually it hasn't been very itchy at all, i'm just ready to be able to use 2 hands.
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Originally posted by Alee
Amanda-
Thanks so much for the idea! That is a great tip. I will definitely have to try this next time that I am hankering for omelets! I would never have thought of doing this.
By the way Amanda, how is your arm doing? Any idea how much longer it has to be in a cast?
Alee
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 15 2007 : 6:51:30 PM
Amanda-
Thanks so much for the idea! That is a great tip. I will definitely have to try this next time that I am hankering for omelets! I would never have thought of doing this.
By the way Amanda, how is your arm doing? Any idea how much longer it has to be in a cast?
Alee
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Apr 15 2007 : 3:45:26 PM
We did this at girl's camp one year and it was fun..and you are right..it worked great! How fun. I had forgotten about this idea!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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