Sock Ladies: Chili Egg Puff

why a recipe blog? there are already so many.

Kathy has inspired us all to be more efficient at meal planning. Most of us wish we were better at it. There are probably thousands of cooking and recipe blogs out there, but ours will be geared toward simple dishes that most kids will eat. In addition to posting recipes and whatever else we feel like, sometimes we'll also be posting our weekly menus on the sidebar in case someone is in the inevitable "tell me what to make for dinner" mood.

This blog isn't going to be intense, and don't expect anything but a bunch of twenty-something moms jabbering about their own experiences and favorite recipes, but it's going to be an effort that hopefully helps us learn how to feed our families without going crazy and broke at the same time.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Chili Egg Puff

Wow, it's been more than a year since a new recipe has been added! Let me start up the fun again...don't let the name of this dish fool you. The "chili" in the eggs is a green diced chili and is (of course) completely optional.

Chili Egg Puff

Ingredients:
10 eggs
1/2 C unsifted unbleached flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
24 oz (2 C) small curd cottage cheese
1 # shredded monterey jack cheese
1/2 C butter
8 oz (1 small can) diced green chilis
Ham, sausage, bacon, or any other delectable addition of your choice.

Instructions:

Best eggs until light and lemon colored. Add remaining ingredients except chilis (and the optional ingredients mentioned above). Blend until smooth. Stir in the chilis and the optional ingredients. Pour into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until top is browned and the center is firm. Let it set for 10 minutes to continue to set. This makes 12 good size pieces so I cut it in half for out little family of 3.

If cooking more than one pan at a time in the oven, increasing cooking time by about 30 minutes and add approx. 25 degrees to the oven temp.

This dish has been a Christmas tradition in our family since I can remember and now we do it every Christmas morning with my own family. Yummy!

The Real Story - as told by Stephanie

It was my sophomore year in college, and my friend Rae and I were living in the hole-est of all apartment complexes in Provo, Utah - Cinnamon Tree. It was right next door to Arby's, across the street from Taco Bell, and kitty-corner to McDonalds. Ummmmm, let's just say I didn't LOSE any weight that semester. Anyway, we had one roommate who was bestowed with the strongest vocal chords in the history of man, which were probably further developed by her participation in the BYU ROTC. She was SO LOUD. I don't think it was physically possible for her to talk below a shouting level, and certainly she has never whispered in her life.

So one EARLY morning she was outside our bedroom in the hallway at the sink, getting ready for the day. She was talking and laughing with someone (possibly herself, because I wouldn't put that past her), and her voice was practically shaking the apartment because of how loud she was being. Rae and I were both lying in our beds, trying to ignore the ridiculousness that was our roommate, but I know we were both wide awake, incredulous at what we were experiencing. How is one person THAT LOUD? All the time!?

Finally I couldn't take it anymore, but since I'm not a confrontational person I did the only thing I could think to do: I called upon a sock. In the middle of the darkness of our bedroom I said, "please let a sock come down from heaven and go into her mouth." It might be something where you had to be there, but in the wee hours of the morn we both burst into laughter at the thought.

Since then, socks from "above" have been called upon in many instances... when we want to avoid housework, need a break from our kids, and more importantly, need dinner to be made for us. And with that, some of my friends and I have started another blog (why not??) to help with dinner ideas and other good recipes. We know they're good because we've tried them. If one of us hasn't tried them, they don't go on the blog. Some of them are healthy, some of them are not, and very few of them are gourmet, but ALL of them are easy and delicious.

Sock Ladies

why a recipe blog? there are already so many.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Chili Egg Puff

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