Eggs in a (Basket)?

Today Bean happened upon an Argentinian delicacy; grilled whole vegetables with eggs inside of them. He chose green pepper, and I tomato -- both of us love one and hate the other (can you guess which is which?).

Hollow out, crack an egg in, and plop it on the grill. We had no idea what to expect.

The tomato descended into a fit of instability, and the peppers (though they held up well) were charred inedibly.

I am glad we tried it out, but I doubt we shall ever repeat.

Spinach Pizza Repeats-a

We used this simple crust:

1 pkg yeast dissolved in 1 c. warm water

2 c. flour

2 tbsp olive oil

salt & pepper

lots of basil

oregano

After the crust rose, we rolled it out and spread it with olive oil and pesto, and then used sliced-up tomatoes instead of sauce. After covering that with spinach and diced onions, and then had to face our differences. Simon didn't want to eat some "strange-tasting" block feta cheese, so I put that on my side, and he covered his with crumbled feta (bought today) and green peppers. When I say covered, you can see that I truly mean covered.

More Couscous

A simple dish! Made of microwaved leftovers, & c.

couscous

steamed broccoli

onions

shredded Parmesan cheese

parsley

basil

salt

pepper

olive oil

(Not Quite A) Vegetable Enchilada

I visited Bee this weekend at her school, and we spent glorious hours playing celtic music with two beautiful friends. When we stopped, hunger struck, and we hurried to the dining hall. Here I snuck fresh vegetables into my bag to bring back to school with me. It's called a budget, people, and living this way is tough -- taking chances on sour milk and risking the wrath of the hawk-eyed lunch ladies. But the payoff is divine! This dinner used the vegetables deliciously.

1. Fry wheat wraps in olive oil on high heat.

2. Make a pile in the center of:

spinach

cucumbers

broccoli

green olives

green pepper

onions

feta cheese

3. Roll up and put in baking pan; cover with shredded Parmesan cheese.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or so, until cheese is melted.

They were a strangely filling meal, which I did not expect. And vegetarian! Although we are assuredly not.