Linny's Kitchen

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Photo Credit: Instructables.com

This past weekend we spent the weekend with friends and I was looking for some creative and new breakfasts to try out. I came across this recipe at instructables.com and was immediately attracted to how delicious it looked and simple to make. You can mix up the stuffing to work with left overs from the night before or vegetables fresh picked from the garden or off the milk truck!

Photo Credit: Instructables.com

On instructables.com they used vine ripened tomatoes, just like the Maine's Backyard, cutting off the tops and coring out the centers. You can use the guts of the tomatoes to make fresh salsa or use in a marinade for chicken or fish.

On a lined cookie sheet or grill place the tomatoes, cored side up. You are going to fill the tomatoes with the veggies, meat and cheese. Finally you will top each tomato off with one egg.

Photo Credit: Instructables.com

Finally you cook the eggs at 425*f in an oven or on a covered grill. If you like a runny yolk cook the egg closer to 10 minutes or just until the whites have set. If you are into a firmer yolk cook the stuffed tomato for a longer time or until the yolk has turned a lighter opaque color.

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Linny's Tip - Cooking and Storing Potatoes

Potatoes should be kept in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. The ideal storage temperature is 45 to 50ºF. At these temperatures, potatoes will keep for several
weeks. But don't store potatoes in the refrigerator! When kept below 40ºF, potatoes develop a sweet taste, due to the conversion of starch to sugar. This increased sugar causes potatoes to darken when cooked. If you store potatoes at room temperature, try to use them within a week or so.

Keep potatoes away from prolonged exposure to light, which causes them to turn green. This greening causes a bitter flavor. If potatoes develop green areas or start to sprout, just trim off these areas before using.

Always add potatoes to cold water to boil. This ensures that potatoes will cook evenly throughout.

Linny's Tip: Tomatoes

Did you know tomatoes are second in consumption to potatoes!

However, there is one important thing everyone should know about tomatoes and that is how to store them. Tomatoes do not like the cold at all. In fact when you keep them in the refrigerator they will become mealy and loose their robust flavor.

Instead store them in a cool dark place with their stem side down for ripe tomatoes. For those tomatoes that a not quite ripe leave them on a sunny window sill and soon they will turn bright red and juicy ready to honor any salad or BLT!