Sleepy Twisted Sisters G N G Breakfast Ramekin Recipes

AN ARABIC BREAKFAST

Steps:

• In a small frypan, put enough olive oil to nearly cover the bottom.
• Fry chunks of white cheese until golden on each side (but don't overdo it).
• Put along with oil onto small serving plate.
• Clean the frypan (or use another one) and use it to make Arabic style scrambled eggs.
• Place two tablespoons of olive oil in the pan along with 3 eggs and salt to taste (about 3 pinches).
• Lightly turn it with a fork (Arabic scrambled eggs aren't as scrambled as the 'normal' version) until there is no longer any egg liquid (it should only just be cooked no more).
• Put olives in a serving bowl.
• Put about 1/2 cup of zaatar in a serving bowl.
• Put 1/4 cup olive oil in a serving bowl and serve alongside zaatar.
• Cut tomatoes into wedges.
• Sprinkle small amount of salt over wedges (optional).
• Cut the ends off the cucumbers and slice each into 4 long strips.
• Put tomato wedges and cucumbers onto serving plate.
• Serve labaneh with olive oil drizzled on top.
• Serve mortadella sliced.
• Heat the Arabic bread either by using the stove top (gas ovens) and turning frequently or heating each piece in the microwave for 30 seconds (not the authentic way of doing it!) Make tea in pot as per usual but with the dried sage or mint added.
• Serve in Arabic teacups (usually small glass ones) with between 1-2 teaspoons sugar in each.
• (Note: mint needs less sugar than sage) Serve all of the above.
• The traditional way is to place a large tablecloth on the floor and eat seated on the ground.
• Eat with Arabic bread.

CUMIN POTATOES AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200°C.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix (with your hands) the potatoes, onion, cumin, cinnamon, oil, salt and pepper.
• Spread this mixture evenly in a baking dish (I use a 20 cm by 26 cm).
• Pour the crushed tomatoes and any juices over the potatoes.
• Pour water into the pan.
• Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• After this time, reduce oven temperature to 180°C, remove foil and bake an additional 30 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened.

SLEEPY TWISTED SISTER'S G-N-G BREAKFAST RAMEKIN

Steps:

• Lightly butter 2 ramekins using a pastry brush.
• Put 2 ounces flavourful mashed potatoes or seasoned fried potatoes in the bottom of the ramekins. Layer hard-boiled egg you've sliced w/your handy-dandy egg slicer over the potatoes, putting half the egg in ea ramekin. Layer ea ramekin w/a ham slice. Top ea ramekin w/1 tbsp grated cheddar cheese & garnish w/chopped fresh chives.
• Refrigerate till your DH is ready to G-N-G & train him to be ever so quiet as he nukes his breakfast & leaves for work!
• NOTE: I thot the fresh chive garnish was a really nice "extra effort" touch. :-).