Weekend cooking: Zingerman’s guide to good eating
One of the first weekend cooking posts I read was by Caite where she talked about Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating
Indeed, the book is a very comprehensive guide to various types of food. It tells you everything about it, where it comes from, how it is grown/produced/made and how to tell the good from the bad. The book is well structured and comes with a lot of background info in neat little boxes and sidebars. I like the whole concept of it.
The foods that are covered are:
- Oils, olives & vinegars
- Grains and rice (bread, pasta, polenta, Italian rices, Spanish rices, wild rice)
- Cheeses (Parmigiano-Reggiano, Cheddar, mountain cheeses, blue cheeses, goat cheeses)
- Meat and fish (Prosciutto, Serrano ham, salami, smoked salmon)
- Seasonings (Pepper, sea salt, saffron)
- Honey, vanilla, chocolate, tea
Every section also provides a number of recipes, some very easy, some more complicated. I am going to share an easy one that still is delicious and great “to go”.
Spanish fried egg “sandwich”
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp fruity extra virgin olive oil, preferably Spanish
- 2 large eggs
- 2 slices crusty country bread
- Fine sea salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
In a medium skillet, heat 1 tbsp of the oil over medium-high heat. Crack the eggs into the skillet. They will bubble around the edges, making them crisp. Break the yolks with a wooden spoon and spread them over the whites a little and cook until set, 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, toast the bread and brush it with the remaining olive oil.
Place 1 egg on each slice of bread and sprinkle with salt and plenty of pepper. Serve hot.
Suggestion: Wrap them and take them with you for a brown-bag lunch.
Enjoy!
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Caite at A lovely shore breeze
I love fried egg sandwiches! My mom used to make them for us. Yummy. I like Zingerman’s and try to make the trip whenever I visit my parents in northern Ohio.
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I just ate breakfast, and now I’m hungry again, lol.
I am not familar with this book, but it sounds great…I’m off to see if my library has a copy, thanks!
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I missed Caite’s post on Zingerman’s, so I’m glad you read and blogged about the book, too.
This is exactly the book I need – not simply recipes, but basic consumer information … thanks!
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This looks like a very handy book to have. I will have to find. Fried egg sandwiches are one of my favorite things to have for lunch sometimes, so I will be trying this one.
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I just love egg in anything – this sounds so good!
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That’s a great book, I have it in my collection, fun to read, and it makes me want to order a lot of things
The sandwich is simple but so good, love egg sandwiches.
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You just featured one of my husband’s favorite sandwiches. I do remember Caite talking about this book. Thanks for reminding us of it.
I think I want that book o__O Just returned from gift shopping at Oil & Vinegar and I had no idea what to pick…
And that recipe, hmm, might just make it for one of my take-to-work lunches!
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That looks like a wonderful book — I just requested it from the library!
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Don’t these have a name at diners? Easterns? Westerns?
I love fresh egg sandwiches and I have some thick sourdough bread that would be perfect. i think I’ll fix this in the morning just to start the week off! I’m not familiar with Zingerman’s but will check it out.
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