Comments on: The Plastic Bag Omelet – Day 78: Eating Well On $1 A Day http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/ A guide that shows you how to save money on groceries with grocery coupons Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Coupon Crocodile http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-68080 Coupon Crocodile Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:24:44 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-68080 So wish I had read this months ago. You can toally make an omelet (ala the Egg Mc Muffin) in the microwave. Do the same thing in a small microwave safe bowl. Eggs, mix with a fork and add in any seasons and extras if you feel like it. Pop that puppy in the microwave for a minute or so until it is cooked in the center. I also suggest, now that you are not doing this experiemnt, that you buy a crockpot. For someone who likes food but is not a big fan of cooking it, the crockpot will be your new kitchen bff. She will forever feed you healthy meals with nearly no effort on your end. Enjoy! KK http://preppypinkcrocodile.blogspot.com So wish I had read this months ago. You can toally make an omelet (ala the Egg Mc Muffin) in the microwave. Do the same thing in a small microwave safe bowl. Eggs, mix with a fork and add in any seasons and extras if you feel like it. Pop that puppy in the microwave for a minute or so until it is cooked in the center.

I also suggest, now that you are not doing this experiemnt, that you buy a crockpot. For someone who likes food but is not a big fan of cooking it, the crockpot will be your new kitchen bff. She will forever feed you healthy meals with nearly no effort on your end.

Enjoy!
KK
http://preppypinkcrocodile.blogspot.com

]]> By: James http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-61458 James Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:11:56 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-61458 I did a little more looking on that same website and found the correct bags. These ones are approved for submersion in boiling water! http://www.packitgourmet.com/Boilable-Bags-p479.html I did a little more looking on that same website and found the correct bags. These ones are approved for submersion in boiling water!
http://www.packitgourmet.com/Boilable-Bags-p479.html

]]> By: Eating Well On $1 A Day - Grocery Coupon Guide http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-58089 Eating Well On $1 A Day - Grocery Coupon Guide Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-58089 [...] Condiments From Restaurants? Day 76: Cooking Rebellion Day 77: Recovering From Cooking Rebellion Day 78: The Plastic Bag Omelet **It’s Hard Giving Money Back To A Store – CVS Step By Step MoneyMaker Day 79: Maturity [...] [...] Condiments From Restaurants? Day 76: Cooking Rebellion Day 77: Recovering From Cooking Rebellion Day 78: The Plastic Bag Omelet **It’s Hard Giving Money Back To A Store – CVS Step By Step MoneyMaker Day 79: Maturity [...]

]]> By: Kelli M http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57762 Kelli M Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:34:30 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57762 Rather than trying to make an omelet, why not make a scramble? Saute the veggies, add eggs in the skillet, scramble, and then add the cheese on the top to melt while it finishes cooking. Rather than trying to make an omelet, why not make a scramble? Saute the veggies, add eggs in the skillet, scramble, and then add the cheese on the top to melt while it finishes cooking.

]]> By: Kelsey http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57391 Kelsey Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:19:31 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57391 A daily e-newsletter I subscribe to (and cookbook I own), Hungry Girl, has several recipes for Egg Mugs, similar to those suggesting to cook them in a glass bowl in the microwave. http://hungry-girl.com/hgsearch.php?keyword=egg%20mug Just make sure to spray the mug with cooking spray (or wipe it down with olive oil/butter) before you cook it, or it's a pain to clean. I also tend to cook it for 10 or so seconds less than recommended so it isn't too dry. Lots of great ideas for leftover cut veggies and whatever you have on hand. A daily e-newsletter I subscribe to (and cookbook I own), Hungry Girl, has several recipes for Egg Mugs, similar to those suggesting to cook them in a glass bowl in the microwave. http://hungry-girl.com/hgsearch.php?keyword=egg%20mug

Just make sure to spray the mug with cooking spray (or wipe it down with olive oil/butter) before you cook it, or it’s a pain to clean. I also tend to cook it for 10 or so seconds less than recommended so it isn’t too dry. Lots of great ideas for leftover cut veggies and whatever you have on hand.

]]> By: Lucy http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57388 Lucy Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:13:39 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57388 I should point out that a variant on this has been done for ages. We call them "coddled eggs" and there is a (non-plastic-bag) utensil for making them. It's a little screw-top porcelain container that one cracks the egg into, then adds whatever one was going to add. The lid has a little loop on top, so that you can fish it out of the pot of boiling water. Egg Coddlers are harder to find these days (and probably tougher to find in the States than up here in Canada) since they're currently out of fashion. I have three, including one big enough for two eggs at once (with stuff.) Note: people online seem to think that one can only cook one's eggs lightly in one of these. Bullcrap. We hard-cook ours. Let the water boil. It works. I should point out that a variant on this has been done for ages. We call them “coddled eggs” and there is a (non-plastic-bag) utensil for making them. It’s a little screw-top porcelain container that one cracks the egg into, then adds whatever one was going to add. The lid has a little loop on top, so that you can fish it out of the pot of boiling water. Egg Coddlers are harder to find these days (and probably tougher to find in the States than up here in Canada) since they’re currently out of fashion. I have three, including one big enough for two eggs at once (with stuff.)

Note: people online seem to think that one can only cook one’s eggs lightly in one of these. Bullcrap. We hard-cook ours. Let the water boil. It works.

]]> By: jeffrey http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57200 jeffrey Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:33:23 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57200 @Jill B, ha - yes that whole "reasonable" thing is pretty ironic coming from someone eating on $1 a day ;) @Jill B,

ha – yes that whole “reasonable” thing is pretty ironic coming from someone eating on $1 a day ;)

]]> By: Jill B http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57199 Jill B Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:18:21 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57199 Drat, that DID look fun until you went and got reasonable on us. Thanks, though. For both. Drat, that DID look fun until you went and got reasonable on us. Thanks, though. For both.

]]> By: pannonica http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57176 pannonica Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:35:24 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57176 Ted, I believe the cooking method you're referring to is <em>sous vide,</em> which requires vacuum-sealed bags but not a pressure cooker. A quick internet search will return any number of sites and descriptions. It involves a submerging the food in water that's kept a constant, low temperature, which allows it to (a) not be overcooked and (b) prolong the "ready" time. A special electric cooker is available, but it's hundreds of dollars. A clever and inexpensive alternative is to use an insulated cooler, which I <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/04/cook-your-meat-in-a-beer-cooler-the-worlds-best-sous-vide-hack.html" rel="nofollow">read about</a> a few months ago. Unfortunately this solution works better for cooking meat (low temperature) rather than vegetables (high temperature). Ted, I believe the cooking method you’re referring to is sous vide, which requires vacuum-sealed bags but not a pressure cooker.

A quick internet search will return any number of sites and descriptions. It involves a submerging the food in water that’s kept a constant, low temperature, which allows it to (a) not be overcooked and (b) prolong the “ready” time. A special electric cooker is available, but it’s hundreds of dollars. A clever and inexpensive alternative is to use an insulated cooler, which I read about a few months ago. Unfortunately this solution works better for cooking meat (low temperature) rather than vegetables (high temperature).

]]> By: asu http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/the-plastic-bag-omelet-day-78-eating-well-on-1-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-57155 asu Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:40:51 +0000 http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/?p=4792#comment-57155 The bag is really a funny experiment, but it is much simpler to grease the pan with some oil instead of wasting plastic bags and water! :D The bag is really a funny experiment, but it is much simpler to grease the pan with some oil instead of wasting plastic bags and water! :D

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