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North African Eggs

These are from Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking. Rose loves Ramsay's cookbooks and I definitely have come around to her way of thinking. Not only are the recipes generally simple and well conceived but they always work. Someone really tested these and, the state of cookbook testing being what it is these days, I appreciate that a lot! This is essentially eggs poached in a flavorful tomato sauce. It makes a wonderful meatless meal and is a lot more filling than you would think. Gordon Ramsay suggests them for breakfast but I'm just not that adventurous in the morning. We serve them with a crusty sourdough roll and it makes a simple and exotic meal. North African Eggs Olive oil, for frying 1 onion, peeled and diced 1 red pepper, seeded and diced 1 green pepper, seeded and diced 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced 1 red chili, seeded and chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds 5 ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped (add a pinch of sugar if the tomatoes aren’t quite ripe) 4 eggs Sea s

Green Soup (Hara Shorva)

This is from Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking. She says it is India's version of cream of pea soup. But It is both more highly spiced and more delicious than a traditional pea soup. The spices lift this soup to a whole new level. With a salad and maybe a roll it is a delicious meatless meal. Green Soup 1 medium potato, peeled and roughly diced 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely chopped 5 cups chicken stock 3/4 inch cube of fresh ginger, peeled 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground cumin 5 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1/2 fresh hot green chili 10 ounces shelled green peas, fresh or frozen 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon ground roasted cumin seeds (we usually skip this step) 2/3 cup heavy cream Combine the potato, onion, chicken stock, ginger, ground coriander and ground cumin in a pot and bring to a boil. Cover and turn heat to low, simmer for 30 minutes. Fish out the cube of ginger and discard it. Add the cilantro, green