A sure winner from Sensible Lessons! Looks like just the thing to knock off the morning cobwebs.

Sensible Lessons

Popeye called me the other morning.

Asked me where spinach was in my diet.

I decided to reply with this!

This is good. So good, that I didn’t even need a mid morning snack. It kept me going all morning…until 12:01!

No cheese? I know, no cheese. It really didn’t need it.

Gingered Chinese Five Spiced Eggs with Spinach

makes 1 serving

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 slices white onion
  • 1 handful of spinach, cleaned and dried
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • small pinch of Chinese Five Spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger (2 grates on the microplane)
  • 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 pinch of freshly chopped parsley
  • Salt and Pepper

Method:

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add spinach on top of the onions – cook for 30 seconds, until just beginning to wilt.

2. Scramble eggs…

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About WSW

Writer, wife, mother. Toiler in the bottomless, black, soul-sucking coal mine of domestic life. Thank God for the portable bar.

Posted on February 1, 2012, in The easy way and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.

  1. Sounds good, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of or seen this Chinese Five Spice. Can you find it at the regular ‘ol grocery store?

  2. I was actually thinking of giving this a world premier at dinner. And why not?

  3. Thanks for posting! You have to try this…it was a total chance that eggs and five spice go so well together. A great start to the morning…especially since I am trying to get away from my beloved bagel and cream cheese! Enjoy- Kat

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