Easy Green Fel Eggs and Ham

Skeptical of trying weirdly colored food? Rest-assured there’s nothing unnatural in this version of Fel Eggs and Ham, so you can eat all you want for breakfast (or lunch, or dinner…) and be ready to tackle the day!

Ingredients

Fel eggs:

• 4 eggs
• 4 fresh basil leaves
• pinch of salt and dash of pepper

Fel Ham:

• 2.5 lb fully-cooked turkey ham
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1-2 Tbsp olive oil

Notes

1. Using fresh basil is important to get the bright green color, so dried cannot be substituted in this. Plus the taste of fresh basil really can’t be beat.
2. You can use an actual uncooked ham if you want. I chose turkey because it’s more cost-effective.  Just keep in mind that you’ll have a longer cook time.
3. For the ham coating, a food processor is preferable, but use what you have available. If using a blender, you may need to stop several times to scrape down the sides and push the leaves to the center.
4. The olive oil measurement isn’t exact. Start with 1 Tbsp and add more if you need it to get the right consistency.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Place ham in a greased or non-stick baking dish.
3. In a blender or food processor, add 1 cup basil, 2 cups spinach, and 1 Tbsp oil. Pulse until mixture starts to come together, adding more olive oil as needed to achieve the proper consistency. You want the mixture to stick together and be thick enough to coat the ham.
4. Spoon or pour the mixture over the ham. Bake 25-30 minutes or until heated through. If using a real uncooked ham, bake 25 minutes per pound.
5. While the ham is baking, heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
6. In a blender, add 4 basil leaves, 4 eggs, salt and pepper. Blend to combine.
7. Pour egg mixture into skillet and cover. Cook 3-4 minutes.
8. Remove lid and stir to scramble. Continue cooking uncovered another 1-2 minutes or until eggs are set.  Scoop onto a plate.
9. When ham is done, slice thickly and serve alongside eggs.

Fel Ham before cooking

Green Fel Eggs

Green Fel Ham

Mmm Green Eggs and Ham

Sliced up and ready to eat!

World of Warcraft Baked Salmon

Out in the wilds of Azeroth, it doesn’t get much easier than baking some fish over an open fire. In our case we’ll be using an oven, but the result is still simply delicious.

Ingredients

• Salmon fillets (fully thawed if frozen)
• Olive oil
• Salt & pepper
• Optional: Lemon wedges and/or fresh herbs

Notes:

1. I used frozen fish that was thawed overnight in the fridge, but fresh fish would be best. 
2. You might notice some white globs of stuff on the surface of the cooked fish. It’s called albumin, and it’s coagulated protein that was pushed out of the muscle fibers as the fish cooked. It’s harmless (though gross-looking) and happens to everyone. Just scrape it off if it bothers you.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Pat fish completely dry with paper towels.
3. Rub olive oil over fish with a pastry brush or your fingertips. Just a thin coating is needed.
4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Fish cooks relatively quickly. You’ll want to cook salmon for 4-6 minutes for each 1/2 in in thickness. I cooked mine for 6 minutes total. Fish is done when easily flaked with a fork.
6. Top with a squeeze from the lemon wedges and fresh herbs like dill or thyme.

Mexican-Lime Soup

Ready for some refreshingly delicious soup? Of course you are! Chock-full of fresh vegetables, this soup balances the spice of red pepper flakes with cool and creamy avocado. Add some crunchy tortilla strips and you’ve got all sorts of goodness going on!

Hey! This recipe got moved! Why? Because it’s not World of Warcraft, that’s why. But don’t worry, you can still find it on my other blog. Happy cooking!