Thanks for reading and discussing with me this week, Feministe-ers. I hope you’ll come by for more recipes and food discussions at www.cook-food.org.
I’m just gonna share one more thing with you, which is what I made for some friends for breakfast this morning. We were at the farmers market, but ridiculously didn’t think to buy any ingredients to make into our morning meal. And by the time we got home we were rilly hungry. This is what I put together from things that were in the house. It was inspired by something that one of my friends always special orders at our neighborhood café. That dish is a chard and asiago scramble, and she always orders it with beans instead of eggs. So I took that idea and ran with it.
All amounts are approximate, and you could use whatever vegetables you think would taste good. We had a sweet potato and also some bell pepper strips that were left over from something else. So that’s what we used.
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Breakfast Scramble
Serves 4 if you have some toast and fruit; 2 if it’s the only thing you’re eating and you’re really hungry.
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• One small sweet potato, cut into small cubes (like 1/4 inch) so they cook fast
• Half a bell pepper, chopped
• One can of black beans, drained and rinsed
• Pepper to taste
1. Heat the oil in a saucepan or large skillet over medium heat; add the garlic and salt and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the cumin, coriander, oregano and cook for a few more minutes, stirring more often.
3. Add the sweet potato and a few tablespoons of water to keep it all from burning. Stir, cover, and reduce the heat if it seems like things might burn. Cook for about 5 minutes, adjusting heat and stirring as necessary.
4. Add the bell pepper and the beans. Add more water if things are too dry, and taste it to see if you need to add more salt. Stir and cover and cook until the beans are hot and the veggies are cooked (this shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes if you cut the veggies small enough).
5. Grind some pepper over it if you want.
6. Eat and enjoy.