Contemplations and Ruminations

This is a really simple sandwich, and of course it's gonna taste as good as it sounds... I mean it's ham and egg and what's not to love there. Makes a nice Sunday brunch with a glass of iced tea. So getting started, saute some sliced onions... till they get that brownish caramelized tint. Then heat the ham slices, till they give off a nice smell... Here the onions are nicely browned and supple... Chop up the ham and add it to this. Now let's start layering the bread. I have used wheat bread here and no, I have no buttered it, you can if you want to though. And the onion and ham mix onto the bread. Then top it with some chopped capsicum and sliced eggs. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper... Scrape some cheddar cheese over this. I had cheese slices at home so I chopped that up and added it here above the egg and placed it in the small toaster oven. You could place it in the microwave too for a few minutes until the cheese melts. The cheese has melted, I used only half a sl...

Was in the mood to bake something yesterday and I didn't want anything sweet... so figured scones would be the best choice and they were. Ingredients All purpose Flour: 200gms Baking Powder: 2 1/2 teaspoons A pinch of salt Sugar: 4 or 5 tablespoons Cold Butter: 50 gms Milk: about a cup Dried fruits like currants, apricots or prunes. Getting started, sieve the flour, with the baking powder, salt and sugar. Now cut your cold butter into tiny cubes and drop them into the flour. Gently using your fingertips break the butter into the flour... you'll get a coarse texture. Now add your dried fruits and mix it in the flour. I had only prunes at the moment, so chopped them up and added to the flour. With a long spoon slowly stir the flour as you add in the milk. Stir till everything is combined and you'll get a messy sticky dough. Dump this sticky dough onto a floured surface and knead it using a little flour till it forms a smooth dough on the outside. Be careful to knead ve...