Roasted Vegetables

My first time cooking and eating yellow zucchini. I love it. The yellow zucchini is the yellow one with the green stem. 

Toss everything with oil.

Ingredients

• 1 green zucchini 
• 1 yellow zucchini
• 1 yellow squash
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/2 large onion
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Dice all vegetables to about the same size
3. Lightly season vegetables with salt and pepper, then toss it with vegetable oil
4. Spread vegetables onto 2 baking tray and roast for about 45 minutes.

Never overload the tray with vegetables because you may end up steaming them.  I made that mistake before and I ended up with soggy vegetables. NEVER EVER roast mushroom because they are mostly water so you would end up with a soggy mess. I would saute the mushroom over the pan or you may want to roast them separately. 

I used very little salt for this dish because roasting them this way bring out the sweetness from the vegetables. I could eat them every week. Even though it was so hot during the summer, I still turn on the oven to roast the vegetables. I literally ran out of the kitchen each and every time I went in while the oven was on. It was worth it because I tried cooking the same vegetables over the stove but it was nowhere as good as roasting them. 

Turkey and fried egg sandwich

I had only 2 slices of turkey, way too little for a sandwich. I decided I would make a sandwich with a fried egg.

Ingredients

• 2 slices of turkey deli meat
• 1 egg
• a handful of spinach
• 2 Monterrey Jack cheese (or any melty cheese)
• 2 slices of slightly toasted bread
• Vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste

 Direction

1. While egg is frying, place one slice of cheese on one toast. 
2. Place egg on cheese, then fry the turkey on one side of the pan while wilt the spinach on the other side.
3. Place turkey on top of egg, then turkey, the remaining cheese and the other piece of toast.

I love my cast iron pan, the egg fry beautifully in it. The turkey brown and heat up in less then 1.5 minute. Before eating, I suggest that you get the sandwich in half because the yolk will run onto the plate and you can sop it up with the sandwich as you go along.  If you eat it whole, you may be wearing the yolk instead of sopping it with your sandwich.

I used 100% whole wheat bread to make this sandwich and it was very filling. I really like white bread but they don't keep you full for long so I am trying different kind of bread to keep myself fill for a few hours.