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Meatless Monday with Baked Eggs and Ratatouille
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Baked Egg with Ratatouille
Bonjour et bienvenue . Welcome (back) to the blog and thanks for taking the time to stop by on another Meatless Monday. We at Planet Forward took the pledge to support this great movement because it promotes green living by choosing to go meatless one day per week in support of personal and planetary health. A small sacrifice for a big reward.
Today we have a delicious baked egg and ratatouille recipe that celebrates spring and the plethora of local, seasonal and fresh produce that is becoming readily available. This classic French dish comes courtesy of Chef Eric Ripert’s PBS show Avec Eric. Chef Ripert’s is the three Michelin star owner of the famed French restaurant Le Bernardin in New York City. You might also know him from his numerous appearances on the hit Bravo reality series Top Chef. Now, let’s head into the kitchen and get cooking.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, cut into ½-inch dice
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into ½-inch dice
- 1 banana pepper, seeded and cut into ½-inch dice
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 tomatoes, seeded and cut into ½-inch dice
- 2 small zucchini, cut into ½-inch dice
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into ½-inch dice
- 8 eggs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup julienned fresh basil
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Special equipment: 4 6-inch cocottes/ramekins or other ceramic heat-resistant cookery
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As part of our continuing series reviewing eco-friendly television and film, The Green Screen takes a look at Bravo’s popular reality TV show Top Chef. Yes, even reality TV can be eco-friendly and I wanted to give a shout out to one of my personal favorites.
Top Chef features host and head judge Tom Colicchio as an intimidating yet charismatic mentor. Along with co-host Padma Lakshmi and my other favorite judge, Gail Simmons, Top Chef fascinates you with culinary skill and lures you in with food you can only look at and not taste. The show’s format involves chefs from around the world competing to become Top Chef with an contestant eliminated each episode if their food doesn’t make the grade. And even though you can’t taste the food, it’s clear from Judges feedback that these Chefs are talented.
So how are they eco-friendly? Well, Top Chef contestants often cook with sustainable foods and always shop with reusable bags. Viewers of the show know the format – they cook in a mini-challenge and then head to the elimination challenge where they are given a budget to shop for ingredients. Every time they shop for food, they fill up their groceries in reusable bags. After their food has been prepared, tasted and evaluated, the Chefs head to judges table to determine who will be eliminated. Unlike most reality TV, Top Chef is not a popularity contest, they are assessed based on cooking skills only, not personality. If you haven’t seen it, you really should tune in – it’s reality TV at its finest.
Top Chef takes it a step further since contestants often cook with sustainable foods from a sustainable farm. Read More→
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