Baked Eggs in Ham Cups

This is one of my favorite dishes from the GI cookbook. Tonight I made it for the third time and it tasted as good as it did the first two times. The dish is essentially egg whites with a little seasoning cooked in a nest made of ham slices. I found some great organic ham (and turkey) slices from a local farm called Rowe Farms. The deli slices are sold at my local grocery store which makes it handy to buy. If your having people over for brunch and you want to impress them be sure to serve this. Everyone will think you put a lot of work into it.

SERVED WITH: I always serve this dish with a side salad. Tonight I was organized and added a side of asparagus as well.

COOKING TIPS: Instead of using muffin tins as the recipe suggests I used my ceramic ramekins. It looks prettier and I find a muffin tin that is not completely full starts to smoke. Because of this I had to add an additional 10 minutes to the cook time for a total of 25 minutes in the oven.

RATING: 10. This dish scores a perfect 1o with me because it tastes great, it looks impressive, and it is super easy to make.

Chocolate Pudding

I was desperate for something sweet tonight. Luckily there is absolutely nothing bad for me to eat in the house so I resorted to making a dessert from the GI cookbook instead.

COOKING TIPS: It was very quick to prepare but had to sit in the fridge for about an hour before it cooled down enough to eat. This was my first time making pudding and I was surprised at how easy it was to make but unfortunately I didn't find it to be very tasty. It was more the texture that I didn't enjoy, the flavor was fine. It is worth a try if you are having an uncontrollable chocolate craving. I would have been more satisfied with a small square of dark chocolate.

RATING: 3. It's doubtful I will try it again.

Arugula and Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce

Hidden within this tomato sauce are some pretty healthy ingredients like shredded carrots and onions. To add flavor an entire bulb of garlic, roasted to perfection, and a bunch of arugula were mixed in towards the end. This dish was tasty but it didn't blow me away like last nights tilapia dish.

SERVED WITH: Of course we served the tomato sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles and served it with a side salad.

COOKING TIPS: I was not a fan of the diced tomatoes and would try using crushed tomatoes for a smoother consistency.

RATING: 6. Spaghetti is a comfort food for me so I am very picky about what it tastes like. This sauce didn't give me that warm feeling inside.