Crispy Herb Potatoes

ingredients:
- cilantro
- garlic - lots of it
- salt and pepper to taste
- yellow or white onions
- green peppers
- hot sauce
- safflower oil (or other high heat oil)
- potatoes (some kind of white potato)

directions:
- slice the potatoes thinly into rounds
- put safflower oil into cast iron pan or other large pan.
- add potatoes, ideally your pan is large enough so there are only two layers of potatoes.
- cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until they start to soften
- chop up the green pepper and onion and then add them
- cook more until these are brown and the potatoes are soft and somewhat crispy
- then add the garlic (finely chopped) for about 5 minutes and
- add the cilantro (chopped)
- add salt and pepper to taste
- serve hot with hot sauce on the side.

a trick to this recipe is to boil the potatoes beforehand, this will significantly decrease the cook time in the cast iron pan and can be done the night before.

Gouda Basil Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:
- chopped basil
- shredded gouda cheese (or any cheese)
- salt
- fresh pepper
- eggs
- extra virgin olive oil
- optional: milk or cream to make the eggs fluffier

how to make scrambled eggs:
- crack eggs into a bowl and whip it vigorously with a whisk or a fork, making sure that you whip it in large circles which allows air to "enter"
- coat skillet or non-stick pan with oil
- coat pan with eggs, top with cheese
- allow the egg mixture to sit in pan until you see bubbling (don't overcook and let it solidify)
- then fold the egg mixture, one good way to do this is to push the mixture towards the middle (this creates big fluffy pieces of eggs)
- add salt and pepper to taste
- top with basil