shakshuka

The temperatures here in Minnesota have not gotten out of the low-teens for a few days now, so our weekend remained pretty low-key: we watched movies, cleaned, and spent a lot of time cooking (but still did not get the Christmas decorations put away!) Besides the two-hour pot-pie-athon on Sunday, I made one of our favorite meals on Friday: Shakshuka, a spicy tomato sauce with poached eggs and feta. I originally found the recipe, of course, on Smitten Kitchen. I usually just follow the recipe if I have the ingredients around, this time however I  had an extra bell pepper and some cilantro floating around the house, so I decided to throw those in there as well.

One word of warning, three jalepenos is pretty spicy for me, especially if you let it sit and have it as leftovers another night, so either pare down the peppers, throw in extra feta to cool it down, or make room to eat it with a lot of naan... I usually opt for the extra feta and naan. Also, don't be like me and touch your eyes/nose/ chapped lips after you dice up the jalepenos. I do it every time.

I promise there are 2 poached eggs in there, it's not all feta!

You all really should really try out this recipe, it is quick, cheap, and goes perfectly with some homemade naan (also a quick (for bread) and cheap recipe).