Deceptive Cooking? I'm a believer!

I learned of this book titled 'Deceptively Delicious' by Jessica Seinfeld (yes, Jerry Seinfeld's wife) where she teaches of hiding fruits and vegetables in food - it is geared toward children, but let's face it - how many of us adults are even getting enough of these necessary nutrients in our diet? I know in our house, it's not even close!!! So, I tried my first 'deceptive' recipe today, the Scrambled Eggs. Although they did not taste just like traditional eggs cooked in butter they were still great! According to the health expert that contributes to the book the added vegetable gives 19 grams of protein per serving!!

SCRAMBLED EGGS
2 large eggs
4 large egg whites
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 cup cauliflower puree
2 tablespoons grated parmesan
Pinch of salt
Nonstick cooking spray
1 teaspoon olive oil

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg whites, sour cream, cauliflower puree, Parmesan and salt.
Coat a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray, then set the pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the oil. Add the egg mixture, reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently with a silicone spatula, until the eggs are scrambled - firm but nice and moist - 2 to 3 minutes.

I personally like them a little less moist, so I cooked the eggs a bit longer. I can't wait to keep trying more of the recipes! If you want to try the same thing, buy the book - I highly recommend it! Here's a quick link right to it on Amazon.com:


For the record, some of the reviewers mentioned another book titled 'The Sneaky Chef'. While they are both fundamentally similar, Jessica's book is better. The interior is spiral bound (much better for laying it open to follow a recipe), has a lot of color pictures and she does the puree thing different as well. 'The Sneaky Chef' takes up the first 1/3 of the book with a lot of talk, I just want the puree instructions and recipes - Jessica delivers!!