No More Holiday Recipies!!!

Please. No more.

No more gingerbread cookies, or egg nog or Buche de Noels! It's not even Christmas yet and I'm already tired of seasonal dishes! No hams! No turkeys! No pies! I'm inundated daily with scores of emails about holiday recipes and decorating. Oh GOD, please save me from Martha Stewart's 20 Best Cookies to Give as Gifts! Now there's nothing wrong with getting into the culinary holiday spirit. I'm just over it! I've wrapped my prezzies, decked the halls and I'm ready to cook simple things again.

Which brings me to the insanely easy Rice Bowl! A yummy recipe my friend Matt made for me a while ago. All it involves is rice, fish and eggs topped with whatever bits and bobs your heart desires. For this one we used fancy-pants black rice, mahi mahi, Nomi Nori Furikaki Rice Seasoning (which is just a blend of seaweed, sugar, spices and sesame seeds you can get at most supermarkets) eggs, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, green onions, a bit of coriander and the ubiquitous - at least in our household - Sriracha. It's a colorful and forgiving recipe since you can mash it all up in the bowl before you stuff your face, but I like my fish tender and my yolks runny. Add or subtract any ingredient you like and use any fish that can hold up to a pan-searing.

Just cook your rice (I use a rice cooker so I can do the rest while its bubbling away) and gather your ingredients:

Melt a little butter in the pan when the rice is almost done and cook your fish to your liking:

When the fish is done wrap it in some foil and set aside on a plate so it doesn't get cold. Then put two eggs in the fish pan and season them lightly. You may want to wipe out the pan or add more butter before you drop the eggs in there depending on how dry it is or if there are fish bits left in there. (I like getting the little brown bits in the eggs. More flavor!)

Chop up your coriander and green onions quickly while the eggs are cooking:

Put your rice in a bowl and top with the rice seasoning and then the fish:

Top with the eggs, fried how you like them, and add a good sprinkling of the coriander and green onions. Then all that's left is the hoisin, soy and Sriracha to taste.

Taa daaaa! Pretty, right? All that's left to do is mix it all up and and chomp it on down. It's pretty healthy too, assuming you don't drown it in butter and salt. You could use NoYolks if cholesterol is an issue as well. Bon appetit!