Recipes on Shared Bits

Italian Seasoned Omelette

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Updated 2026-09-03

1 - Introduction

In April 2023, I watched a recipe video on the Cooking Everyday YouTube channel. The video was titled 1 Tomato with 3 Eggs and is pretty much an omelette. I made the recipe later and the taste reminded me of eating pizza.

I don’t typically buy fresh tomatoes, so I didn’t want to have to run to the store to buy a tomato every time I wanted to make the recipe. Therefore, I came up with the idea of using ketchup, pasta sauce, or salsa as a replacement. I also came up with the idea of adding an herb blend that gave the recipe an Italian flavor. I modified the recipe a little bit more for my taste and the result was this recipe.

Creamy Chili Lime Dip, Salad Dressing, or Baked Potato Topping

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-01

01. - Introduction

I was watching YouTube videos about two years ago and a suggested video caught my eye; oven roasted chili lime garbanzo beans. I decided I wanted to try the recipe, so I purchased a can of garbanzo beans from Wegmans and chili lime seasoning from Trader Joe’s .

I didn’t think much of the recipe and it definitely wasn’t better than popcorn in my opinion. I also didn’t like the chili lime seasoning I purchased from Trader Joe’s. The chili lime seasoning from Trader Joe’s was very bland. Any chili seasoning should have a little bit of a kick to it in my opinion.

Sauteed Mushrooms & Onion

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Updated 2026-09-11

1 - Introduction

In the past whenever I used onion in a recipe, I usually didn’t use the whole onion. I would wrap the leftover onion in plastic wrap twice, place it in a plastic food storage container, and then place the container in the refrigerator. The storage technique helps to prevent the transfer of onion odor in the refrigerator. I would tell my wife that there was leftover onion in the refrigerator and that she could use it if she wanted. However, I usually had to end up throwing the onion away, which I hated because that was food going to waste. However, I couldn’t think of a way to use the leftover onion.

Gluten Free Oat Bread

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-16

1 - Introduction

Just over three years ago, I watched a video on the Fy Nyth YouTube channel. In the video, Ariel McGlothin mentioned a gluten free oat bread recipe that she planned to do a video of in the future.

At the time, I was buying Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White gluten free bread from Walmart . The bread was just okay, the loaves were very small, and the bread was quite pricey; $5.99 per loaf and that was three years ago.

Japanese Seasoned Loose Meat Hamburger

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Updated 2026-09-11

1 - Introduction

In March 2022, I was reminiscing about a dish I had one time when I was in Tokyo, Japan. I was in the military at the time stationed at a base about an hour train ride from Tokyo, but I don’t remember why I was in Tokyo.

I got off at a train stop and I began walking around. I was hungry and I saw a restaurant with a caricature of a steaming bowl. The smell eminating from the restaurant was delightful, so I decided to go in. The restaurant served what I ended up calling Japanese beef bowl; thinly sliced beef in some kind of flavorful sauce over a bed of rice and topped with a fried egg. The dish was delicious.

Five Ingredient Lower Oxalate Trail Mix

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-01

01 - Introduction

In January 2023, I suffered the third kidney stone of my life and less than 4 years after my second kidney stone . I had to give up eating a number of snack foods which were high in oxalate content .

I began eating dried, sliced cranberries, raisins, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and walnuts as a snack, mixing one dried fruit with one of the seeds or walnuts. I also use the same dried fruit, seeds, and walnuts in another recipe that I make (future blog post). Thinking about the other recipe, I came up with an easy-to-make trail mix recipe in May 2023 that is healthy, tasty, and low in oxalate content.

Short Bits 2023

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-18

01 - Discovered Two New Cereals (2023-03-08)

In early February, I went shopping at Whole Foods Market and I decided to check out the cereal aisle to see if there were any new cereal offerings.

I began experiencing symptoms of my third kidney stone in January, so I had decided to start a low oxalate diet . Some of the cereals I had been eating have ingredients that are high in oxalates according to the Oxalate Counts Android app (no longer available); e.g. amaranth, buckwheat flour, chocolate, cornmeal, peanut butter, and quinoa. Therefore, I desired to replace the cereals containing high oxalate ingredients with cereals that have lower or no oxalate ingredients.

Homemade Yogurt Using Milk and Probiotic Capsules

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-02

01 - Introduction

In April 2022, I watched a video on the Mary’s Nest YouTube channel about making your own yogurt . I had just successfully made my first batch of ghee , so I was intrigued about being able to make my own yogurt as well.

I consume a lot of yogurt; currently about 6 quarts a month. I eat yogurt mixed with fruit preserves as part of my breakfast on a daily basis. I also have a few bread recipes that call for yogurt. Lastly, I use yogurt as a dip, salad dressing, and baked potato topping .

Creamy BBQ Dip, Salad Dressing, or Baked Potato Topping

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-01

Introduction

In the past, I used hummus and sometimes oil-based salad dressings as a dip for carrot and celery sticks, but I kind of got tired of both options. I also desired to use a yogurt-based salad dressing versus an oil-based salad dressing when I ate a salad. I saw yogurt-based salad dressings in the produce section at a local Wegmans , but the salad dressings contained preservatives.

Early in 2020, I decided to research yogurt-based vegetable dip recipes on the Internet. I found a number of yogurt-based dip recipes, two of which I began using as a vegetable dip and also as a salad dressing:

Acorn Squash and Rice Bowl

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-16

Introduction

I began eating squash and rice again in 2019 in an effort to eat healthy, but cheaply. I was purchasing frozen cubed butternut squash, but it was tough even after heating in the microwave, making it difficult to mash.

My wife makes a kabocha squash soup, which brought back memories of my first assignment to Japan when I was a member of the U.S. Air Force . I attended a local Japanese church and after service, I would go to a local restaurant or grocery store, purchase something to eat for lunch, and then go back to the church to eat. Sometimes I would buy cooked rice with some kind of black seed sprinkled on top and what was probably steamed/boiled/baked kabocha squash, which I enjoyed.

Short Bits 2021

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-18

1 - Burned Three Times on Amazon Purchases (2021-02-08)

Image courtesy of Peter Ziegler at Pixabay

I’ve been burned three times within a four month period on purchases I’ve made on Amazon. The first incident occurred in September 2020. I purchased a 3-pack of Champion boxer style underwear. I didn’t notice that they were size medium and I usually wear a size large. The underwear were sold by a third party vendor in New York city.

Loaded Baked Potato: My Version

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-04

When I was younger, I enjoyed going out to dinner with my parents and siblings at Ponderosa Steakhouse for steak, baked potato, and salad. I always liked to put sour cream on my baked potato.

As a working adult, I began eating a baked potato for lunch. However, I learned that using plain yogurt as a replacement for sour cream was a healthier option. I began mixing in a cup of plain yogurt with the baked potato and then commenced to eat the whole thing, skin and all.