I recently learned that a Frittata is an Italian omelette that reminds me of a quiche sans the crust. The wonderful thing about making this dish is that it's really easy and doesn't take much time at all because you can use whatever leftover ingredients you have. It's almost like making a pizza, but even easier! And you don't have to worry about carbs or starch.
Ingredients
Olive Oil
6 Free-Range Eggs
Your favorite type of grated cheese
Your leftover whatever vegetables (broccoli shown here)
Optional
Avocados
Take a look at what you have in your refrigerator. What do you like to eat? What would go great together? A few nights before, I had sauteed some broccoli using soy sauce and some cayenne pepper. I decided to use it in the Frittata.
Preheat oven at 400º. If your vegetables/ingredients are not chopped, please start by chopping. Crack the eggs into a bowl. Take a fork and whisk until mixed well. Pour eggs into a well-oiled pan. Sprinkle ingredients, add cheese, salt and pepper for taste. Turn to high heat until and cook until cheese is melted and eggs are nearly cooked through. Place pan in oven and cook for another 10-15 minutes. Once you see a browned edge and it looks as though it has cooked through, take it out of the oven.
Using a plastic or rubber spatula, lift the Frittata out of the pan and onto a plate. Slice like a pizza. Optional: top with avocado. Yummy, good for you, and quick!!
I've officially left my hiatus away from cooking. :) My new job was taking up most of my time and... frankly I was running out of ideas for new recipes! I decided to post an Omelette recipe because it's one of the easiest meals to make. It's yummy and healthy, especially for those of you who are trying to cut back on starch and increase your protein intake.
Ingredients
3 Organic Cage-Free Eggs
Handful of Chopped Cilantro
1/4 of an Onion, sliced
1/4 of a Tomato, sliced
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Optional
1/4 of Julienned Zucchini
Shredded Swiss Cheese
Start off by chopping and slicing all of your vegetables and cilantro. Crack all 3 eggs into a bowl and mix well with a fork. Place a layer of Olive Oil in a non-stick pan. Once heated pour the egg mixture into the pan. Let the eggs cook until yellow-ish. Crumble shredded cheese (optional) onto egg. Next sprinkle handful of onion, tomato, zucchini and cilantro. It's like making a pizza! Add dashes of salt and pepper to taste.
Let the egg cook some more. Once the pan-side of the egg turns brownish... carefully fold the egg in half with a spatula. Make sure the pan is oiled enough, otherwise the egg layer will break. Cook a little more if you like the eggs well done. Top off with cilantro when serving.
You can make a million variations of omelettes using different ingredients. Try it with spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and mozzarella! Or asparagus, mushrooms, and some feta! It's yummy and super easy!
I made crepes for dinner this weekend. Even though it does take a little while to prepare, it's completely worth it. Crepes are extremely versatile because you can make sweet desserts or salty breakfasts. I took the crepe recipe from All Recipes.com. It's not vegan, however, there is a vegan version available as well. I'm going to try that this week and post a comparison. Thanks to guest chef Steve for helping me make this.
Now for the traditional crepe. Here's the recipe I used.
Required: 2 Eggs, 1 Cup of Soy Creamer (or just regular milk), 2/3 Cup All-purpose Flour, 1 Pinch Salt, 1 1/2 Tsp of Canola Oil
You can use milk if you don't have soy milk. Combine all of the required ingredients into a mixing bowl. I don't have a blender so I used a hand mixer, you could probably use a whisk too. Make sure you circle the bowl so that you can get the sides as well. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and place in the fridge. You're supposed to let the mix sit. On All Recipe it says to place the bowl in the fridge for an hour. But, I think you could probably let it sit while you make the ingredients to go inside the crepe.
For the filling I used spinach, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and mozzarella cheese. Chop all ingredients including spinach. Use 1 Tbsp of canola oil. Sauté garlic, onions, and mushrooms first. Stir. Place cheese in next. Make sure the cheese starts to melt before throwing in the spinach. Toss in the spinach. Let it cook. Stir. Throw some salt in for taste. If the sauté is too watery you can use a little corn starch. The cheese may be enough to make it clump together.
Heat a well oiled skillet. On medium heat pour about 1/4 cup of the crepe mix into the pan. Make sure you coat a larger area of the pan. Enough to create a good sized crepe. Cook 2-5 minutes until golden brown. Turn once.
Place the filling in the crepe and fold in half. Serve. MMM!
I recently learned that a Frittata is an Italian omelette that reminds me of a quiche sans the crust. The wonderful thing about making this dish is that it's really easy and doesn't take much time at all because you can use whatever leftover ingredients you have. It's almost like making a pizza, but even easier! And you don't have to worry about carbs or starch.
