Spinach Frittata

Frittata's are one of my favorite breakfast foods. I like to fill mine with vegatables with a hint of meat. Sorry I didn't take a picture of this one.

INGREDIENTS

8 eggs
half an onion, more or less to your liking
1 cubed baked potato
4 strips cooked bacon
1/3 cup, about, cooked and chopped spinach

METHOD

Heat 12 inch oven proof skillet. Add olive oil and onions, sautee until soft. Add potato, spinach, bacon and salt and pepper. Heat mix and add beaten eggs. I pull the edges in to let the egg mix get to the bottom of the pan. Then I move the veggies around so they are evenly spread about the pan. Bake in the oven, 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until the top of the frittata is cooked.

Eggs Benedict

We love sauce, gravy, dip, whatever you want to call it, we love it! Why not have sauce on your morning eggs?

INGREDIENTS

eggs
English muffins
ham or Canadian bacon

METHOD

Wanting to use what we had in the refrigerator we used ham instead of Canadian bacon which is called for in the original recipe. We heated the ham on the stove so all the components would be nice and warm.

You will need to poach your eggs. There are many different methods to poach an egg. Some say to add vinegar, some say not to. I do add vinegar to the water, then before slowly adding the egg I stir the water to get it going in the same direction. This helps the egg to stick to itself and not become a big mess of egg in the pan. I also try to roll the egg from top to bottom so the egg doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. How long you poach your egg for depends on how done you want it. I cook mine for about 4-5 minutes, I like the white done and the yolk runny.

Toast your English muffins, we like the Stop & Shop brand. Layer on your ham, then your poached egg. Top this with your Hollandaise sauce, enjoy immediately!


Happiness Hollandaise
from Mary Meade's Magic Recipes

INGREDIENTS

1 stick of butter
3 egg yolks
2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh if you have it)
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash of Tabasco sauce
(We buy salted butter so I don't add the salt, if you buy sweet butter add the salt.)

METHOD

Melt the butter to just bubbling, do NOT brown. Add the yolks, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce to your blender. Cover and blend together, remove the middle piece to your blender and stream in the hot butter. You want the butter to be hot, if it cools too much you will not get a nice thick sauce. I know this because that is what happend with this batch of sauce.

Kettle Fries

I almost lost the tip of my thumb making these. I began by chopping a shallot. I was using a dull knife and I thought to myself the last time I used it I should get rid of it. I didn't and the mangling of my thumb taught me a lesson, no dull knives!

INGREDIENTS

1 shallot, diced

1 clove of garlic

4 potatoes, mine were small

I diced the shallot and garlic and sauteed in the pan until soft. I "baked" the potatoes in the microwave then peeled and chopped them. I tossed them in with the shallots and garlic after adding a bit more oil to the pan. I added salt and pepper and tossed to coat the potatoes. I got a piece of tin foil and sprayed one side with vegetable oil spray. I put the foil on top of the potatoes and then put my teakettle on top of the foil. I first filled my teakettle with water, and heated it before I put it on top of the potatoes. The kettle pushed the potatoes against the pan and they got nicely browned and crispy.

Broccoli Fritatta

On Saturday mornings I like to treat myself to something yummy for breakfast. I have a habit of making fritattas for myself. I make it on Saturday then I have some left over for Sunday morning and for a quick week night meal for one if needed.





INGREDIENTS
6 eggs, beaten
1 cup chopped broccoli, I use frozen from the freezer
1 medium baked potato, I "bake" it in the microwave
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/4 cup of chopped onion
Salt & pepper to taste

METHOD
In a oven proof skillet, sautee the onion and garlic in oil until it is soft, about 5 minutes. I sprinkle the oninons and garlic with 1/2 a teaspoon of salt while they cook. Add the baked potato in cubes and the chopped broccoli. Once the mix is heated add your beaten eggs. Let the eggs set for a minute or two then pull the side of the egg mix in letting the raw egg flow out to the sides. Push the fillinf around so it is evenly distributed. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until the egg is set in the center. I keep my left overs in a ziploc bag.