Zucchini and Mushrooms Frittata

Almost an omelette, "Frittata" is the result of eggs broken, beaten and cooked in a pan or in the oven. Simple frittata is just with onions but the options are almost infinite. Is your fridge crying empty and you have just eggs and some vegetables? Ready, done. Just a piece of salami? Then pepperoni frittata! 

If mum tells you have made a "frittata" that's another story ... it means you have messed things up and ... better to clean up before she get mad.

Let's have a look at the recipe here. I got all my stuff from kate and kimi online website http://www.kateandkimi.com/ and I loved the baby zucchini.

3 eggs

1/2 onion

10 baby zucchini or 2 big one (yellow and green)

some mushroom (as you like because you can go wrong)

a pinch of salt, pepper 

2 spoon extra virgin olive oil (or any oil you use for cooking). 

Butter works too but I like to stay more in the healthy side. A trick is to fried the onions or the garlic with a little olive oil and a couple of spoons of water. 

1. Cook separately the mushroom (I did with a piece of garlic and olive oil) till tender.

2. Cut round and sauté the zucchini (I did with garlic and oil). I like zucchini when they are still crunchy and not too soft.

3. Beat the eggs and add a pinch of salt and pepper (parsley if you have finely chopped). Season with spices if you like.

4. Fry the onions with oil and water (light version) till onions are transparent or fry till brown if you like. Add the zucchini and the mushrooms (quantity as you like) and stir for 1-2 minutes. I had more zucchini than mushroom, they were gone by the time I made the frittata.

5. Pour into the frying pan the eggs beaten and let it cook over low heat until set, shaking the pan often to stop sticking. 

6. If you are brave turn the frittata so it will be evenly cooked or cut in 4 pieces and turn every piece as I did.

Depending on how many eggs and how big is the pan you can have a thin or thick frittata. A big pan with little eggs made a thin frittata that cook more easily, a thicker one is more soft in the middle, pick you choice and do experiment.

Basic Crepes

This past week was my son Miles' birthday, and when I asked him what he wanted for his birthday he replied without hesitation, "Crepes!"
We had these with fresh strawberries and some sour cream sweetened with powdered sugar. We also surreptitiously put a little Nutella on a few of them(hey- it was his birthday after all). Bananas, peaches or raspberry jam are also favorite toppings.
You can also turn crepes into a meal by stuffing them with more savory things like ham, asparagus, and cheese.Although they take just a bit more finesse than pancakes, your patience will be well rewarded. They are delicious with both savory or sweet fillings.

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tbsp oil/butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
Desired fillings


Directions:

 Assemble ingredients:

 Add eggs to bowl.

 Beat until well combined, then add milk.

 Add oil and salt and beat until well combined.

 Slowly add flour, whisking to combine until all of the flour is incorporated.

Grease your frying pan and heat over a medium flame until hot.

Add about 1/4 cup (80ml) to the center of the pan. Rotate and swirl the pan until the batter forms a nice wide circle.


Cook 2 minutes or until the edges start to crisp a little.
Carefully turn and cook on the other side until done.

Add desired filling.








Roll up. Eat and enjoy.

Curried Egg Salad

Did you have hard boiled eggs kicking around after Easter like we did? This egg salad was the perfect way to use up a lot of those eggs that my kids had fun dying.

Ingredients:
8-10 hard boiled eggs
1/2 cup mayonaisse
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup green onions
1 tsp salt
1-1 1/2 tsp curry powder

Directions:

Remove eggs from shells.

For this recipe they don't have to look nice (like they do for deviled eggs) so I broke them in half and then used a spoon to scrape out the inside. Much easier than peeling the shell off of the egg.

Chop up the eggs into small pieces.

Place in a bowl and add mayonaisse.

Add celery and green onions.

Add curry powder and salt.

Stir together until well combined. Spread on bread for an egg salad sandwich.

Easy Omelets

My sister told me about this little trick this past summer for making omelets. Now, I wouldn't go out and buy a sandwich maker just to make these, but I happened to have been given one by a friend who returned to the States so I decided to try it out. Easiest omelets ever!

Grease your sandwich maker with cooking spray. Plug it in just before using so it doesn't get too hot.














Add two eggs to a bowl. Add a dash of salt and pepper (not shown)

Add your choice of omelet ingredients, such as tomatoes, bacon (I use crumbled Costco bacon) onions, cheese, and green peppers.

Mix well.

Pour into all compartments of the sandwich maker.

Close and cook 1 1/2 minutes then turn over. Cook 1 1/2 more minutes until done.

Enjoy!!!

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