Sunday, March 9, 2014

Breakfast Fritatta






I love making frittatas. It's a fantastic breakfast that is tasty & filling. You can add any combination of cheese, meat & vegetables you like. As long as your base is eggs, onion, and a flour/baking powder mixture, the sky's the limit with the different outcomes. Today, I made mine with fresh spinach and cheddar cheese.


Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 handfuls fresh spinach, chiffonade
  • 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. dried parsley
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 6 large eggs, beaten
  • 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º.
  2. Lightly coat the bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Sauté onion over medium-high heat until onion is translucent. Set aside.
  4. Combine flour, parsley, baking powder and garlic powder in medium bowl and mix well. Stir in beaten eggs.
  5. Layer spinach, onion, cheese and eggs in the baking dish. Continue layering until all ingredients are used.
  6. In same pan where you sautéed onion, melt butter. Once melted, add bread crumbs and mix well. Sprinkle on top of baking dish.
  7. Bake frittata until set, about 30 to 35 minutes
  8. Enjoy!

Pictures


Ingredients


Sautéed onion.


Chiffonade Spinach.


Starting to layer.


More layering.


Melted butter + panko bread crumbs.


Ready to go in the oven!


Finished! I used the broiler at the end to brown the bread crumbs.


Perfect serving!


Cut in half - you can see the layers!


Yummy bite!

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Corn and Pancetta Salsa



This is a recipe my Mother-in-law found, after having a wonderful dish called "Bay Scallops with Corn and Pancetta Salsa". The recipe is found here. She has made it a few times, without the scallops, as a wonderful salsa-based snack with tortilla chips. Here is the modified recipe.


Ingredients

  • 3 ounces chopped pancetta
  • 1 medium red onion, diced
  • 1/2 tablespoon jarred jalapeño slices, minced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 (16 oz.) package frozen corn, thawed
  • Salt and ground black pepper

Directions

  1. In a large skillet over medium-high, saute the pancetta until lightly browned, about 6 to 8 minutes.Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pancetta to a medium bowl.
  2. Stir in the onion, jalapeños, lemon juice, corn and cilantro.
  3. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Serve with tortilla chips.

Pictures


Ingredients.


Pancetta. Look how beautiful this meat is.


Ready to chop.


Chopped!


Beautifully cooked!


Everything mixed and ready to eat!


Close-up. It's so colorful!


Serve on tortilla chips.