Huevos Rancheros Frittata

I made this dish twice over the weekend. It is delish and very easy to make. It's a twist on the huevos rancheros/chorizo and eggs.

Huevos Rancheros Frittata

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
8 oz Pork Chorizo
1/2 bunch of green onions minced
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tomato diced
6 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

Mince the green onions and garlic, dice the tomatoes, and chop the cilantro and set aside.

Over medium heat in a skillet, cook the chorizo for about 5 minutes. Add, all at once, the green onions, garlic, and tomatoes. Saute with chorizo, scraping the brown bits up from the bottom of the pan with the juice from the tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, for another 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, beat the eggs and milk in a mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper to your liking and the cheese. Before adding eggs to the pan, push the chorizo/tomato mixture to the side of the pan and add butter and let it melt in the bottom of the pan. Once melted, mix with chorizo and tomatoes so that it covers the bottom of the pan. Next, pour eggs over the chorizo and tomatoes and let it cook for about 5 minutes shaking the pan like you are cooking an omelet. Take off heat and put it in the oven to bake for 10 minutes or until it is cooked and set throughout.

Serve with corn tortillas, avocado, and salsa... or whatever other accompaniment you would like.

It's been awhile

Honestly, I have no idea what I have been doing or where I've been. I haven't even been cooking all that much. Or painting at all. I did plant flowers on my deck and they look very nice. I will get a photo for you to look at.

I did cook a bit this weekend when the family came to town. And I do have a breakfast recipe to share - so don't give up on me!

It's BBQ Season and do not do....

In this month's issue of Bon Appetit they have an article called, "Let's Take it Outside! A Summer Cooking Manifesto"

I must share No.17 with all of you... it's really funny and I am on board!

"No. 17: Let's Please Never Grill Portobello Mushrooms Again.
Ad while we're banning things, how about we all agree to leave the following weekend-BBQ standards in the last century: cold fusilli salad with grilled vegetables; plain grilled chicken breasts; cheese platters going soft in the sun; crudites and dip. And no more skewers threaded with different ingredients requiring different cooking times. Those kebabs are always a disaster. Always."

Funny.

Starting Fresh

In my attempt to get me out of my cooking and, in general, creative rut - I will be cleaning out my cupboards and my fridge. I plan on creating a new pantry of great foods to have on hand and really will be trying to get rid of the junk and processed, high sodium, the high fructose corn syrup foods.

I am also going to make a serious effort at meal planning. It's been terrible how much I go to the grocery store and how much food is wasted - and how much money is wasted! If anyone has ideas, I welcome them!

GP Book Update

OK. I have started looking thru and reading the cook book by Gwenyth Paltrow. I think I might love it. There are a few variations I will make, as she doesn't eat red meat - but overall it is great and has a lot of healthy varieties. I'm really looking forward to cooking from it. It was just the cookbook I needed to help me get out of a rut. I also like that it has a section entirely devoted to breakfast. I love breakfast. But today I will be making 2 things from the book for a Mother's Day dinner for my friend. I will give my full report with photos.

I said I was going to do it... and I did

I bought it yesterday. I have no news to report to you on if it indeed is a good cookbook or not, but I will. Right off the bat, not crazy about the book cover - but I am overlooking that and not judging this book by its cover. (I know, I'm lame)

Seattle

I have lived in Seattle for 11 years now. I like it here and like any resident of this city, I wish for less rain. In the time that I have lived here, it does rain a lot but I think it has varied in amount over the years. This spring has been terrible though. Tons and tons of rain. And it has some effect over me. I don't want to do anything and I dream of living in Costa Rica or somewhere in the Caribbean...or Spain! But all of those thoughts go away when we are blessed with beautiful days.