I LOVE this recipe and use it often for breakfast, lunch, dinner, anytime I am hungry and have only a little of this and a little of that in the fridge.  Change this recipe up to include your favorite vegetables and ingredients.  And, if you don’t want to include the pancetta, you can substitute ham, turkey, sausage, or no meat at all.

Vegetable Pancetta Frittata

Ingredients

3 Cups  Diced Vegetables of Choice (sliced mushrooms, diced red, green and yellow peppers, three bean salad, fresh baby spinach, grape tomatoes, zucchini)   

½ cup pancetta (Italian bacon)

½ Cup provolone, shredded

¼ Cup parmesan cheese, grated

1 Tablespoon minced fresh sage (or use 2 teaspoons of dried sage)

2 Tablespoons blended oil (half olive oil, half vegetable oil)

8 whole large eggs

¼ Cup of heavy cream

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Italian parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
2. Heat 2 Tablespoons of blended oil in a large oven safe skillet.
3. Add pancetta and vegetables to skillet, sauté until vegetables are just tender. Add sage.
4. In a mixing bowl whisk eggs, cream, cheeses, and salt and pepper together.
5. Pour egg mixture into skillet.  Incorporate ingredients so egg mixture surrounds vegetables.  Cook until sides are firm and slightly golden.
6. Place skillet in oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes until firm in center and rich golden brown in edges. Be careful when removing skillet from oven as handle is hot!
7. Transfer to serving dish and serve warm garnished with fresh Italian parsley.

Makes 4-6

Ingredients: 

10 oz ground beef

1 onion, diced

1 carrot, diced

1 potato, diced

½ cup shredded cheese of choice

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed

1 egg, beaten 

Instructions: 

1. Heat oil in a large skillet.

1. Sauté in the heated skillet the ground beef, carrots, onions, and potato until beef is fully cooked.  Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let cool.

1. Roll out puff pastry and cut into 6-inch rounds.

1. Portion the filling into the center of each round. Add a small amount of cheese.

1. Brush the rim of each pastry with egg and bring the sides up to meet in the center. Pinch the edges and shape into uniform ovals.

1. Place pastries on a prepared baking sheet and brush with remaining egg. Slit each pasty on either side of the seam to allow steam to escape while cooking.

1. Bake pasties in a 375 degree F oven for approximately 15 minutes, until golden brown.

1. Remove pasties from oven and serve warm.  Watch cheese will be very hot.

What is great about this Panini is it tastes gourmet using simple ingredients you can find in your local supermarket. 

Ingredients

Deli Sliced Smoked Turkey breast
Green Apple or Pear sliced thinly
Fresh Spinach or Arugula, washed
Bacon strips or pancetta slices
Spread able Brie or Goat Cheese
Olive oil
Texan Toast Bread or thickly sliced Italian BreadHoney Dijon Mayonnaise Dip

Instructions

Heat Panini grill or large skillet pan.Brush bread slices with olive oil. Spread cheese on bread.

This is a recipe created while visiting my best friend this past weekend.  She has a one month old baby at home and her usually super-dad husband was down for the count with a pretty bad flu.  With him quarentined to the guest room away from the baby she needed some help taking care of the baby and the sick “baby” — her husband.  For dinner options, I took her to a great supermarket that has a lot of great ingredients already prepped for you.  It definately costs a little more but is worth the time saver when you just don’t have time to chop things yourself.  We made a quick stir fry using already prepared ingredients.  Try and get long grain brown rice as it is the most nutritious. 

“Baby’s Crying” Beef Stir Fry

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

½ lb Beef, already sliced into stir fry strips

4 cups or 1-2 packages of chopped veggies of your choice

(like snow peas, red and yellow peppers, broccoli, and onions)

1 cups sliced mushrooms

2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil

1-2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

¼ cup Teriyaki Sauce

2 cups long grain brown rice, cooked

Instructions:

Cook rice according to package directions (usually 2 cups water to 1 cup rice).

Heat all oil in a wok or very large (sauté) fry pan.  Cook beef 4 minutes in oil stirring constantly.

Add vegetables and cook additional 5-7 minutes constantly stirring.  Add Teriyaki sauce and cook additional 1-2 minutes.

Serve stir fry over rice.

*Can add ¼ cup of almond or cashews if desired when adding Teriyaki sauce.