Late Night Brinner

While watching the movie "No Reservations" last night with my hubby I was naturally inspired to cook. It was 10pm (we did not have dinner) and I had to whip up something fast. I decided to make a frittata. Thanks to DVR I was able to make us this lovely snack and get right back to our little date.

3 Russet potatoes chopped into 1" squares
4 Eggs
3 tbsp plain yogurt
1 tbsp Herbs De Provence
2 small handfulls of microgreen sprouts
1/4 cup of finely grated Manchego Cheese
Fleur Del Sel
Fresh Cracked pepper
Good Quality Olive Oil


Heat up a few tbsp of cooking oil in a large saute pan. Add potatoes to the pan. Season with Kosher salt and pepper. Saute until cooked through and golden brown on all sides. Once done remove from heat. Scramble eggs, yogurt, Herbs De Provence, kosher salt and pepper. Make sure potatoes are evenly spread out. Pour egg mixture over the potatoes and cook on low until almost cooked through. Sprinkly with Manchego cheese and place the whole pan in the oven under the broiler until egg is cooked and cheese is bubbly.

Toss sprouts in a bowl with good quality olive oil, Fleur Del Sel and fresh cracked pepper.

Quarter the fritatta and place one quarter on a plate top with sprouts and drizzle with a small amount of plain yogurt and serve.

Italian Sweet Potato dish...

I find myself craving this dish. A friend of mine made this for us one night and I decided to try and recreate it here at home.

Recipe:

2 Sweet potatoes cubed
1 chopped onion
3 cloves of Garlic finely chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper chopped
2 large cans of organic stewed tomatos
1 lb of pesto tortellini
grated Mozzarrella Cheese

Italian season fresh or dried
Salt and pepper


Saute onion, garlic and bell pepper until onion is translucent. Add in the sweet potatoes and stewed tomatoes. Season with Italian season, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the tortellini as directed on the package but cook only until al dente. Once the sweet potatoes are fork tender fold in the drained and cooked tortellini. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Plate and top with grated Mozzarella cheese. This makes enough for 2 family dinners and a few lunches. YUM!

This would also be good with a meat filled tortellini.