Omelette Appetizer

Andy loves to eat and helps me cook everyday. Bless his heart ❤️

Company for brunch...an omelette is perfect

Having a crowd, here is an appetizer that is savory and satisfying......my husband whipped up his favorite.

Ingredients:

8 eggs

1/4 cup grated parmesan

Salt and pepper to taste

5 slices deli ham, chopped

3 slices deli swiss cheese, chopped

3/4 cup chopped cooked potatoes (could be leftover fries, or leftover home fries)

1/4 cup roasted peppers, chopped

Chopped fresh basil leaves

Directions:

Preheat oven 350. In large bowl, beat together eggs and grated cheese. Add Salt and pepper.

Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

In 8x10 stoneware pan, place about 3 TBS olive oil to coat bottom. Place on medium heat on top of stove. Allow the oil to get nice and hot. Slowly add the egg mixture into the hot oil and allow the eggs to set. When you see that the edges are getting done, move to preheated oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes till golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Cut into squares and serve!

Buon appetite!

Serve with biscuits, croissants or nothing at all.

Let's get baking!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

1 whole thin skinned orange, remove the stem and cut in quarters. Keep the skin on the oranges.

In a clean large food processor, add the orange quarters, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, three large eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 1 tsp of orange extract, 1 tbsp of Triple Sec liqueur, optional, 2/3 cup vegetable oil.

Pulse all ingredients in the processor and then puree until mixture becomes a batter with specs of orange peel.

Add to the processor:

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Process all dry ingredients until they are entirely incorporated into the batter.

Bake in a greased and floured spring pan, using a parchment paper circle on top of the greased bottom.*

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place in the center rack of the oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.

Remove from your oven and let it cool down completely. Dust with powdered sugar or make a drizzle of 1/4 cup powdered sugar and fresh squeezed orange until thick and smooth. Pour onto the cooled fresh orange cake.

Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte (Jan)