Frittata with potatoes and provolone

Frittata With Potatoes and Provolone

It is a shame that I skip breakfast so much. I really enjoy a big breakfast. During the week, I never seem to have time. If I get anything at all, it is usually a couple pieces of toast with butter. Often, not even that, as I hurry to rush out the door. 

Before the flood, when I lived alone, I would always plan on having a big breakfast on weekends. Unfortunately, the day would be half over before I realized I haven’t gotten around to fixing breakfast (this might be another situation where I need to be supervised). Squeeky and Camper insist that I give them their breakfast, but couldn’t care less whether I eat breakfast or not).

I remember one weekend when I forgot breakfast on Saturday. By the time I thought about it, it was afternoon and I was on my way to the grocery store. On that Sunday, however, I remembered. After I finished my newsletter, I pulled out the skillet, a potato, an onion, and started cooking. This is what I had.

Olive oil

1 small potato, sliced very thin

1 small onion, sliced very thin

Fresh ground black pepper

2 eggs, slightly beaten

Cajun seasoning

2 slices of provolone cheese

Preparation

Preheat the broiler. Heat an oven proof skillet over medium heat. Add enough olive oil to coat the bottom. Add the thinly sliced potato and cook, covered, until the potato just starts to brown. Add the thinly sliced onion, stir and cook until the onion softens. Stir to evenly distribute the potatoes and onions in the pan.

Add the eggs to the potatoes and shake the skillet to distribute the eggs evenly. Give the eggs a good heavy sprinkling of black pepper and cajun seasoning. As the bottom of the eggs begin to set, cover the potato egg mixture with provolone cheese and place the skillet under the hot broiler.

Broil the eggs until the cheese is nicely browned. Turn the Frittata (eggs, for those of you in Yorkville) over onto a plate. Give it a light dusting of cajun seasoning. 

Serving

Along with the Frittata, you want to have homemade bread, toasted and buttered. Don’t forget several slices of crisp bacon to go with your eggs. You also want a large tumbler of orange juice, along with some good dark roast coffee. For dessert, why not a big wedge of fruit pie, along with more coffee. Weekends are so much better with breakfast, I wish I would stop forgetting to make it!