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By: Cleaning Out The Fridge Without Wasting Food

Cleaning Out The Fridge Without Wasting Food — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:11:00 +0000

[...] main dish was a frittata, but I also cooked up a scrambled egg/sausage/cheese dish for my older son and the last of some [...]

By: BarbS

BarbS — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Thought you might be interested in Mark Bittman’s (from the NY Times) take on the frittata. He recommends more veggies and fewer eggs:

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/dining/15mini.html

Recipe:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/dining/151mrex.html

By: BarbS

BarbS — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:56:43 +0000

Yum… Frittatas… I’m considering making one for dinner

My favorite ‘use up everything in the fridge’ recipe is fried rice. I make a batch of rice early in the day, and leave it in the fridge to cool. Then at dinner time I just sauté some onions then add the rice, ginger, a bit of soy sauce, and whatever else there is… cooked meat and any kind of veggie. As an added bonus, my kids love it.

By: glenn

glenn — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:25:26 +0000

In frittata-da-vida…

Frittatas do indeed rock. For what it’s worth, I’ve been told that my frittata recipe in Ashley’s upcoming book on raising backyard chickens for eggs is “perfect.” The book will be out this Spring, and it is already available for preorder: http://www.amazon.com/Homemade-Living-Keeping-Chickens-English/dp/1600594905/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255640676&sr=1-2

The great thing about frittatas is that they really do mix with an amazing range of leftovers. A lot of people are surprised, but leftover pasta is actually a great addition to any frittata. Practically any pasta dish will work well. It’s a very handy way to get an extra meal out of a little leftover pasta.

Recently I made a really yummy frittata out of vegetarian chili and jack cheese. The possibilities are endless.

Some other favorite additions are herbs de Provence, tortillas (you would be surprised), leftover seafood, lox, capers, zucchini slices, onions, peppers, tomato slices, fresh herbs (whole basil leaves look really cool in it), smoked trout, olives, cheese (feta is great), spinach, sauteed dandelion greens, sliced potatoes, chimichurri, and pesto.

I usually cook it in the pan then top it off in the broiler to finish cooking the top so that the bottom doesn’t overcook. I then let it cool down for a minute and invert it onto a platter, then I invert it onto another platter to turn it right-side up again. I find that a pizza wheel is the easiest way to cut it into wedges.

When we have company, I usually make a couple different kinds so that there are options to please everybody’s palate.

By: Maddy

Maddy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:31:45 +0000

Ha Ha! When I first read the title of this post…I read it as Hanukkah Fritatta! Quite a different recipe, I’m sure. ; )
Fritattas are an excellent way to be frugal. Good idea…the kind of idea that keeps me returning to your blog!
Another idea: if you lay down a pie crust before you bake your Fritatta, then you’ve got yourself a QUICHE. Fancy Shmancy! Pie crust can be made out of stuff like bread crumbs, potato, crackers…and other things you don’t want wasted.

By: Jinger

Jinger — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:06:32 +0000

I”m going to try it! We also love, love your curried lime chicken satay over rice.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:01:30 +0000

Pasta is another great way to use up extra bits of leftover food – start with garlic, onions and add any veggies you like and/or some meat then a can of diced tomatoes. Mix in the pasta and sprinkle on some cheese. I’m betting the concept probably work with other starches too – calzone? pizza? potato medley?

By: Bellen

Bellen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:57:07 +0000

I’ve been making frittatas for about 30 years since having them in Sicily. I’ve never used more than one skillet, emptying the potatoes & onions into a bowl. I’ve also never baked it in the oven. On top of the stove it takes me about 20-25 min start to finish. To get the cheese to melt I cover the skillet with a lid. Rubbery egg dishes usually mean it has been cooked at too high a temperature.

By: Kristen@The Frugal Girl

Kristen@The Frugal Girl — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:12:47 +0000

If only my husband liked eggs. Alas, he does not. Neither will he eat beans.

His tastes are not very frugal. lol

I do feed eggs and beans to the kids and myself, though.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:36:27 +0000

Finally tried the black bean burgers after cooking dried black beans in the crockpot a few days back. Had about half the batch left- perfect amount for 8 burgers. They were delicious, and the best part is there are 6 in the freezer for an easy lunch. A lot cheaper than prepackaged veggie burgers!

The frittata sounds great- it’s another way to use up leftovers- I tend to do scrambles but this sounds better.