Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

Saturday was my parents' 28th anniversary.  It feels like just yesterday that we threw them a big 25 anniversary.  Time is really flying by.  Joe, David and I decided to make brunch for them to celebrate.  Normally it would have been dinner but Mom had to drive David to the airport to leave for vacation that night so brunch worked out much better.  To satisfy everyone's favorites we created a menu with nice variety and I think it was a success.  I know that Jason, who was away for the weekend and missed it, really liked it based on the picture message I got yesterday showing him wolfing down the leftovers!

Mom tends to go for the sweeter breakfast meals so for her I made caramelized apple cinnamon rolls with cream cheese glaze, although we kept the glaze on the side per the request from all of the men at the table.  We also had a berry salad (strawberries, raspberries and blackberries) which was great on its own but also terrific with the cream cheese glaze.  Dad is an egg man so for him we made a vegetable frittata.  We rounded the meal out with thick cut bacon and home fries because who doesn't like bacon and home fries?  To top it off and celebrate we had mango or peach bellinis (sparkling wine mixed with mango or peach nectar), yum!

Vegetable Frittata
From Colleen's Kitchen Therapy

Ingredients:
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
1/2 pint grape tomatoes, halved
8 large eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet oven proof over medium high heat.  Saute onions and peppers for 2-3 minutes, add tomatoes and continue to saute for another 2-3 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and crushed red pepper flakes.  Whisk until combined.

Pour eggs over vegetables in skillet and sprinkle cheese over egg and vegetable mixture.  Place skillet in oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes.  Remove from pan and cut into slices.  Serve immediately.

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