Put It in an Omelette!

2011-11-06T21:14:00.001-07:00

SCENTSY PARTY!!!!

2011-02-07T09:50:00.001-07:00

YAY!! I am hosting a scentsy party this week! Just a one time, online party to help out my friend Jessica! SO... if you need some more Scentsy smells, or you have never checked it out before, GO NOW!!! Click JOEE"S PARTY on the right there, and shop!

Of course, I would be happy to field any questions you have!

https://jessburford.scentsy.us/Home

Remember.. click JOEES PARTY!!!

Under the Sea Omelet!

2011-02-01T10:06:00.000-07:00

Never mind that I am 864.3 miles from the nearest ocean. No Sir, that is not going to stop ME from enjoying a little seafood now and again. I love LOVE seafood. I very much miss the "fresh" fish I could get in my old hometown, but there are definitely substitutes that more than satisfy my craving.

And of course, the apology. I know it's been a long time. I have been on my maiden voyage of weight loss, healthy living and all that jazz. It's been easier than I thought it would be, but a challenge just the same. I may not be presenting a decadent omelet any time soon, but I promise whatever I post is going to be noms.

Moving on...

Under the Sea Omelet

tilapia fillet
imitation crab
zucchini
green onion
salsa
olive oil
chili powder
Basic Omelet

Prepare your fillet if you haven't already (I baked mine last night.) Heat up about 1 tsp oil in pan and chop up your onion and zucchini. Slice/break up desired amount of crab and fish. Throw it all in the pan, add a little black pepper and chili powder and saute for a few minutes, stirring frequently. You don't want to make anything mushy! Just warm it up and draw out the flavors. Set aside. Prepare basic omelet, flip, stuff, fold and top with salsa. Grab your scuba gear and go noms.

Fresh, fresh, and a little fake.

Not a saute, but a warm up I say!

So hard to find good help these days..

Umm HELLO? A little help here?

This may come as a shock, but this is around 300 calories.

Gorgeous.

My Review:

Absolutely fantastic. I won't lie, I did wish there was some cheese or some sort of high fat creamy sauce to go along with this, but that's just the fat girl in me. The flavor was outstanding, with the green onion really drawing out the delicate flavor of the fish. The salsa and chili powder added just enough spicy. I will be making this at least once a week, provided I have the ingredients!

Chili Cheese Omelet

2011-01-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

The simplicity of this omelet is really what makes it to special to me. For those of you who were already concerned about my sanity, please disregard the following diatribe: This omelet in particular floods me with emotion. It reminds me of growing up. Just me and my Mom, on our own. She was essentially a single Mom just doing her best to raise her daughter. And much like we go through now, there were days when money was tight and food was scarce. You did the best you could with what you had. My Mom had this amazing ability to create the most delicious food with practically nothing on hand... and this omelet was one of my absolute favorites. A can of chili, a little cheese and a few eggs and we ate like queens. I love you Mom! Thanks for doing all you did!!!

Chili Cheese Omelet

chili
cheese
Basic Omelet

Whip up the omelet, throw it in the pan. Warm up chili and cheese. Stuff, fold, noms. Make a memory with your kids today!

Just some leftover Hormel and a little shredded cheese!

Found this in the back of my fridge! NICE!

Ooohhhh.. a little sloppy Joee!

I shed a little tear...

My Review:

Well if you read the beginning then I need not even review it. You already know how I feel about this omelet. I really liked the addition of the nacho cheese, a little extra spice is always nice!

"I'll Have the #3" Omelet.

2011-01-14T09:33:00.000-07:00

Super sized. Hold the pickles. And the onions. And the mayo. And the lettuce. And the tomato. In fact, just mash it all up, throw it in an omelet and call it good. Very, very good.

I'll have the #3 Omelet

Ingredients:

Leftover cheeseburger (or turkey burger!)
Leftover Tater tots
American Cheese
Ketchup
Mustard
Basic Omelet

Throw the chop down on your burger. Smash up the tots. Throw in the microwave. Start burning that omelet and when you have flipped that sucker, toss a few slices of cheese down and stuff it to the gills. Fold, plate, squirt some ketchup and mustard on it. Wrap it up in some parchment paper, throw it in a paper sack. Get in your car, drive to the nearest parking lot and then NOMS, dropping everything on your lap and all over your seat. You forgot the napkins, so use your kids sweater in the back seat to clean up your mess. You are thirsty. You realize someone forgot your soda. Drive back home and demand it, free of charge. Put the lid on wrong so when you pick it up it pulls off dropping the entire cup onto your floorboard, on your dash, and into the little crevices not even microscopic soda eating bacteria can fit into. Curse loudly. Run back in the house to change your clothes. Throw a towel on the wet seat and go on about your day.

One of these things look a little out of place!

Your entire daily value of calories on one plate!

Eye SEE YOU!!!

I put too much milk in the mix.. see the edges, how scrambly and ugly they are?

When you use too much milk this is what happens on the flip. SO close to a scramble I shivered a little.

EYE see you tooo!!!!

Nothing a little cheese can't repair though!

Like every other red-blooded American, I take my super sized #3 with a DIET Pepsi! Of course!

My review:

I have made this omelet SO many times. It is one of my absolute favorites! BUT today, thanks to a suggestion by Deniz, one of my loyal readers, I added ketchup for the first time. And some mustard too, as this is my normal burger moisture of choice. It is exactly what it had been missing all along! It was excellent.. not to surprising flavor wise... it tasted exactly as expected! But that's what I was shooting for, so GO me!

Egg roll Omelet

2011-01-13T10:07:00.000-07:00

Cheating is generally frowned upon in this society. I cheated today. It felt a little dirty. I am still deciding whether I like that feeling or not. But, in my defense, I don't really have the luxury of making a delightful Asian meal. My children and my husband would not approve. I believe that would rather starve themselves if I threw some Kung-Pao on their plate. So I kinda HAD to cheat, right? RIGHT! TOTALLY! YES!!!! Justification! HIYA!!!!

IF you had the pleasure of a Chinese food dinner last night, you of course can use any and all of the leftover's you have in your fridge. I will be jealous, it's true. But don't worry about me... I'll be fine.... *sigh*

Egg roll Omelet

Ingredients:

Egg rolls (pre-made, oven bake kind)
Sweet and Sour Sauce (the scary little packet that comes with the egg rolls)
Soy Sauce
Basic Omelet

Prepare your egg rolls according to the package directions. IF you were cool enough to make your own than I am jealous and want a recipe. When cooled enough to touch (but not cold), chop up into desired size pieces and slap into your omelet after the successful flip. Fold and drizzle with soy sauce, sweet and sour sauce, OOOH and some hot mustard if you have it. I don't. Wish I did. Bow out of respect to your creation, and NOMS.

Yep... here's the proof. I am a cheater.

Yes, Master dishwasher Everit is eating mac and cheese and hot dogs for breakfast!

Master food taster Dalton is feeling a little Asian himself!

That's how I roll...

Completely unnecessary picture of my my oven temp.

ROFL... I haz clever.

EGGROLL SMAAASH!!!

If you didn't KNOW this was an omelet, it could almost pass for an egg foo young dish.

Looks like someone shot my omelet...

My Review:

Meh. It was OK. I'm not gonna' make a stink over it. It lacked the flavor, spice, and everything I was really looking forward to. This just didn't really hit the spot like I thought it would. Stoked I get to snack on the rest of the egg rolls though!

Haute Florentine Mess Omelet

2011-01-11T10:26:00.000-07:00

Eh, you know me. I can't just call it what it is. I gotta' jazz it all up and make it sound fancier! In all actuality, this omelet is pretty stinkin' fancy. But it's a breath killer! Don't eat this omelet on the board meeting day, people. You might knock the whole room out! Of course, then you wouldn't have to fight Jim from accounting for the Everything Bagel... perhaps this could work out to your advantage?

Haute Florentine Mess Omelet

Ingredients:

chicken
spinach
Parmesan cheese
mozzarella cheese
minced garlic
Alfredo (or other) cream sauce
olive oil
Basic Omelet

Wash and pat dry your spinach. Chop into small bite size pieces. You will need a very large amount of fresh spinach to make a small amount of cooked spinach. About 1.5 cups of fresh will yield appx. 1/4 cup cooked. SEE PHOTOS FOR SPINACH QUANTITY. Warm up small pan with about 1 tsp olive oil and about 1/4 tsp. minced garlic. When garlic begins to sizzle, add spinach and stir constantly until wilted. This will happen very quickly (about 30 seconds) so don't walk away! Remove from heat and set aside. Chop up your chicken and top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Put your cream sauce in a bowl ready to warm up in the microwave. Set both aside. Begin your basic omelet (I used 3 eggs today!) and when mixed well add the spinach/garlic mixture into the eggs. Pour in hot pan and cook as normal. While cooking warm up your filling and cream sauce. Flip, stuff, fold. Top with cream sauce and a little more Parmesan, for good measure. NOMS.

WELL BLOW ME DOWN!! Agugugugugug!!!

You need very little oil and garlic to wilt your spinach.

This isn't a great pic to show the amount, but it is about 1 1/2 cups chopped up.

Wilted and ready to mix! See how much it cooks down? Spinach is CRAAAZY!

I just happened to have a leftover chicken breast from yesterday's soup. ALMOST as if I had planned it!

Beautiful contrast!

Chicken and cheese filling.

I was overzealous with the sauce measurement. I used maybe an 1/8 of this on the omelet!

Oh that's HAUTE!

Qui Bellissimo!

My Review:

What? This wasn't slow baked in an Italian restaurant for hours? Could have fooled my pallet! This was actually one of the best flavored omelets I have made to date. The garlic was bold but not overbearing. I was still able to taste each individual ingredient and enjoy their intertwining flavors. Had I been blindfolded and tried this dish there is NO way you could have convinced me it was not an actual pasta dish.

Inspiration for the spinach in this dish goes to Julie Snyder!

Some stuff I would like to share with you!

2011-01-08T09:01:00.000-07:00

Before I EVEN begin, a HUGE thank you to my readers! I am so excited about this blog, and it just warms my heart when my friends and family share it with others! I have my goals set high and all of you are really helping me get there! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

So, a few updates! If you did not know already the Blog now has it's own Facebook page! Click here : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Put-it-in-an-Omelette/182273488458719 click LIKE! And you will become a fan!

Next, I also joined Twitter! I have NO idea how to use Twitter. I am not even sure I like it. But the Blog God's judge us based on our social network following, and Twitter is vital supposedly. If you would like to follow me on Twitter my handle is @putitinanomelet

As I have mentioned before I am working hard at getting product reviews, giveaways, and other fancy things to make this place THAT much more appealing. I am fumbling to say the least... but learning as I go! The key to getting the "cool" stuff is to have a loyal and active following.... the more page views, "likes," "tweeters" and Ad clicks I have the more likely it is we I get some kick ass stuff to play with!

Finally, I have to say that my mind is REELING with ideas for some seriously awesome dishes. Keep your suggestions coming, and keep sharing your omelet's with me! I will always try to give credit to you if your idea spawned one of mine! If I forget, tell me!

Ok, enough babble. Love you all!!!

Alice in Wonderland Omelet

2011-01-07T09:48:00.000-07:00

Chasing the rabbit into the hole made Alice very hungry. The rabbit's garden offered a fresh fare. "Oh!" Alice replied, "these mushrooms look amazing!" She plucked one from the garden and nibbled on the delicate little button. As she swallowed the flavorful little fungus her head began to spin. She collapsed onto the garden bed and fell unconscious slipping into a deep dream. In this dream she was in Joee's kitchen. She immediately noticed that the dishes were unkempt and the floor was scattered with bits of crumbs and a collection of hot wheels and monster trucks. Stepping around the toys she made her way to the refrigerator. She slowly opened the door, afraid of what may jump out from the cool shelves. Much to her delight there were no spooks...just a variety of foods that she instinctively knew would make an incredible breakfast. She selected a few items and began to cook as she had never cooked before. The kitchen came to life, seemingly of its own accord! The fork whipped the eggs without her hand, the mushrooms jumped into a cool bath to rinse themselves, and the avocado split itself in two in anticipation of being sliced. She began to conduct the edibles as if they were a practiced orchestra. The scene exploded into a Fantasia. Alice's mouth began to water. When the omelet delicately floated onto the plate she reached for a utensil to sample the wares... only to wake up screaming "It is MY omelet! It is MY omelet!." She was dirty and moist from laying in the rich earth. Her hair was matted from writhing in place. A hot tear rolled down her cheek as she shivered at the memory of the omelet she never had the chance to try. Alice decided that day she would never again trespass on a rabbit's garden.

May this omelet bring your fantasies to life today!

Alice in Wonderland Omelet

Ingredients:

mushrooms
bacon
ham
Colby-jack cheese
Havarti cheese
avocado
Basic Omelet

Rinse mushrooms well. Pat dry and chop into chunks, setting a few aside for the topping.Crumble bacon, slice ham and (if needed) shred cheese. Slice avocado and set it all aside. Begin basic omelet and add the Colby-jack, ham, bacon and mushrooms. Flip and top with 1 slice Havarti cheese, sliced avocado and a few mushrooms. Noms and start trippin'!

See what Alice saw?

Avocado... noms.

Too much filling for a 2 egg omelet... but I stuffed it all in there anyway!

No wonder Alice cried! Look at this baby!

Follow Alice down the hole today...

Mom, you tell the bestest breakfast stories!

My Review:

The SHNOZBERRIES taste like SHNOZBERRIES!!! I'm not sure what kind of mushrooms I used... should my carpet be moving? Is that a blue dog using my toilet?

Alright, Lewis Carrol nonsense aside, this was AWESOME. If you noticed I did not heat the filling and I am glad I didn't. The cool mushrooms contrasted beautifully with the warm eggs. It was almost like eating a chef's salad, minus the greens of course. Now if I could get this monkey out of my ear...

Credit for this Omelet goes to SEVERAL of my readers! You know who you are! I am just sorry it took me so long to get mushrooms into the mix! Thank you for the inspiration!!

Blueberry Coffee Cake Omelet

2011-01-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

So tomorrow you could pick up some dried out, crumbly deep frozen and defrosted again natty old coffee cake from your local coffee shop. OR you could take a few extra minutes and whip up this little delight and actually ENJOY your breakfast. It''s your choice...

Blueberry Coffee Cake Omelet

Ingredients:

(omelet)
Fresh, ripe blueberries
2 eggs
dash of sugar
dash of cinnamon
dash of vanilla

(topping)
butter (softened)
brown sugar
white sugar
flour
dash of cinnamon.

Prepare your topping first. (use the photo guide below to help with measurements because I didn't pay attention!) Put softened butter in a small bowl. Add brown sugar and flour and mix together until crumbly. Dash with the cinnamon, set aside. **Note: I took a few tries to get the crumbly part right, I just kept adding little bits of flour and sugar until it was where I wanted it to be** Now, for the omelet I used my Magic Bullet. If you don't have one you may need to use a food processor or hand blender or mash up the berries by hand. Place berries,eggs. vanilla, cinnamon and sugar in bowl (or mixing device.) Blend until desired consistency, making sure your eggs are mixed well. Cook as normal, keeping in mind your omelet will brown up to a french toast kind of brown! Fold and top with your sugar crumble topping. Allow to sit for a minute or so and watch the topping melt and glaze your omelet. You can also serve open faced, like a pancake! You won't believe how good this is....

Full kitchen staff on hand for this one!

What you need!

Here is the "guide" to the crumble topping!

About this much butter (1.5 tbsp, maybe?)

Started with this much brown sugar... ended up adding at least double that.

Started with this much flour. About doubled that as well.

This is too gooey! YOU Don't want this!

THIS is what it should look like!

Cinnamon, sugar and eggs in bullet cup!

I was very generous with the blueberries (they were BOGO!)

So it looks a little bit like sewer water... so much for "blue" berries!

Arrghghg... A little chunkier than I had anticipated...

After FIRST flip. I actually had to do 3 flips total as it was rather gooey (thanks the the berry juice!)

*LAAAAALLALALALALAAAAA*

Look at those berries just bleeding with sweet juice! Oh NOMS.

My Review:

Fantastic! It reminded me of a blueberry pancake more than a coffee cake..until I hit the melty gooey brown sugary topping, then I was in heaven. those hot blueberries absolutely ooze a sweet syrup making this a decadent treat! I implore you to replace ONE pancake breakfast with this omelet!

Philly Cheese Steak Omelet

2011-01-05T09:48:00.000-07:00

I outdid myself this time! Cheese steak is one of my many weaknesses. And along with a rich taste, comes a rich history, which you can read HERE. I would have given my eye teeth to have some soft bread to go with this. But eggs were a comparable substitute. At least I keep telling myself that.

Without further ado:

Philly Cheese steak Omelet

roast beef
provolone cheese
green bell peppers
onions
Olive Oil
Basic Omelet

Chop up your peppers and onions chunky style. Saute in pan with a small amount (1/2 tsp) of olive oil and a little black pepper. You will want to do a light saute, meaning still a bit crunchy (a good guideline for this is when you start to smell it strongly its done!) Meanwhile, cut or hand shred your roast beef into thin chunky pieces. Top with provolone and set aside. When veggies are done place on top of roast beef and cheese and place in microwave. Start your omelet, and while cooking microwave your filling until the cheese is gooey and melty. On the flip, add filling and fold; top with a little more cheese, if you please!

Master food taster Dalton was awake for the omelet today! HI Dalton!!

Not too many ingredients today...don't let that fool you into thinking there is less NOMS!

Chunky veggies... just the way PA ordered.

My meat looks so good I almost thought professional snuck in!

This filling looks JUST as good out as it does in!

Just a whole lot of YES right now... yes....

If you can't appreciate this then you passed away and no one told you!

My review:

NAILED IT. Exactly the flavor I was shooting for. I think even Philly would be proud of this one! Veggies were perfect... meat was tender, cheese was melted to absolute righteousness. RAD people, just RAD.

Omelet and a Schmear

2011-01-04T09:47:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year my friends and fans!!! I am SO excited to start this one off right! And like every other 30 something Mom on the planet, I am in resolution mode big time. So there will be a few changes here for as long as health is my priority. Well a semi-priority. Maybe more of a an ideal at this point. I give myself two weeks...

Anyhoo, moving on! I will now be featuring the two egg omelet VS the three Egg omelet. Really there will be no difference in the recipe and you can adjust accordingly as well following my fail-safe tips HERE. By dropping just one egg you lose 70 calories, some cholesterol I guess and you have less room for delicious ass-enhancing filling. Every little bit helps I suppose. Not to say that I am going to do away with all the good fattening stuffs... just reduce the quantity by a little bit and add in a veggie here and there. I refuse to give up my butter though! Weight loss be damned if I can't have some butter!!!

Oh and I'm SO excited to announce that I was given a RAD gift... the Magic Bullet!! SWOON! Me and my bullet still have some courting to do, but so far I am rather impressed! I will gladly share little tips and tricks I learn along the way!

Alright enough babbling!! ONTO THE OMELET!!!

Omelet and a Schmear

Ingredients:

canned salmon
cream cheese
green bell pepper
fresh tomato
Havarti cheese
Basic Omelet

Open and drain salmon. Chop up your bell pepper and tomato according to preference. Using about tbsp cream cheese (softened) mix together thoroughly with desired amount of salmon creating a paste (I used the bullet!) Set aside. Add bell pepper to egg mixture and cook your basic omelet. On the flip, schmear your paste on the omelet and fold. Top with Havarti cheese and fresh tomato. Serve and NOMS!

All the things you need to make this beauty!

My new TOY!!

Crappy pic, but here is the basic omelet ready to mix.

Salmon Paste ready to mix.

I felt the need to post ONE more pic of the bullet magic...

Yeah well, need a little more practice getting the textures right!

This is my official 2 egg omelet pan. Just the right size!

Again, I need some practice with the bullet. Chunky monkey.

Schmeared Omelet

Schmear perfection!

My review:

I made a few rookie mistakes with this one. I really should have sauteed the bell pepper first. It complimented well, but lacked the bold flavor I love. Also, I was a little skimpy with the salmon. I was a little afraid of overwhelming the omelet with a fishy flavor and played it down to much. it fought with the cream cheese rather than flowed. And finally, although I did enjoy the fresh flavor I would most certainly include green onion next time. It was just a little too dull.

Eggnog Cheesecake Omelet (yes, really!)

2010-12-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

I know you all have been waiting FOREVER for something new... and I admit to you that I have purposely not been posting omelet's because I do not want to continue to repeat myself over and over. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so they say.

I am posting in real time, meaning, I am typing this BEFORE I have made this omelet. At this exact moment in time, I haven't a clue what this omelet will taste like, what exactly I am going to put in it, or if it will even resemble something edible at all. I am headed towards the kitchen to embark on an (assumed) unprecedented journey of (potential) omelet genius.

If I don't survive this experiment, know that I love you all.

Eggnog Cheesecake omelet

eggnog (splash)
milk (splash)
cream cheese (2 Oz)
vanilla (splash)
sugar (1 tsp)
cinnamon (dash)
nutmeg (dash)
crushed candy cane
2 eggs

First soften cream cheese in microwave and add sugar. Whip with fork until fluffy and set aside. Crack eggs into bowl and add splash of eggnog...whip then check consistency. If thick, add a splash of milk as well. Add vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon. Whip and cook as you normally would. The omelet WILL brown so don't be alarmed... cook it up proper. On the flip spoon cream cheese mixture into omelet, fold and garnish with crushed candy cane. Then NOMS. And noms you will...

No salt, no pepper...sugary happiness this morning!

Whipped up fluffy cream cheese and sugar

What will this be? What will this do?? ANTICIPATION IS KILLING MEEEE!

Mom has gone crackers this time..

So far, so good... looks ok to me!

I selected a mint chocolate candy cane.. fresh from the Christmas tree!

And then I beat the crap out of it!!!

It is cooking normally! OoOoOoOo....

Browned up like french toast! Without the toast!

Survived the flip (flipped beautifully in fact!)

Ooohhh Holy Noms! Your noms are very NOMMY!

Let this be part of your Holidays! Adopt and Omelet today!

Don't let the skinny fool you! It has flavor and plenty of it!

*Singing Choir*

MY Review:

Wow. All kinds of WOW. It is really and truly PHENOMENAL. This IS the flavor of Christmas, and nothing (and I really mean nothing) I have ever made has tasted so decadent. I must say that is it RICH, too rich to even finish. This is not a breakfast, this is a dessert to be shared with your loved ones on a cold and snowy Christmas Eve. Make this omelet and share it with your besty this Holiday Season. Make it a tradition.

THIS recipe was inspired by my friend, Angela... thank you for the awesome idea! I hope I did it justice!

I AM HEREBY CLAIMING COPY WRITE ON THIS RECIPE>>> THIS IS MY OWN CREATION AND WILL NOT TOLERATE THE FOOD NETWORK STEALING THIS!! Paula, Alton, Guy.. you hear me??? MINE!! That being said, if you would like to PRESENT this omelet, I am ready to be contacted!!!

Let's play a little game I like to call...

2010-12-09T09:28:00.000-07:00

Where Would She Put It?

So speaking hypothetically of course, if I were to NOT put in in an omelet, where would I put it? Here are some possibilities! The person(s) who guess the right answer(s) earns my love and adoration for ALL TIME!

I will post the answer tomorrow!

1.Where the sun doesn't shine
2.On toast
3.On a plane to Costa Rica with an absolutely "legitimate" passport and ID
4.In a box with a fox
5.Where the sun doesn't shine
6.The Dark side of the Moon
7.A tortilla
8.On a plate
9.In your pipe, for future smoking
10.The cat box
11.A briefcase along with small, unmarked bills
12.A Shoe
13.Wikileaks
14.Up your nose with a rubber hose
15.Out with the Dog
16.The laundry pile
17.A box with a big red bow
18.The trunk of her car
19.The trash
20.On a small unstable ferry to a tiny Island yet to be named

PLAY BALL!!!!!

Seat of my Pants Omelet

2010-12-08T10:16:00.000-07:00

I woke up starving this morning...not terribly unusual but I was craving comfort food like NO other. Tuna Casserole, specifically. Yes, I am an odd duck, and it is not out of the realm of normal for me to whip up a casserole in the wee hours of the morning. BUT Baby Dalton has had other plans since 5 am, so I didn't even get the chance to ponder breakfast until 9 am. I opened the old fridge and just started pulling out all the things that looked good, quickly cooked up this little gem and quickly scarfed it down in anticipation of yet another infant outburst. Motherhood rules.

Seat of my Pant's Omelet

Stouffers Mac and Cheese
canned chicken
celery
onions
green bell pepper
Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Basic Omelet

Chop up celery, onion and bell pepper to desired size. Place in pan, salt and pepper to taste and saute until they reach your desired consistency. Then add your chicken and saute with the veggies. When warmed, add the mac and cheese and Parmesan cheese, lower heat to medium low and allow to melt/warm up slowly. Set aside. Prepare basic omelet, add filling and fold. Sprinkle with a little more Parmesan and NOMS.

Saute your veggies and they will buy you Christmas presents! Yeah! REALLY!

The rest of the ingredients waiting patiently... GAWD I love Stouffers mac and cheese!

BGOK! BOK BOK BOK! Chicken in the pan!

I darn near lost this omelet to the evil scramble!!! am I losing my touch?

Oooh.. a little tear but no worse for the wear. NOMS.

My Review:

This was SO reminiscent of my favorite casserole I almost burst into tears when I took my first bite. I am really sorry that I keep forgetting the flavor value of celery... like an old childhood friend it brings everyone together for good times. I vow to bring celery back more often!

Manicotti Omelet

2010-12-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

Manicotti and omelet's have an awful lot in common. They are both delicious. They both have eggs as an ingredient. They are stuffable. They are aesthetically pleasing. So it is only natural to substitute one for the other. Even with this comparison I was still slightly trepidatious about this omelet... it seemed unnatural somehow. Like I was doing something naughty...and with Christmas so close I didn't want to ruin my chances for getting a Wii Fit from Santa (believe me when I tell you, I am in desperate need of anything with the word "fit" in it.) So I went against my better judgement and made this crossover dish. I hope you enjoy!

A few tips for this omelet: use fresh ingredients. Provolone cheese typically comes in slices when purchased off the shelf.. you may have to go to your deli and have them cut off a hunk so you can shred it yourself. Ricotta cheese can be substituted with a low-moisture cottage cheese as well. Also, any sauce will do... meatless or otherwise!

Manicotti Omelet

Ingredients:

Spaghetti "meat" sauce
provolone cheese (shredded)
mozzarella cheese (shredded)
Parmesan cheese (fresh/shredded)
ricotta cheese
parsley flakes
black pepper
Basic Omelet

Shred all shreddable cheeses if not already in that format. You will only need about 1 tbsp of each. Add to a microwave safe dish along with about 1/4 ricotta. Season with parsley and pepper to taste. Set aside. Start your Basic Omelet, and while cooking it warm up your cheese mixture in microwave. I suggest using short increments of time and stirring in between. Set aside and then warm up your meat sauce. On the flip, spread cheese mixture onto omelet and fold. Sprinkle another small amount of Parmesan on top, and spoon meat sauce on top of omelet. Allow to sit for a few minutes to allow cheese mixture to blend. NOMS.

A whole lotta cheese for just a tiny little omelet!

Mmmm.. fresh white dairy happiness.

The mixture is loath to spread... so be delicate!

A little extra Parm... because you can never have enough of that!

My meat sauce has brought my husband to tears before. Or maybe that was when I kicked him in the shin? Eh, no matter. It's dang good.

Ooooh... AHhhhh... Noooomssss

"I am Dalton, and I approve this omelet."

My Review:

I would gladly replace pasta with an omelet any day of the week. I thought the texture would be off-putting, but the opposite was true. The slight saltiness of the omelet made this taste almost better then the real thing. A must try...

Back to Basics... Denver Omelet!

2010-12-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

WHERE THE H-E-Double Hockey Sticks have you been JOEE? HMMM??? What's your AWESOME excuse now? Alien invasion? Spending quality time with your toaster? YES all of those thing! Ummm... herm... ehhh.. *ahem*.. sure!! Actually, I am a Mom (yes, they let me reproduce!) and not JUST a Mom... a Mom to 3 boys. I don't think I need further explain.. that pretty much says it all! OK OK... maybe I was just a TEENSY bit over the omelet? No need for concern though... absence makes the heart grow fonder, indeed.

I am sure that if you have ever attended a breakfast at any American style restaurant you have seen the "Denver Omelet" on the menu. It is a classic... a universally accepted taste sensation. The beauty of the Denver omelet is in it's simplicity... ham, cheese, onions, potatoes, and green bell peppers. I was gonna rename it, make it my own. But I know I couldn't fool anyone... the Denver omelet is simply too popular. So enjoy this Western classic!

Denver Omelet

Ingredients:

green bell peppers

onions
ham
potatoes
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
avocado
Basic Omelet

Chop up onion and peppers and potato to preferred size. Warm up about 2 tbsp. Olive oil in 12 inch skillet... add the veggies and brown until desired texture/taste (HINT: This omelet does well with a crunchier textured onion/pepper.) Chop ham and place in pan with potatoes/onion/peppers. Stir until warmed and slightly browned. Set Aside. Prepare basic omelet, on the flip add cheese and filling. Fold, and top with hearty slices of avocado. YEEEHAWWW!! Denver comes to life in your mouth!!

Ohh the Ham was forgotten... the Ham was crying.

Oilve oil... it looks like ALOT more then I put in! I swear!

My weakness... the glorious avocado!!!

Move OVER Taters! Make room for my porky goodness!

WARNING: Disturbing images ahead!!!

As SURE as I share my success with you, my reader, I must also share my failure. With a very very heavy heart I present to you this:

I know, I know. It broke my little 'ol heart. I have to tell myself that 1 out of 20 ain't too shabby... but still...

Well, it may not be a purdy Omelet Little lady, but you sure can make a ol' Cowpoke mighty happy!

Bow Chika WOW WOW!

Master Food Taster IN Training is a little upset his Avocado has been consumed! MORE NOMS PLEEZE!!!

My Review:

Tasty! Scrambly, but tasty! Classic flavor you cannot ever go wrong with!

SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC!!!!

2010-12-01T07:25:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I got to go see CLUTCH in concert. I ADORE Clutch and they were freaking incredible live! But what surprised the hell out of me was this:

INTERTWINED

This is a local band from here in Grand Junction, CO. Now I am an old lady and have seen my share of local music both here and in San Diego... local music is very hit and miss. You get one good band out of 50 garage bands, usually. INTERTWINED was one of those bands that REALLY capture your attention. I couldn't help but Jam along and even get a head bang or two in. They have a unique sound, outstanding music and lyrics I could *gasp* actually understand! Walking away from that concert I had determined that these guys are worth something!!! Heck yeah!

So they have an opportunity to get themselves out there and what they need are VOTES! So I ask all o my readers to PLEASE go HERE and vote for INTERTWINED, Grand Junction, CO. The link allows you to preview their music and then you can scroll to the bottom and cast your vote... take it from me these guys deserve a break!

Fresh View Omelet...Leftover Series #3

2010-11-29T10:28:00.000-07:00

Ahhh... that's the ticket. After days of carbs and calories and all things hip enhancing, it's refreshing to cook something on the lighter side. By now, your turkey has lost it's luster and more than likely it's appeal. And that white meat that was barely edible to begin with has now dried out to point you cannot swallow it without a gallon of milk and prayer. The goal for today's omelet is to freshen your view of turkey and learn how to re-animate it in a healthy and moist way! Lucky for us turkey is very forgiving. You may find that this recipe is similar to my Chick-Chick Bean omelet, however I assure the taste is completely different thanks to the fresh, home canned tomatoes and fresh bell pepper and onions.

AND! I get to introduce to you my absolute favorite cheese ever, Muenster! Muenster is a softer, milder cheese in comparison to cheddar. It is a North American spin off of the french "munster" cheese. You can read all about the the history HERE. It is soooooo smooth and sooooo dang good. But really not shreddable, so I wouldn't try if I were you. Thin slices will be just fine!

Fresh View Omelet...Leftover Series #3

Ingredients:

turkey (white meat)
Fresh canned tomatoes
bell pepper
onion
diced green chiles
garlic salt
chili powder
salt and pepper
Muenster cheese
black olives
corn
Basic Omelet

Chop onions and bell peppers and saute in small pan. Set Aside. Place fresh tomatoes with some juice into large skillet and heat on medium-high. Season as desired. Add chile's and continue to bring to simmer. Chop turkey to desired size and place in simmering tomatoes. Add corn and onion/bell pepper mixture. Cover and simmer until all juices have been absorbed, uncover and remove from heat. Slice your cheese. Prepare your basic omelet and when flipped lay cheese down, top with filling and fold. Top with sliced black olives.NOMS, the fresh way!

Fresh canned 'maters. If you don't have any, you are SOL till next summer... but I bet you are gonna be canning next year ;)

The color is not enhanced here... that is how bright and beautiful it really is.

All the ingredients swimming together in freshy-freshness.

*insert singing choir* AHHHAHHHAHHHAHHHHHH!!!!!

Edible and tasty Orange rind

Cooked down and ready to do it's job!

Overdoin' the cheese as usual... I cannot help myself!

It looks SO good... So good....

Like an Alien from Planet Breakfast seducing me with it's many eyes...

KITCHEN STAFF UPDATE:

Sous Chef Dalton has now begun an intensive 7 month training program to fill the NOW available position of Master Food Taster.

He is off to a great start... and the Omelet kitchen believes he has immense potential.

After nearly a month of holding the Food Taster position, Everit has not even so much as taken a bite of one omelet. Therefore, he has been demoted to dishwasher. Everit is "thrilled about the new position" and feels it "suits his energy level better." We could not agree more, and applaud Everit for his positive attitude!

((((I am hereby removing tip of the day until I can think of more tips...)))

My Review:

The turkey was amazing... tender, melt in your mouth, and extremely flavorful. All the ingredients stood alone in their own right, yet came together in such an awesome garden fresh flavor! I feel alive again!

Stuffed Up Omelet... Leftover Series #2

2010-11-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

No No, this omelet does not have a cold. It's just all stuffed with stuff and stuffing and stuff. Ya know.. stuff. Like, stuff stuff.

I have to tell you that my leftovers are dwindling quickly... I aced the mashed potato's cuz they just passed up their prime. And I finished of the stuffing. I do, however, have loads of turkey left. So the next few days it will be turked-out omelets. And will NOT include anything else Thanksgiving related. Because I am over it...

Stuffed Up Omelet

Ingredients:

(mostly leftovers)

potatoes (I used cubed/fried)
Mac and Cheese
stuffing
gravy
breakfast sausage (patties)
Basic Omelet

Brown your sausage and set aside. Warm up your leftovers all together. Be sure to get your Mac and Cheese nice and hot, as this is the "cheese" in your recipe. Do up your omelet and add ingredients on the flip, preferably Mac and Cheese side down. Flip and cover in gravy. Have a large appetite for this one!

Sausage patties just a sizzlin' away

Leftovers... *sigh*

Close up of leftovers. WHY? I don't know.

I only used about 1/2 of what I warmed up... stuffing is so stuffy!

Served with a fresh, juicy pear. NOMS.

This is halfway through, and where I stopped. Even my voracious appetite could not conquer this one. Or I am totally over leftovers. Or maybe because I ate 2 of these:

BONUS RECIPE!!!!

These are fine little appetizers my husband calls "croissandles." Passed on from my friend Jennifer Paris. They are decadent and compliment all meals, but none better than breakfast!

Ingredients:

1 Roll Pillsbury Croissants (I use the big size ones)

1/2 roll Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage

1/2 package cream cheese

6 small squares cheddar cheese

Brown sausage till completely done, chopping with spatula until it is fine. Add cream cheese to pan, turn to low-medium heat and melt cream cheese with sausage until they are together as one. Add one piece cheese onto your rolled out Croissants (see package) and spoon mixture on top of cheese. Roll up and fold in the sides. Bake according to package directions. DIVINE.

You should eat this... really.

(tip of the day would normally be here, but I am fresh out of tips today)

My Review:

Even though breakfast sausage brought this half dead filling to life again, I am really over the whole Thanksgiving feast. I really did not enjoy this omelet enough to hoot and holler over it. But it was better then being reheated and stuck on a plate. The Croissandles on the other hand were NOMS and that's what made me smile this morning!!!

Turkey Club Omelet... Leftover series #1

2010-11-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

I know for a fact that YOU have turkey leftover. Why do I know? Because the American way is to cook a 20 lb bird only to serve 6 people.. which leaves approximately 389 lbs of turkey leftover... and I am here to help you do something NOMS with it! This is #1 in a series of leftover omelets I plan on making for you. There will be maybe 3-4 depending on how far I wanna push the leftover "expiration date." I am a bit of a dare devil though.

Now I am a little embarrassed... I totally forgot to pick up one essential ingredient for this omelet: Avocado. Please if you can, add some to yours. It's rather tasty.

Turkey Club Omelet

turkey
cream cheese
diced green chile's
bacon (broken into small pieces)
provolone cheese (sliced)
Italian "everything" bread
Basic Omelet

Take about 1/4 cup cream cheese and add about 3 tablespoons of green chile. Pop in the ol' microwave for about 30 seconds and stir well. Set Aside.You want the cream cheese soft and spreadable. Start your basic omelet and while cooking warm up desired amount of turkey and bacon (reserve a small amount for topping.) On the flip, spread your cream cheese and chile mixture onto the omelet (reserve small amount for toast) and then turkey and bacon on top. Fold and cover in slices of provolone. Place on plate and microwave omelet for about 15 seconds to help the provolone melt. top with bacon. Toast your Italian bread and spread small amount of cream cheese mixture on the toast. NOMS.

BACON! BACON! BACON!!!!!

Your lovely leftover ingredients

I use a mixture of both white and dark meat.

OH SH&*!! A SCRAMBLE???

GOTCHA!! That was my Husband's breakfast! AHAHHAH!!!

You cream cheese mixture

Shmeared...

I am loving the color scheme! So wintery!

Wow.. is that not gorgeous?

And thanks to my AMAZING "Paint" skills, here is what the avocado would have looked like... And yes I DO like to go that little extra mile for you, my sweet reader. No extra charge for that.

#*#*#*#* TIP OF THE DAY: Uuhhh... Yay Holidays! #*#*#*#

My Review:

Something magical happens when you add cream cheese to food. It forces all the flavors to blend together. Such an amazing flavor combination even without the blessed avocado. A nice way to enjoy the otherwise boring turkey!

I HAZ AN AWARD!!!!

2010-11-27T08:03:00.000-07:00

Many, Many thanks to you, Mateja! http://indulginglife.blogspot.com/p/my-awards.html I am so honored! Now please give me time to select my blogs I wish to forwards this too... in all honesty I do not read enough!

Thank you again!!!

SURPRISE!!! It's NOT an Omelet!!!!

2010-11-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

Things are going surprisingly smooth thus far today, so I thought I would take advantage of this oh-so-rare opportunity and document my 4th (and praying BEST) attempt at a CHEESECAKE. And no, this is not going into an omelet. YET.

So I have made 3 cheesecakes to date. And of the 3, only 2 were edible. And of those 2 I identified issues I was non-too pleased with. First is the cracking. I know it happens, even to the professionals. But I want to become a great cheesecake maker! And I want it too look like it came out of the Cheesecake Factory!! DAMMIT!!! Second problem I found was the "spongy" texture. I believe this is due to uneven cooking and/or too much air in the batter. So I took extra precautions this time. I mixed it on low and watched it like a hawk. And I am also cooking it in a water bath.

In addition to all of this, I have selected a different recipe each time. Why? Well I was not pleased with the first three... and I am on a mission to find the "perfect" recipe for my skill level. I am no Betty Crocker. This will be the first recipe I have used that called for heavy cream. Let's just see what the hey diddle diddle happens then!!!

Here is the full Monty baby!!!

The recipe I chose for this one!

Carefully foiled for it's hot water bath

Makin' the crust

Go ahead... HATE ME. Yes, that is a Full size OG Kitchenaid mixer. I haz it.

Sous Chef Dalton is NOT on task today.

On a good note, Food taster Everit is wearing underwear.

With such simple ingredients you would think it was easy! But it's NOT.

Smoothin' out the cream cheese.

Mixer in action.. LOOK OUT!!!

Heavy cream, vanilla and lime juice. Its supposed to lemon, but whatevs. Citrus is Citrus.

Ready!

Bake me BABY!

In it's hot water bath

INTO the oven for cheesecake Lovin'

HER 45 minutes turned into over an hour for my oven...

The giant mess leftover (omelet's are so much neater)

As seen through my oven door

MEANWHILE.... Arts and crafts! And look... my other Son makes an appearance! Hi Squiddy!

Sous Chef Dalton makes his own turkey hand (kinda)

Food Taster Everit gets copious with the glue

VOILA!! A Thanksgiving centerpiece!

VOILA Again!!! A Thanksgiving MASTERpiece.... hope its NOMS!!!

Are you gonna miss this?

2010-11-23T08:50:00.000-07:00

I won't be posting any new omelet's until after the Thanksgiving Holiday, when I premiere the Thanksgiving Leftover Series! I know it's a total bummer, but I got to much to do and really, my arteries need a break.

I hope you don't forget about me until then!

HAPPY HAPPY Thanksgiving to YOU and YOURS!!!!

All American Omelet

2010-11-21T09:52:00.000-07:00

What is the first image that came to your mind when you read that title "All American?" I would put money down that you conjured up a vision of sitting at a baseball game waving a blue and red pennant and munching on a hot dog. Or perhaps, you envisioned a succulent, steaming apple pie cooling in the window at your Grandmother's house. Or a giant slice of watermelon dripping down your child's hand as they run circles around the picnic table at your Fourth of July family reunion. Let me tell you what I see when I think of "All American:" I think of a hearty meatloaf served with a heaping bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy. Biscuits and sweet peas swimming in a pool of butter entice the family to the table with eager anticipation.

Your family's meatloaf recipe is a personal as a dish can get. Your meatloaf recipe was handed down from Grandparents passed...tweeked and rejuvenated to fit the liking of the individual member's of your own immediate family. It is the ultimate comfort food. The most requested birthday meal. One could argue that this is the meal that is sure to bring every member to the table with a smile.

Reader's, get your meatloaf on tonight. And tomorrow relive the whole experience again by putting it in an omelet.

All American Omelet

Ingredients:

meatloaf
mashed potatoes
cheese
gravy
Basic Omelet

Prepare your basic omelet. While cooking, warm up your leftover meatloaf, potatoes and gravy. Cut meatloaf into small bite size pieces. On the flip, add cheese, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Fold and smother in gravy. Sprinkle a little more cheese on top. Let your favorite meal become your favorite breakfast!

Leftovers RULE!!!

I introduce to you, my Husband, Andy. Isn't him Handsomes?

Master Food Taster Everit is useless before his morning cup O' Joe

Packaged Gravy looks like homemade, tastes like homemade, and I call that Good in my book!

The delicate balance of omelet and filling... SHATTERED by this behemoth!

Oh work IT!

OWN IT! Ohh baby...

You were made for the camera!

#*#*#*#* TIP OF THE DAY: Eggs are only 70 calories a piece!Not too shabby! #*#*#*#

My Review:

The ultimate guilty pleasure. Adding eggs and cheese to my already favorite meal took it to another level of satisfaction. The sheer size and depth of the omelet left me full and fat and sassy. Perfect for a lazy Sunday.