It’s the first weekend in a few weeks that I’ve had the chance to stay home! And as always, when I have a little time on my hands, I cook.

Yesterday, I decided it would be nice to treat myself to a manicure. While I sat in the nail salon, I noticed that one of my favorite channels was on the flat screen right in front of me: The Food Network. Score. I usually hate sitting through manicures, not only because the smell of nail polish gives me a headache, but also because it can be very, very b-o-r-i-n-g. (No pain, no gain I suppose). So when I realized that I could watch some cooking during this necessary task (if you know me, you know I struggle with painting my own nails), I was pretty excited.

I couldn’t hear what was being said, but I became completely immersed in Ina Garten’s Country French Omelet. Of course, I didn’t look up the recipe before I decided to cook it this morning, so I had to adapt my own recipe based on what I saw on TV. But luckily, I found the actual recipe for you, which you should totally give a try!! Or you can try mine if you’d prefer. Here is it (btw, not the healthiest breakfast in the world, but in my opinion, it’s all about moderation and enjoying yourself):

The Spread

*Sidenote: Sorry, these pics aren’t the best b/c I have to use my phone. New digital camera coming soon.

Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • Turkey Bacon
  • Low-fat milk
  • Chives
  • 1 small yellow potato

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Cook bacon over medium heat and lay on paper towel to drain. Don’t pour out fat from pan.
  3. Add chopped potatoes to pan and cook in bacon fat for about 8 minutes or until tender
  4. Break up bacon into small pieces and put in a bowl. Add the potatoes.
  5. Crack the eggs, add just a little bit of the low-fat milk, salt & pepper to taste.
  6. Pour out bacon fat from pan and lower heat to low. Add some butter to pan until it melts. Add whisked eggs & milk
  7. Add bacon and potatoes to eggs.
  8. Chop up some chives and add those in too.
  9. Turn off the heat and stick that pan into the oven for about 8 minutes.
  10. Take it out of the oven, cut in half, and serve! So good.

Or you can follow this recipe from the Food Network which was my initial inspiration for the dish. You’ll see it’s pretty much the same thing. Enjoy!

 

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