Spanish Omelet

by Sheina on August 24, 2010

I have no idea where my mother got this recipe from but it is easy, fast and tasty when sometimes nothing else is.  This was always on the table when someone had a cold and nothing else would go down.

All quantities are approximate.  She never measured, but it always comes out great. This really depends on how you like your sweet and sour, which is what it really is.

The Sauce

1 Onion, chopped fine
1 Green Pepper, chopped fine
Oil for sauteing the vegetables
1-2 T. Brown Sugar, depending on your sweet tooth
4 T. Tomato Paste
2 T. Lemon juice
Water

2 Eggs
Butter for the pan

  1. Saute the Onion and the Green Pepper in a small Sauce Pan till soft, about 5-7 minutes.
  2. Add Brown Sugar.
  3. Add Tomato Sauce and stir till it changes color.
  4. Add Water and Lemon Juice  until the mixture thins a bit, not quite as runny as yogurt
  5. Put the Butter in a frying pan and melt
  6. Break and scramble the Two Eggs
  7. Pour the Eggs into the frying pan with a swirl and cook flat on one side and then flip. It should be flat and not like scrambled eggs
  8. Place the Omelet  on a serving plate, pour some Sauce on half  and then fold the other half over and pour more of the Sauce across so that only the middle part is covered.
  9. Enjoy!

Cooking time, about 10 minutes

P.S. If Green Peppers are a problem, just use onion – but don’t double them.

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Squash Patties

by Sheina on June 27, 2010

It’s hard to find things that are easy to chew and easy to digest and still interesting flavor wise. Some times the only thing that will tempt my husband to eat anything is something like these patties. They are also easy to make.

Squash Patties
4 medium Squash, the round light green kind – fine grated
Flour for binding
1-2 eggs for binding
1-2 teaspoons baking power
Seasoning to taste – salt, sweet paprika (optional)

Mix together all the ingredients. drop spoonfuls on to a hot Teflon frying pan with just enough oil to give it some flavor. I use Canola but you can also use good quality Olive Oil.  Turn with a soft spatula when patties are brown on the bottom – about 2 minutes on each side.

Serve hot.

Enjoy

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Healthy Butter Change

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Anytime you see a recipe that uses melted butter or any other type of fat – use one of the good oils, such as canola, instead. It won’t be as rich, but then that’s what you wanted anyhow. This even works for some cakes, especially the ones where you cream the fat with the flour.  [...]

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