Anyone for brunch??

Okay, are you still with me? There's yet more catching up to do!

I had some friends over for brunch a few weeks ago and made my first frittata! I'm not a HUGE egg fan, something Jenni and I have in common, but did want to give this a try. It's a Spinach and Potato Frittata that I added cherry tomatoes to. I also used at least double the amount of spinach that this recipe calls for and had to finish it off in the oven because it didn't set on the stove. Oh, and don't forget the salt! It needs it. Scott ate it, like most things, with ketchup, and really liked it.
















For this brunch party (and also for my own brunch birthday party in February!) I made Baked French Toast. Holy holy, this is good stuff. I make it with ONE stick of butter instead of two (OH Paula. . . ) and double the cinnamon in both the casserole as well as in the topping. No syrup needed. Delish!

Smashed potatoes anyone?

I was home yesterday because of the weather, so of course I put myself to work in my favorite place: the kitchen! I know we've talked about this before, but it seems like none of us BILF contributors really cook much these days. Well yesterday must've been somewhat inspiring because I made vegetable and bean soup, flour-less and sugar-less banana oat muffins (they're not bad!), and smashed potatoes with peas. Scott liked the smashed potatoes the most, so here's how I made them. . .

I had maybe five small to medium-sized potatoes. I peeled them up, chopped them, and boiled them in salted water until they were ALMOST done. At this point, I added a bunch of frozen peas to the water. A few minutes later, I drained it all, and added it back to the pot they were originally in. I added some sour cream (maybe 1/3 cup?), some left-over shredded cheese (also, maybe 1/3 cup. . . a mix of cheddar, jack, and mozzarella I believe), and lots of salt and pepper. That's right, no milk or butter. They were good! I imagine they'd be a great side dish, but for us, it was dinner (along with a salad).

How easy was that?