Every Monday night, a friend of ours from out of town spends the night in our guest room. I like to think of him as the guinea pig. He pretty much eats anything I put in front of him and acts as if he's pleased to get it. Quite the opposite of the Phenom.
Tonight, I experimented with an oven omelet or fritatta. But, knowing that the Phenom was likely to make rude sounds over the thought of having asparagus and goat cheese . . . I altered it to something I thought the Phenom would like . . . twice baked potatoes.
I fried up 2/3 lb of the GOOD bacon, and in my largest frying pan I put a few spoonfuls of the bacon fat . . . and cooked up a generous portion of frozen hash browns. Then I sprinkled the crumbled bacon on top, as well as a bunch of green onions chopped up. Then, I poured on a mixture of 8 eggs, about 3/4 cup (I didn't measure . . . sorry.) milk, and about 8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese. For seasoning . . . I put a little red pepper flake, salt, and some "green magic" seasoning from Market spice into the eggs and the potato mixture was seasoned with salt and pepper.
Once the eggs were in, I topped the thing with about 4 oz grated sharp cheddar (again, approximate amounts because I don't really measure) and covered the pan with foil and popped it into a 350 degree oven. After 30 minutes, I removed the foil and let it finish cooking another 12-15 minutes. I let it cool about 10 minutes before serving.
Because the Phenom is a picky eater, I also made some southern grits (made with milk and water rather than just water.)
I thought it had pretty good flavor. But, I think it will become one of those meals I make when I'm on my own and can put the prosciutto and asparagus into it.
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