Mini Frittatas

I’ve been meaning to share these mini frittatas with you for a while. After a weekend of heavy eating, we were craving something a little bit lighter. Eggs and veggies to the rescue! These mini egg frittatas could not be easier to make, and they are endlessly customizable. They are also really fun to eat, especially after seeing them puff up in the oven.

To make them, preheat your oven to 350ºF. Then, coat a mini muffin tin very well with non-stick spray. If you don’t get the sides of the tin, it might be hard to pop your mini frittatas out of the pan later. Pick out some veggies that you have on hand, and distribute them into the muffin cups. Make sure to leave some room for the egg! I used onion, broccoli, mushroom, and tomato. You can also sprinkle in a little shredded cheese.

In a bowl, whisk together 2-3 eggs per person. Season the eggs with salt and pepper, and pour them into the muffin tins. Six eggs filled 16 muffin tins for me. You can fill the muffin cups to the brim.

Bake the eggs for 12 minutes or until the eggs are puffed up and fully cooked. If your eggs look wet, they need to cook longer. The eggs will look like glorious popovers as soon as you take them out of the oven, but they will start to deflate immediately. Pop them out of the muffin tin and eat them up. Presto dinnero!

Shopping list:

  • Eggs- 2-3 per person
  • The vegetables of your choice
  • Shredded cheese
  • Non-stick spray
  • Salt and pepper
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Crazy Stella

Stella can be a real loon sometimes. I found her sleeping upside-down on the sofa the other day. All four of her little feet were in the air, and her head was splayed to one side. She lounges in this position frequently (she is not a lady), but I don’t usually see her doing it while she is asleep. I was tiptoeing around her to take pictures until I got right in front of her and realized that her eyes were closed tight and her upper lip flopped open. You have a great view of her snaggle teeth. And I just love that she has the remote nonchalantly teetering on the edge of the sofa as if she dozed off during a commercial. I want to kiss that nose!

And here is a view that you don’t see every day. Well, unless you’re a bug or an up-skirt voyeur. Four hairy paws and one curtain of tail fringe. Oh, how I love this doggy!

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Crispy, Double Coconut Chicken with Grilled Pineapple

I have a confession to make. I licked my plate, *shame.* Warm, sweet pineapple juice mixed with Thai chili sauce and crispy coconut bits was just too much for me to resist. When dinner is this tropical, it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser. I can’t wait to make it again!

To make it, start by getting some thinly-sliced chicken breasts. You can buy the chicken thinly sliced, or you can cut regular chicken breasts in half horizontally. Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken very well. Then, scramble one egg in one dish, and mix together 1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes and 1/4 cup of panko breadcrumbs in another dish. If you want to make triple coconut chicken, you can whisk a few tablespoons of coconut milk in with the egg. Then, coat your chicken breast in the egg, let the excess drip off, and coat it in the coconut mixture. Press the mixture into the chicken so it sticks well. Heat 1 tablespoon of coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the chicken on both sides until the breading is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through. The cook time will vary depending on the thickness of your chicken- mine took about 3 minutes per side.

While the chicken is cooking, put some pineapple wedges on a hot, ungreased grill pan. Let them cook until they get grill marks. Also, make sure you have access to sweet Thai chili sauce. It is the glue that holds this dish together! While the chicken and pineapple are good on their own, this sauce really turns them into something crave-worthy and special. My dad is OBSESSED with this sauce. In fact, two separate people (myself included) bought him bottles as gifts before. My mom panics when Trader Joe’s runs out of it (even though you can buy it elsewhere), so it’s always safe to have a stockpile in the house.

Serve the crispy chicken with a side of the grilled pineapple and a nice dollop of the chili sauce. The colors are beautiful and make me want to go to Hawaii. The taste is amazing, and, well, it makes me want to lick my plate. It’s best to get a bit of each component of this meal in every bite. I hope this one makes you smile!

This recipe was adapted from Budget Bytes.

Shopping list:

  • Chicken breast- 1 package
  • Unsweetened, flaked coconut- 1/4 cup
  • Panko breadcrumbs- 1/4 cup
  • Coconut oil- 1 tablespoon
  • Pineapple
  • Sweet Thai chili dipping sauce
  • Egg- 1
  • Salt and pepper
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