Potato, Leek, Swiss Chard and Feta Frittata

There's not much left in the garden at this time of year.  There are some leeks, which I grew for the first time ever, and some swiss chard that withstood some light frost.

Sunday breakfast called for something more than cereal so we had a nice frittata with potato, leek, Swiss chard and feta. (Of course, mushrooms and other good things can be added as well).

I had Leon dice up a potato while ran out in my bathrobe to dig up a few leeks and pick a handful of chard.

Get the potatoes going in a skillet with a bit of olive oil.  Add some salt and pepper.  Wash and chop the white and light green part of the leeks and add to the skillet.  Let saute until the potatoes are tender.  Wash and drain the chard thoroughly, then squeeze to get most of the water out of the handful of chard, then chop into rather fine strands.  Add to the skillet and cook until wilted.

Pour five or six beaten eggs over the veggies, add salt and pepper and some crumbled feta cheese (or any other cheese you like) and cook until eggs are almost set.  Fold over and let the set.  Serve with toast or crusty bread.

Savory Bread Pudding - or Refrigerator Dump

Here's another frugal meal from my kitchen to yours.

It's clean out the fridge day.  Lets see, a half a basket of mushrooms, some cooked zucchini, two small baked potatoes, some stale rye bread, a small butternut squash out on the porch, a few slices of crispy bacon, some muenster and cheddar, eggs, milk.

It'll be a savory bread pudding.  Dice and roast the butternut squash, saute the mushrooms with a little onion, dice up the potato, dice up the bread and soak it in 2 cups of milk with 3 eggs.  Salt and pepper to taste, a little dash of nutmeg.  Put the bread in a buttered casserole, add all the veggies on top.  Pour any egg mixture over the top. You can mix it all together, but let's not mix it all up and see how it comes out.  

Bake for 30 minutes, grate the cheeses and spread the cheese all over. Crank up the heat and give it another 30 minutes in the oven.

Dinner's Ready!   

Not a gourmet meal but it was tasty and used up a lot of odds and ends in the fridge and cupboard. Nice With slices of pear and a glass of white wine.  (Can anything with melted cheese and bacon be bad?)  There's even a bit left over for breakfast.