If there's one thing I can say for sure, it's that I really don't feel like cooking every day. Often I am busy and cooking food is really just an annoying side effect that drives me away from my activities. But sometimes, sometimes there is one of those days when I suddenly feel the urge to try something, or to go the extra mile in the kitchen. Then I feel like making something beautiful, and I like to do some breakneck tricks to get that done.
Now you shouldn't immediately think of a recipe that requires higher mathematics to understand when you go through those breakneck feats. No, I usually don't even start. The breakneck feats have more to do with my three adorable shepherd monsters who keep me company everywhere, but for some strange reason, they stick even closer to me than usual in the kitchen. It must be for a reason. Now I have to admit that I can hardly resist the pleading, eager looks on those snouts. So you probably already understand where love comes from. Something often falls off the counter for them once I'm busy. And they know that trick very quickly. Today, however, they were unlucky! Oh dear, drama for the dogs! And drama for me to create a good place for myself! But once that was done I could start!
And my idea today was to surprise my partner once. I have to tell you that I then started eating vegetarian, but that there are really a number of things that I hardly ever, or even never eat at all. And let that just be something my partner likes to eat. Mushrooms are one of them, and the other is Spinach.
The mushrooms were not on my program, so the surprise had to come from the spinach. And that surprise has succeeded after breakneck efforts in the kitchen. The recipe is not difficult, you don't have to worry about that. It takes some time to prepare. But then you have something! For me, the difficulty was more about looking out for where to put my feet. Right next to and behind my feet, 3 dog muzzles were waiting patiently.
Start by preheating the oven to 200 degrees. Pour a dash of oil into a pan and fry the potato slices for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, chop the onion, cut the paprika into cubes and finely chop the garlic.
Remove the potato slices from the pan and sauté the onion, garlic, and bell pepper. After a few minutes add the spinach and let it wilt. Turn off the heat and mix in the potatoes.
Grease an oven dish and put the contents of the pan in it.
Beat the eggs together with the crème frache and herbs. Pour the egg mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle the top with grated cheese.
Then the frittata can go in the oven for about 30 minutes. And me with 3 disappointed dogs outside to play. You have to give them some to make up for the fact that nothing fell off the counter today.
Don't forget the time, so after half an hour go back inside and take a look in the oven. I thought it could be a little longer, so after an extra 10 minutes I looked again, and then I was completely satisfied with what I saw. The result was a beautifully baked FRITTATA WITH SPINACH AND PAPRIKA.
If you want, you can serve a baguette here with some salad or aioli. I didn't make it that luxurious today, but my partner was also completely satisfied without it. And yes, of course, the dogs were also allowed to taste after we had finished eating. They have also approved it… and no, they are not being spoiled. LOL.
I almost heard them thinking, It's about time you started making a cake again¨ .. so I'm afraid that will happen again soon.
For now, ENJOY, if you are going to try the Fritatta!
