Frittata - scrambled egg pie.

Here is a quick, inexpensive, and easy dish to feed 4-6 people who might show up unexpectedly. It is certainly a Latin (in the European sense) classic meal. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Ingredients:
1 - tablespoon cooking oil.
8 - large eggs.
1 - 29 ounce can of mixed vegetables.
1/2 - cup or so of your favorite cheese. (we use our own home made cheese).
To taste:
Garlic powder.
Pepper.
Salt.

Required equipment:
Oven with a broiler.
Large heatproof pan or skillet.
heat proof gloves or pads.

Method:
Preheat broiler to 350 - 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Put cooking oil in pan and warm to medium heat.
Scramble eggs in a bowl.
Add the seasoning's and stir to combine.
Pour into the skillet.
Add the vegetables and stir to combine so that everything is uniform.
Cook for 4 to five minutes till the bottom is firm.
Top with the cheese.
Put skillet under the broiler.
Let cook for four to five minutes.
Check on it at least once every two minutes.
Skillet will be HOT!!!
When top is brown remove from the broiler using the heat proof gloves.
Let cool for a few minutes.
Slice and serve.

Enjoy!

Spatchcock a chicken.

Though it is fairly easy to cut up a chicken raw, but even easier to do when cooked.

1. Lay hen down so backbone is on top.
2. With meat scissors or a good sharp knife, cut  close to the backbone to remove it. (takes two cuts.)
3. Discard backbone. (good for making broth)
4. Optional: Some people also cut off the extended wing tips for the soup pot. Not much meat there any way.
5. Open the chicken a little wider.
6. Cut into the cartilage on the other side so the chicken can spread out further.
7. Turn the chicken over.
8. Cuff the wings behind the body.
9. Bake,  roast, or whatever.

Some say that cutting off the drumstick ends, cutting between the leg/thigh,a and the winds/torso will cut cooking time dramatically.