Recipes, Yay!

Since you've all been waiting so patiently for me to finally get to the good stuff, here's a new recipe and a review of one I tried. Last week my cousin threw a lovely Valentine's Day party for all our kids. Her sister made some cupcakes for all the little ones to have, and everybody exchanged valentines and treats.  I made and brought some cupcakes of my own for Liam and Evie, just in case. There is a surprising amount of soy in boxed cakes and milk is really hit and miss. 

I found a recipe for chocolate olive oil cupcakes that didn't turn out too bad. They tasted great, but mine ended up being a little dry and dense. I think that's more my fault then anything else. The original recipe calls for almond or whole milk. Since Evie has the dairy allergy and is under a year still, I used rice milk. Rice milk has less fat in it. Next time I make the cupcakes I'm going to use some apple sauce to moisten them up. I'll post a follow up whenever that happens. Since Evie is going to be 1 in about a month, that will probably be soon.

The new recipe is a dairy free frittata. A frittata is like an Italian open-faced omelette. Instead of folding the filling into it, you cook your eggs and other ingredients partially on the stove, and then let it finish cooking in the oven. After it comes out of the oven, you slice it like a pizza. You can serve this for breakfast with toast, or for lunch and dinner with a salad or grilled veggies. It was a big hit around my dinner table.

Dairy Free Frittata

5 large eggs
    1/4 cup rice milk 

   1 small can diced tomatoes
    1 medium avocado
1 tbsp olive oil

 1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 

2) Scramble the eggs with the  rice milk. Add salt and pepper, or whatever spices you feel like. Pour the scrambled eggs and tomatoes into a pan greased with the olive oil. 

3) Cook about 5-10 minutes over medium heat, until it starts to set. Dice up your avocado and add it to the pan. 

4) Place pan into the preheated oven. Cook 15-20 minutes until set.

Serving Size: 1/4 -1/6 of frittata