Saturday, November 7, 2009

Doggie Bag Omelets

I cannot tell you how many times I brought food home from a restaurant only to have the food hang out in the refrigerator until it was spoiled, or sometimes restaurant food just doesn't look very appetizing the next day. What a terrible waste of good food!
About 3 years ago The Princess came to Arizona to visit. One morning she made breakfast, a wonderful omelet made with leftovers. A Sonoran Hotdog (that will be another story), left over pasta, etc. She chopped everything including the bun and sauteed it all, added eggs and topped it off with tomatoes and cheese.
Since then I have made dozens of omelets using doggie bag leftovers. Everything can be used, all beef products, steak, hamburgers are very good choices. Another favorite is Mexican food of all kinds. Everything can be chopped, sauteed and be made into a delicious omelet. Sausages such as Italian, regular breakfast sausage or any kind of smoked sausage make excellent omelets.
Just recently, two friends and I went to a deli and I had a really good muffaleta sandwich, I ordered a quarter of a full sandwich, it was still too large to eat at one sitting. The next morning I chopped everything including the foccacia bread and did the usual omelet using some nice Provolone for the cheese topper. The Count said it was the best omelet ever.
I like to mix cheeses together, goat cheese added to chopped provolone, mozzarella, or Swiss makes a very nice mixture. This is a good way to use small amounts of food and make a delicious dish. Omelets are nice for lunch or dinner. Add a fresh fruit salad and a good bread to complete a hearty and satisfying meal.
The sky is the limit, you can try anything, it always turns out well. So far I have not had a failure. So be creative, you will be surprised at the good combination's you will come up with.