I decided to make myself a Spanish Omelette. My mom and I love this dish. My dad and my younger brother don't like eggs, but whenever it's just mom and me, she usually ends up making this for us. A couple weeks ago, she gave me directions and had me make it by myself. It actually turned out quite well.
See, I love baking. I could bake for days on end, but I don't have any real experience with cooking. I can follow a recipe, sure, but without a recipe, I'm basically clueless. But yesterday I decided to make a Spanish Omelette just for me. I knew the ingredients were in the house, and there was nothing to stop me.
I went ahead and got out the small frying pan, cut up two small, red potatoes, broke two eggs, and started chopping up the onion. The only problem was, once I started cutting the large onion, I didn't want to just stick half of it in a container and put it in the fridge. I had no clue how long onion stays good or fresh, and I wasn't planning on cooking something else with onion in it in the next day or so.
So I threw the whole onion into the small frying pan, along with the two chopped potatoes. The frying pan was almost completely full. There would be no room for much else, and it was very onion-y. I decided to go ahead and chop up two more red potatoes, and got out the large frying pan. When everything was cooking in the olive oil in the pan, I realized that two eggs would not cut it. I got out three more eggs, and whipped them up. I was set.
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| A yummy lunch on the way |
I cut off a good size piece of the block of Manchego cheese, and cubed it into small pieces. I adore Manchego cheese. I'm not exactly sure why, but it is my favorite. My parents had lived in Spain for a couple years while in the Navy, and they brought back their love for certain flavors with them, and when Costco started selling Manchego, it was a no-brainer for them to introduce it to their kids. I love the stuff.
Once the onions and potatoes were ready, I ground some pepper on top, to add seasoning, poured the eggs over everything, and dropped in the cheese. Five eggs should have been enough. I was sure of it. But somehow they weren't. Maybe I forgot something my mom said, in how they should be added, but they weren't filling up all of the onions and potatoes. I quickly whipped up another egg and added it, but that didn't seem like enough either, plus the cheese was just standing on top.
I mixed up all the stuff in the pan, to see if that would help, but it just looked like I was about to make some interesting scramble eggs. I spread the stuff evenly in the pan, mixed up one more egg, and poured it over the top. I put the lid on and crossed my fingers, hoping for the best. Surprisingly, it did turn out well. Really well.
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| It tastes even better than it looks! |
Success! I loved the small cubes on half-melted Manchego cheese throughout the omelette, although I may grate/shred the cheese next time, so it can be mixed more thoroughly throughout. I ate one fourth of the omelette, and was full. I put the rest in the fridge, and ate another fourth for dinner, as by that time I was busy figuring out how to make a Blog. It was good when cold, too. Almost like how pizza can get better after sitting in the fridge overnight. Now I have two more easy meals out of that one omelette.
This is a meal I can easily make in my apartment next year. Although I won't be able to afford Manchego cheese, the potatoes, onions, and eggs are pretty affordable, even for broke college students. I need more meals like this, that I can afford to make, and will love eating the leftovers for a couple days. Do you have any suggestions or recipes that are easy and inexpensive to make for just one person? I will take all the help and advice that I can.
Now Also A Cook,
The Purple Writer
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