A Spanish Omelet. Or as we at the Cheap household like to call it, Tortilla de Patatas! ... well maybe not. We probably couldn't even pronounce that right because I went to French camp (yes, it's true). Rumor has it that this fine fare is served at bars and cafés as tapas in Spain. We enjoyed ours as dinner. And although I don't believe it's authentic, we topped ours with cheese. We just had to. Egg and potato just beg for cheddar. An easy dish that's fast to prepare!

Ingredients:
3 large potatoes, cooked and diced (I like to oven-roast mine ahead of time)
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 6oz sliced chorizo sausage or casing removed and browned (depending on which type of chorizo you have)
5 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 teaspoon salt

Garlic Aioli:
which we spread unashamedly all over the omelet...
4 Tbs mayo (we used light)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:
In a hot, oven-proof, oiled pan add garlic and onions and cook until onion is translucent

Add cooked potatoes and chorizo and continue to cook

In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, spinach, salt, water. Pour mixture over cooking veggies and turn the stove down to low.

Let the eggs cook over the stove until you see the edges starting to firm up

Mix together mayo, lemon juice, and garlic powder and place to the side

Turn on broiler and place the omelet (pan and all) underneath. Watch the omelet until the middle firms up (should take about 5 min or less).

Serve it up and enjoy!

We're typically whole wheat bread purists. We kind of figure that we might as well make our bread healthy and I personally think it tastes better... except with this. For us, French toast and wheaty bread make a bad combo. So, I'll occasionally buy some white or challah bread just for a yummy Saturday morning breakfast. I'm also a sugared doughnut fanatic, so this recipe is a happy moment for me. Another bonus, it's always nice to have an easy breakfast treat right at your fingertips. I think it goes without saying that Sweet Pea enjoyed this as well. Thanks Nigella!

Ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten together
1/2 cup milk
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 slices white bread or if you have stale challah bread (sweet braided bread), use that!
2 Tbs butter (or oil)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
Mix beaten eggs, milk, and vanilla in a bowl

Pour mixture into a large baking dish (9x13ish) and place bread in mixture. Let the slices soak up egg/milk for about 2-3 minutes per side

Add butter to a hot skillet or griddle. Cook soaked bread on griddle until each side is toasty

While bread is toasting, mix cinnamon and sugar together in a shallow bowl.

Once toast is done, move directly to the sugar mixture and cover bread with crispy sugar and cinnamon.

Enjoy with jam, honey syrup, or just as is!