My Warhead Exploded

my first attempt at sourdough bread was a bust. it didn't rise and wasn't nearly sour enough, which from what i can gather online, means that there aren't enough yeasty buddies hanging out in my starter yet. i don't really know what that means any more than you do, but i'm going to keep feeding my starter in my fridge and hope that the next time around goes better.

in the mean time, while fixing my fantasy football team on yahoo (half of my roster has been injured on one of my leagues. that's almost impossible to fix. i know i should be much more concerned that these guys are out for the season, but they still get paid. if i can't fix this team, i get no glory. unacceptable.) i saw a blurp about a pasta frittata. i looked at the recipe and decided it was WAAAAAAAY to involved for me and had too many ingredients. when an ingredient list takes up almost as many lines as the directions, i'm out.

but i googled around and ended up taking some of our leftover pasta and mixing it with some eggs and cheese and got this:

my only real complaint was that it was super thin, but that worked to my advantage the next day. i'll get to that!

here is how this became... well, this...

note! this only serves 2 people, maybe 3!

1.5c cooked pasta+veggies (preferably a thin pasta, not the spirals or bow ties or macaroni or wagon wheels, etc)

5 eggs

.5c parmesan cheese

salt/pepper to taste

preheat to 350

crack your eggs into a bowl, whisk them until they're fluffy, or for those of you who can't tell when eggs are fluffy, whisk them until they are uniformly yellow. you shouldn't have big blobs of egg white. small blobs are fine.

whisk in your parmesan cheese

add in all your pasta and veggies

pour into a greased glass dish-- if you want thin, use a 9x13. for thicker frittata goodness, use a 9 inch square/8 inch round or smaller glass dish.

throw the dish into the oven and let it cook until set, about 25 minutes. you'll know it's set when it doesn't jiggle at all in the center any more.

cut it up and serve!

some ideas:
*you can pour marinara sauce on top, or hot sauce, or salsa, or ketchup, or really any sauce that sounds delicious to you. you could also just load some more cheese on it. deliciooooooouuuussss
*you can also use another kind of cheese-- think mozzarella, cheddar, monterey jack, any of those yummy shredded cheeses in a bag.
*our cooked pasta already had peppers, onion, mushroom, garlic, a little bacon and some chicken. vegetables are really up to you. hot peppers, sweet ones, onion, cooked potatoes or carrots, peas, mushrooms, corn, mashed squash, broccoli, spinach, asparagus, the list goes on and on. check out your local farmer's market and make it a seasonal night!
*fresh herbs and meat (or lack of meats) are also options. thyme, rosemary, oregano, parsley, chives, sage, you name it! as far as meats, make sure they're cooked through before they go in the oven! bacon, sausage, ground turkey/beef/chicken, chicken, ham chunks, whatever!
*for a vegetarian version (a lacto ova vegetarian obviously) throw some beans in! be forewarned though, they might sink to the bottom :)

the reason i said the thinness ended up working for us is another thought- i put 2 slices of the frittata atop one another and slathered some laughing cow cheese on a slice of the amish bread and made an egg sandwich for my husband for breakfast the next day. big hit! so easy! double duty! less work! winner!