Hey, Tom! Boring eggs

Hey, Tom! I need a simple (but not bland and boring) recipe using eggs as the main ingredient.

A. Let me be the first to say that I can’t think of a time when I had anything with eggs as the main ingredient and thought “wow, this is really bland and boring”, not even scrambled eggs. But there are many wonderful dishes that could illicit major kudos and props instead of just being safe.

Quiche is the first thing that comes to mind, but frittatas take the advantage in that they can be made with any number of eggs and in any size pan. Quiche typically requires more of a recipe whereas frittatas are more of a method. Here is an especially tasty one from the depths of my website.

Mushroom frittata

Ingredients
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small red potato, scrubbed and sliced into 1/4 inch slices
2 cups diced fresh mushrooms
2 teaspoons coarse salt, then more to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, then more to taste
1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes, them more to taste
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning or dried thyme
3 ounces grated Fontina cheese

Method
Heat oven to 350. Heat a skillet (non-stick, if you have one) anywhere from 8 to 10 inches over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the oil and heat another minute. Add the potato slices and mushrooms and sauté, turning occasionally, until the potato is tender, 8 to 10 minutes; season with salt, pepper and dried red pepper flakes. Shake the pan to distribute everything into an even layer.

Crack the eggs into a large bowl; add the dried herbs and salt and pepper and whisk until the yolks and the whites are just combined. Pour the egg mixture into the pan over the potatoes into an even layer. Cook over medium-high heat until the eggs are moist but set, 5 to 8 minutes (depending on the size of your pan). Sprinkle the frittata with the cheese and place in the hot oven and bake until the cheese has melted (and to whatever degree of brown you like).

Cut the frittata into wedges and serve hot.

Usually when I serve this I can’t help but present it by saying “Mushroom frittata! Ta datta!”