Jefferson Township Ruritan Night--Frittata, Sweet Potatoes, and Fruit Parfait

As a project of the Healthy Eating Initiative, I provided supper for the monthly meeting of the Jefferson Township Ruritan. I received some requests for recipes, so here they are:

Frittata (6 servings)

 

Grocery List: one dozen eggs, one green bell pepper, one onion, one container fresh mushrooms, one clove garlic, herbes de Provence, one package turkey link sausage, grapeseed oil.

 

To prepare: Chop the pepper, onion, mushrooms, and garlic into small dice. Heat 2T. grapeseed oil in a skillet and add the diced vegetables along with 2t. herbes de Provence. Sauté until the vegetables are soft. Add the link sausage, sliced in pieces about 1/4" long. (The sausage is fully cooked--check the label--so it only needs to heat.) Crack the eggs in a bowl and add 1/4 c. water and whisk until yolks are broken. Pour into the skillet. Season with 1 t. salt and 1t. pepper. Cook until the eggs are set. (You can also put these items together in a square baking pan and heat in a 350 degree oven. Bake until the eggs are set.)

 

 

Sautéed Sweet Potatoes and Onions (serves 6)

 

Grocery List: 3 large sweet potatoes, onion, grapeseed oil.

 

To prepare: Peel the sweet potatoes and dice into approximately 1/2" pieces. Dice the onion. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the sweet potatoes and onion. Turn the mixture often so the potatoes will not burn. The flavors of the potatoes and onion need no salt, pepper, nor either other seasoning.

 

Fresh Fruit Parfait (serves 6)

Grocery List: one apple, one pear, one box blueberries, seedless grapes, one bar dark chocolate (62-76% ), 1/2 pint whipping cream, honey, vanilla, walnuts, pecans.

 

To prepare: Dice the apple and pear. Chop 1/2 c. walnuts and pecans. Whip the whipping cream with an electric mixer until it starts to get a little stiff. Start with a very low speed and then add faster speeds as the cream stiffens. Before it is stiff, add 1 t. honey and 1/2 t. vanilla.  Combine the parfait with a layer of apple and pear, blueberries, and grapes. Put on a dollop of whipped cream, add a generous sprinkle of the nuts and adorn with a piece of the dark chocolate.

 

 If your group would be interested in a chat about the Pike County Healthy Eating Initiative and a meal, you can contact me at eatwelllivewellpikecounty@gmail.com.