Second Day Dishes

Hey y'all

Welcome to the first installment of 'Second Day Dishes' here at Bluegrass Foodie!

Even though I am trying to be better at 'small' cooking sometimes there will still be leftovers. And I think it would help some of y'all to share my ideas to spruce up those leftover bits and make an enticing new dish so that they will not go to waste.  In addition you --and the one you cook for--won't feel like you are eating the same thing over and over.

Last night for supper we had bison burgers with asiago cheese mixed in--to one lb of ground bison I added about 1/2 cup of grated asiago.  Well technically I turned them into patty melts but I didn't have a picture so you get this one*smile*  I made oven fries  to go with as we did a ton of yard work and deserved a little carb reward--simply slice  two russet potatoes lengthwise, toss with olive oil and bake on a heavy baking sheet in a 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes, flipping halfway. I gave them a very generous dusting of Uncle Lou's Corruption.

We were each stuffed after just one--I couldn't eat a whole one and they were damn good--so I had two bison patties (about 1/4 pound each) and a handful of fries (about one potato) leftover this morning.

I also had half of a small Vidalia onion so I chopped that up and diced up the fries for some  chunky 'home fries'.

I diced the bison and  used 5 eggs and a splash of heavy cream, a dash of ground corriander and a good amount of freshly ground black pepper to make an omelet.

I cooked the onions  in a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of butter until they started to soften then added the potatoes.  Since they had already been seasoned with the Corruption I didn't add anything else.

I cooked the omelet in 2 TB of butter,  letting  the eggs get mostly set before  adding the meat.  I gave this a generous sprinkle of an Italian cheese blend before turning one side down.

We both like a good crust on our eggs so if you don't  you should go ahead and warm the meat up before you add it to the omelet.

In about 30 minutes we had this delicious 'original' brunch dish and no leftovers!

This is an easy Second Day Dish and very versatile----almost anything can go in an omelet.  I hope you try it.  Email me if you have questions.  

Enjoy!!