Gebna Beyda

Ingredients:
Pint of half and half
Quart of buttermilk
LOTS of salt
Cream Cheese Block
Jalapenos/Serrano Peppers

Recipe:
In a large sauce pan, bring half and half to a rolling boil.
Turn off the heat once it has boiled, and let cool down to room temperature
Once the half and half is at room temperature, cut the cheese block into inch by inch squares
Prep the jar with the boiled half and half and a slivered jalapeno/serrano
Cover each inch by inch block of cheese in a generous serving of salt
Put a quarter of the blocks covered in salt into the jar
Add another jalapeno/serrano and some buttermilk
Add another quarter of the blocked covered in salt
Add another jalapeno/serrano and some buttermilk.
Repeat until done with all ingredients
Close the jar and rotate the jar in a manner to mix the milk solution among the cheese blocks
Keep closed and stored away for at least a month.

Frittata

Ingredients:
1 medium sized diced russet potato
1/4 diced green bell pepper
1/4 diced white onion
2 diced garlic cloves
4 large diced baby bella mushrooms
2 hand fulls of spinach
4 beaten eggs
Feta cheese
Salt
Pepper
Cayenne Pepper

*I also added:
-1/2 jalapeno
-4 strips of bacon
-avocado

How to:

Preheat oven at 400 degrees

To make your life easy:
1. Dice the potato and put into a bowl or zip lock bag (if you choose zip lock bag pierce the bag with a fork to allow for movement of hot air) and insert into microwave for 3 minutes
*2. If you're adding bacon and do not want to make it stove top, put 3 pieces of paper towel on a plate (2 underneath and one on top) with the 4 strips of bacon in between. Heat for 2.5 minutes on either side.

After rinsing, chop/dice:
Bell pepper, onion, garlic, mushrooms and spinach.

Sautee:
Add a teaspoon of olive oil to a pan and begin to sauté onion, garlic and bell pepper until it becomes aromatic, then add the softened potato dices. Cook until the potato browns a little.

Then add the mushrooms and spinach (and jalapeno if you choose). Cook until all spinach is wilted.

Since I didn't have a skillet, I used a pie pan; I transferred all of the veggies (+bacon) to the pie pan.

Whisk 4 eggs adding the salt, pepper and cayenne pepper at this point.

Pour the whisked eggs over the veggies in skillet/pie pan and sprinkle feta cheese on top.

Put into the oven for 15 minutes. To check if it is ready, stick in a tooth pick. If it comes up clean, it is ready, if not, leave it in for a few more minutes.

When serving, add fresh avocado slices on top and enjoy!

Ally's Apple Pancakes & Cider Sauce

Make recipe on Bisquick box using 2 cups of Bisquick. Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1 or 2 grated apples. Mix and cook slightly lower and longer than regular pancakes.

SAUCE
2 cups apple juice
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 cup margarine

Put apple juice in pan. Mix in cornstarch. Then mix in other dry ingredients. Add lemon juice and margarine. Heat to boiling and boil 1 minute.