Greetings from Carmela's Cucina,
It's time to celebrate Mom and all she does for us. I have created an easy and delicious recipe for a Frittata that Mom is sure to love. Serve it with a muffin and some fresh fruit to start your Mother's special day. And don't forget to clean up!
Happy Mother's Day everyone!
Buon appetito,
Carmela Tursi Hobbins
FRITTATA
3 tablespoons of butter
3 medium leeks, cleaned and sliced
1 9 ounce carton of mushrooms, chopped
1/2 cup chopped marinated sun dried tomatoes
12 eggs
2 cups of half and half
1 8 ounce package of Italian cheese blend
1 small package of fresh Italian basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
finely chopped flat leaf parsley
In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat. Add leeks and saute them until they are tender about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and cook them about 3 minutes. Stir in sun dried tomatoes. Spread the vegetable mixture in the bottom of a buttered 9x13 baking pan. In a large bowl whisk the eggs, half and half and 1-1/2 cup cheese and chopped basil. pour over the vegetables. Bake in a pre- heated 350 degree oven until top is browned and center is set about 40 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and chopped parsley. Let stand for 5 minutes and cut into squares.
Showing posts with label Brunch. Show all posts
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Sunday, July 19, 2009
TAVERN ON FRANCE
Greetings from Carmela's Cucina,
We just got back from a relaxing and delicious brunch at Tavern on France, 6740 France Ave. in Edina. 952-358-6100, http://www.tavernonfrance.com/ This new place located directly across from Macy's at Southdale is the former Via Restaurant.
We happened to have dinner at the former "Via" one Sat. night late in March and you could count the full tables on one hand. It was a very sad sight to see. We learned during our dinner that it was going to be their last night open. so we spoke to the manager and started asking some questions. The story he told us, was that they just weren't able to make it as the upper end dining experience that they had hoped Via would be and that they were going to close for about 6 weeks and come back as something else.
And come back they did, true to his word they were open in about six weeks. Since I live in the neighborhood I watched as they built on a new patio and re-decorated. But most importantly they came out with a new menu that is really family friendly and more in line with what the area can support. Every time I drive by it on a beautiful day such as today the patio is full. And today was no exception.
After Mass, Bob and I wanted to go to brunch and he suggested that we see if Tavern on France was even open, and it was. Seats on the patio were available and since we are finally having a beautiful day we snapped a table up. The patio is lovely with a cooling water fall in the center, nice landscaping and beautiful flowers made for a nice setting. Our waitress came right out and explained the way brunch worked. $13.00 per person, and a full brunch are offered, beverages are extra and made to order omelets are ordered through the wait staff. A nice touch is carmel rolls baked in a small cast iron skillet brought to your table.
Now this brunch is not out-standing, but it was good. I really don't like buffets, and would rather choose from a menu, but they had a nice selection of scones, crossiants, eggs, sausage, bacon, cheesy hash browns, roast beef and a pancake bar. There also was a baked spaghetti dish and mashed potatoes and gravy and biscuts with gravy, which were all a bit to heavy for me at 10:00 a.m. The omelet that we ordered was wonderful, with mushrooms, asparagus, ham and cheddar cheese, we had decided to split it and in the future, I would order my own and for go some other things. There was some fruit on the buffet, but not much and after all it is summer and so many fruits are in season, that I would have liked to have seen more of that and maybe some granola and yogurt, but hey, it is a tavern.
All in all, I was very surprised at what a great experience it was. Next I want to try their "Happy Hour" which goes from 3-6:00 p.m and from 9:00pm to closing Mon-Fri. It may just become my new meeting place.
Anyway, it looks like the make-over paid off, now if they could just add a tree big enough to block out the big Macy's sign that you have to look at, it would be as perfect as you can get on France Ave.
Buon appetito,
Carmela Tursi Hobbins
We just got back from a relaxing and delicious brunch at Tavern on France, 6740 France Ave. in Edina. 952-358-6100, http://www.tavernonfrance.com/ This new place located directly across from Macy's at Southdale is the former Via Restaurant.
We happened to have dinner at the former "Via" one Sat. night late in March and you could count the full tables on one hand. It was a very sad sight to see. We learned during our dinner that it was going to be their last night open. so we spoke to the manager and started asking some questions. The story he told us, was that they just weren't able to make it as the upper end dining experience that they had hoped Via would be and that they were going to close for about 6 weeks and come back as something else.
And come back they did, true to his word they were open in about six weeks. Since I live in the neighborhood I watched as they built on a new patio and re-decorated. But most importantly they came out with a new menu that is really family friendly and more in line with what the area can support. Every time I drive by it on a beautiful day such as today the patio is full. And today was no exception.
After Mass, Bob and I wanted to go to brunch and he suggested that we see if Tavern on France was even open, and it was. Seats on the patio were available and since we are finally having a beautiful day we snapped a table up. The patio is lovely with a cooling water fall in the center, nice landscaping and beautiful flowers made for a nice setting. Our waitress came right out and explained the way brunch worked. $13.00 per person, and a full brunch are offered, beverages are extra and made to order omelets are ordered through the wait staff. A nice touch is carmel rolls baked in a small cast iron skillet brought to your table.
Now this brunch is not out-standing, but it was good. I really don't like buffets, and would rather choose from a menu, but they had a nice selection of scones, crossiants, eggs, sausage, bacon, cheesy hash browns, roast beef and a pancake bar. There also was a baked spaghetti dish and mashed potatoes and gravy and biscuts with gravy, which were all a bit to heavy for me at 10:00 a.m. The omelet that we ordered was wonderful, with mushrooms, asparagus, ham and cheddar cheese, we had decided to split it and in the future, I would order my own and for go some other things. There was some fruit on the buffet, but not much and after all it is summer and so many fruits are in season, that I would have liked to have seen more of that and maybe some granola and yogurt, but hey, it is a tavern.
All in all, I was very surprised at what a great experience it was. Next I want to try their "Happy Hour" which goes from 3-6:00 p.m and from 9:00pm to closing Mon-Fri. It may just become my new meeting place.
Anyway, it looks like the make-over paid off, now if they could just add a tree big enough to block out the big Macy's sign that you have to look at, it would be as perfect as you can get on France Ave.
Buon appetito,
Carmela Tursi Hobbins
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