Zucchini Frittata for Jenn

This post is dedicated to my dear friend, Jenn, who got me hooked on the most amazing blog! This blog, combined with seeing the movie Julie and Julia(“What is it that you really like to do?” “Eat!” “And you are so good at it.” “I am good at it … I’m practically growing in front of you!”), has inspired me to cook. I already loved to cook … but now I just feel more and more like doing it! I recently made a zucchini frittata (a frittata is like the Italian version of an omelet, but way, way better!), and I had leftover ingredients to make another. So last night for dinner, I decided to make this scrumptious dish and to document and to blog about my experience. I realized in the process, I’m not a photographer, haha. I have no clue how to take good pics of food … oh well.

Chopping made so much easier with a Cutco knife!! Love it!!!

Oh, and I love my wooden spoon from Sur la Table.

Buon Appetito!

Here’s the recipe I made (I modified it from The Silver Spoon recipe – added onion, thanks to a friend’s teaching) ….

Zucchini Frittata

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup butter

2 and 1/2 cups zucchini, thinly sliced

1 small or 1/2 large white onion, chopped

6 eggs

Salt and pepper

Heat the oil and half the butter in a pan, add the onion and the zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10-12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Lightly beat the eggs with a pinch of salt and stir in the zucchini. Melt the remaining butter in a skillet, pour in the mixture and cook until lightly browned *on both sides. This frittata may be served hot or cold.

*My sweet friend, Cristina, taught me the trick of how to cook it on both sides. You can try to flip it with a spatuala … but good luck. The easier route … place the lid on the skillet (I recommend doing this over the sink, just in case of a catastrophe) and flip it upside down. Result: the frittata will now be in the lid, cooked side up. Slide the frittata back into the skillet, resulting in the uncooked side down … allowing for it to get cooked!

 

The Wait

I just realized I have not posted anything in regards to what I have decided to do for now! Sorry to keep you in the dark. Since I lost my job, I have been praying about what I should do … and honestly, I don’t really have any answers yet. But since I can no longer afford to pay rent on an apartment when I have no income, I knew something was going to need to change soon. The Lord has graciously provided a place for me to live in Southern CA. I am living with a family, who is being very kind and generous to me. I am so thankful for the Lord’s abundant provision. This gives me a place to live while continuing to pray, consider options, and wait for the Lord’s direction. “What options am I considering?”  you might ask. I’m so glad you asked….

The main option I’m considering at this point is returning to Italy. In November, I found out that two families from Grace Church are going to Rome to plant a church. One of the families (The Stanisci Family) is from Rome, and I knew they would be heading back to Italy this summer. But the idea of starting a church is new … and very exciting! The other family will join them in the Fall, Lord willing. When they announced this plan, the Staniscis told me they would love to have me come join the team. But after that, I got the job at Grace to You, and it seemed like the Lord wanted me here for awhile longer. But now with circumstances as they are … I’m reconsidering that. I have talked with the Staniscis about the possibility of my coming to Italy, and they are thrilled (and if their will is any indication of the Lord’s will … I am going to Italy). The first thing I would do is language school. They have recommended an excellent school in Perugia, where there is also a very solid church and well established ministry. The idea is that I would go to Perugia for language school and be involved in the church there, then go to Rome and help with the ministry there.

So … much to think through and pray about … I would sure appreciate your prayers. I want to go to Italy if I can glorify the Lord the most by serving Him there. Right now, I want to be faithful where I am, while waiting on Him for direction. In my last post, I shared how I just saw the movie Fireproof. One of the songs in that movie struck me as I heard it briefly, so I looked it up today. I think it’s a great song that describes how we should respond in the wait. It’s called “While I’m Waiting” by John Waller and you can read the lyrics here (scroll down to song #8). One thing that God has taught me over the last year and a half is that He is a God of the wait … just consider Abraham, Moses, Noah, Joseph, many of the apostles spending time in prison … God uses the wait.