A Great Breakfast Omelet

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

About 25 years ago I met the woman who would become my wife.  I can still remember the first meal she cooked for me - omelets!  That lady could cook a mean omelet.  She still can.  I think she makes them even better now.  Of course the ingredients she's using now are better and she's had a few years to hone and perfect her craft of omelet making.

She cuts up a medley of fresh tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, and cilantro and sautes it in an enameled cast iron pot.  She would ordinarily slice some nice mushrooms in there as well, but unfortunately, the 'shrooms in the fridge had gone bad.  

Sauteed vegetables

Then she scrambled up 3 eggs that our hens had contributed and dropped them into a cast iron skillet that had been heated up nicely with a dollop of butter in the bottom. See how nice and dark those yolks are?

To make an omelet, you gotta break a few eggs...

Then she'll spoon some of those fresh garden veggies onto one half of the egg in the skillet...

Adding tomatoes, peppers, onions, and garlic

Then Tricia adds some grated cheese that Daisy and Rosie contributed to the breakfast..

Sprinkling lots of homemade grated cheese on top

Finally, she flips over half of the omelet over to allow the cheese to melt.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...

Finally, she adds a bit of cilantro on top for garnish and flavor and calls me and tells me it's time to eat!

Tricia's Killer Omelet!

And she's been calling me to eat her wonderful cooking for what'll be 24 years in October.  And it all started with an omelet...