Zucchini and Rosemary Fritatta

So what I should have known going into this: frittatas are more like open-faced omelettes. The difference? In a frittata, the extra ingredients are mixed with the egg while the eggs are still raw, it is typically partially baked or flipped, it is cooked over very low heat, and it is served in slices, not whole. Voila!

According to what I just learned, I shouldn't have used such high temperatures when cooking this on the stove. o.O That may have solved the transfer problem.

Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups zucchini
4 eggs
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp rosemary
1/4 cup mozzarella

Making the dish:
Heat oil  in a skillet over medium-high heat. Make sure the oil isn't to hot! I put in the garlic and it immediately burnt! >.<; Cook the garlic for about a minute and then add the zucchini. Stirring constantly, cook for 5 minutes and season with salt and pepper. Whisk eggs, whites, rosemary, salt, and pepper together. Pour this over the zucchini and "cook for 3 minutes". After this, you are supposed to sprinkle cheese on the top and then broil for 3 minutes. However, I'm uncertain when you switch from the skillet to a dish you can bake in. I tried to cook for three minutes in the skillet, stirring so that it would fit to the shape of the dish. But then I realized that I was just making scrambled eggs, so I poured it all into a square glass dish. I set that on the burner for a minute, then gave up and put the cheese on and put it in the oven.

How did it turn out?
Well, it tasted good. I might add a little spinach next time. The recipe called for fresh rosemary, which I didn't have so I used dry stuff. Using fresh may change the outcome. Also, the cheese called for was "Parmigiano Reggiano," which is supposed to mean parmesan. I don't like that as much though, and I think the mozzarella worked just fine. :)

Zucchini is rich in potassium, manganese, and vitamin c. It also has a decent amount of vitamin k, vitamin b-6, riboflavin (which is vitamin b-2), and folate.
Eggs are rich in vitamins b-2 and b-12, phosphorous, protein, and selenium.

Baked Catfish

I've discovered a trend. If I'm upset or stressed out, I either eat horribly, grabbing whatever's fastest and perhaps even skipping meals, or I go over board and make mealtimes much more complicated. Guess which avenue causes me to create things that I can post on here....

So today's question: How do you cook catfish? Secondary question: Can I cook decent catfish without going to the store again for ingredients?

Discovery: I like catfish! It's kind of sweet.

So, I decided to go for the baked Catfish recipe since it seemed easiest out of the options I found. I also had all the ingredients on hand! Well, kind of. There was an altering of spices.

Ingredients: 
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
Catfish fillet

Making the dish:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil. Since I didn't have one, I used a 9x13 pan. Though I still lined and greased it. Stir together the cornmeal with the spices and the milk with the egg. I cut my fillet into 4ths. Dip the catfish in the milk/egg mixture and then coat liberally with the cornmeal mixture. Place them onto the sheet and make sure to spray the top with Pam or somesuch. Apparently that helps with the crispiness. Then put it all in the oven for 15 minutes about. Make sure towards the end of the time to put your oven on broil or flip over the fillets so both sides get a chance to crispify. I forgot, so i flipped them over and added 4 minutes to the time.

How did it turn out?
I would definitely make it again. Like I said before, it was an almost sweet taste. I ate it plain, and I can see how adding some sort of sauce over rice would be really good. I also put the cold leftovers in a spinach salad. That was really good except for the breading all ended up soggy at the bottom. I passed over a recipe for a chowder, and now that I can imagine the taste of catfish, I'm looking forward to trying it sometime.

Catfish is a very good source of Niacin, Vitamin B-12, and Protein.