Breakfast Ham, Cheese
and Egg Cups with Peppers
Hello from me, and with a frantic and very quick post today, one of many probably as I struggle to juggle cooking and writing lately! Today’s recipe is a bit of a gem and comes from The Mom Chef – Taking on Magazines, who was my assigned partner for a new cooking club I joined recently; similar to the Secret Recipe Club I participate in every month, this is also a monthly cooking club where you are assigned a partner, you then make a recipe from their blog or website and share it on your own site on a designated “reveal day” – I love challenges like this, as even with my busy work load, you get to meet new people and discover new recipes too! Today’s recipe is my adapted version of The Mom Chef’s recipe for Mini Frittatas which she took from All You Magazine, August 2011. I had to adapt it as I forgot to post my recipe on the correct day, which was yesterday and therefore had to work with what I had available…….hence the “Clueless in France” title, and I should have made a soup!
The Mom Chef has a wonderful site, and other recipes that caught my eye were: Cheesy Garlic Blooming Loaf, Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks, Chewy Ginger Cookies and Aunt Lou’s Fresh Apple Cake. The Mom Chef LOVES recipes, she says and has shelves (always plural) dedicated to cookbooks which are read daily. She belongs to newsgroups that just send out newsletters that are loaded with recipes, which are stored in electric files for later perusal. She also has real file folders or card boxes stuffed with recipes that have been cut from magazines, newspapers, food containers or that have been photocopied or handwritten for her. As you can see, she is PRETTY committed to recipes and magazines in general! I am an avid cookbook hoarder collector too, but I had to stop my magazine subscriptions as they were getting way out of hand, although I do buy a sneaky copy now and then and also subscribe to a couple on-line.
Today’s recipe for Breakfast Frittatas has just a couple of substitutes, in place of potatoes I added cheese and in place of bell pepper, I used Peppadew Peppers, as I worked with them last year and have jars and jars of peppers at my disposal! The recipe is a winner and makes a perfect breakfast or brunch dish, as well as being a great idea for school and office lunch-box snacks. I have shared my adapted recipe below, but if you fancy checking out the original recipe, then do pop over to see The Mom Chef and all her recipes here: The Mom Chef Recipes. Have a wonderful day and look out for more new recipes coming on Lavender and Lovage this week, as well as some new traveller’s tales from home and abroad. Karen
Ham and Egg Peppadew Pepper Cups
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| Serves | 6 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 25 minutes |
| Total time | 35 minutes |
| Allergy | Egg, Milk |
| Meal type | Breakfast, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen Burns-Booth |
Ingredients
- 6 slices of round deli ham
- 6 free-range eggs
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 75g grated cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- 6 whole Mild Peppadew™ Piquanté Peppers
Note
These fabulous little ham and egg cups are basically gluten free breakfast muffins with a whole Mild Peppadew™ Piquanté Peppers baked with them for piquancy and colour. Easy to make and perfect for lazy weekend breakfasts or festive brunch.
Directions
| Step 1 | Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6 and spray 12 x muffin cups with oil or grease with a little butter. |
| Step 2 | Whisk the eggs with the milk, cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper. |
| Step 3 | Line each muffin cup with a slice of the ham; divide the egg and cheese mixture between ham cups and then top with a whole peppadew pepper. |
| Step 4 | Bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until the egg mixture has puffed up and is light and fluffy and golden brown. |
| Step 5 | Ease them out of the muffin tray gently with a butter knife and serve 2 per person for breakfast or brunch. |
Blogger CLUE February Participants
- Caldo de Mariscos – Mexican Seafood Soup by Sue from A Palatable Pastime
- Cheddar Cheese Soup by Kathy from A Spoonful of Thyme
- Chicken Asado by Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Classic French Onion Soup by Lisa from Authentic Suburban Gourmet
- Creamy Ham Swiss Potato Soup by Amy from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
- Egg Drop Soup by Christy from Confessions of a Culinary Diva
- Egg Drop Soup by Rebekah from Making Miracles
- Ginger Lemon Chicken Soup by Lea Ann from Cooking on the Ranch
- Italian Soup by Anna from annaDishes
- New York Strip Steaks with Cognac Creamed Mushrooms by Christiane from Taking on Magazines
- Okie Peasant Potato Soup by Stacy from Food Lust People Love
- Potato and Ham Chowder by Kate from Kate’s Kitchen
- Roasted Red Pepper Soup by Azmina from Lawyer Loves Lunch
- Roasted Squash and Apple Soup by Jean from Lemons and Anchovies
- Rustic Tortellini Soup by Debra from Eliot’s Eats
- Simple Cheese Soup by Heather from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
- Veggie Chili by Lauren from Sew You Think You Can Cook
- Mini Frittatas by Karen from Lavender and Lovage
Another Frittata recipe on Lavender and Lovage:
Low-Calorie Minted Pea & Vegetable Frittata – 200 calories
Emma @ Adventures of a London Kiwi says
Mmm blogger brunch perfection methinks!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Perfect for a blogger brunch Emma, good idea! Karen
Kate says
Love your ham and cheese cups! Using the Peppadew peppers was perfect for me as I am not a big fan of green bell peppers. I agree with the other ladies, they are perfect for brunch!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Kate – I’m also a BIG Peppadew lover too!
Victoria Sutton says
Fab for me and fab idea – I don’t actually like potatoes – enjoy France – hard not to….
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Victoria – I do like spuds but decided to cut back on the carbs – Karen
SAllyBR says
These are simply adorable! I guess you used a regular size muffin pan, correct?
they would be great for a Valentine’s day brunch ….. (I might have to go for that!)
you are brave to take another virtual challenge like the SRC, plus you always compose such wonderful posts… awesome!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Awww thanks so much Sally – this club is more free and easy than SRC as you can just drop out whenever you want and rejoin without reapplying – so not too onerous! Thanks for lovely comments too!
Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says
Welcome to the group, Karen! I’m so happy that you had me for your first go and think your version of the frittatas is glorious. I’m excited to wander around your blog at some point. I was born outside Paris (in Chantilly) and was raised in a French household so I’m sure our dinner tables were laden with many of the same foods.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Christiane and I’m so sorry I was late and that I didn’t make one of your soup recipes! I know Chantilly as I have a friend there! Karen
Sue Lau says
Love these! They look almost like little ham sliders on buns! But much lower carb!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Almost WW in points Sue!!! They tasted fab! Karen
Jean says
My word these look delicious! Must try them asap!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Jean – they were lush!
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says
Welcome to the club Karen. We are happy to have you and these little frittatas are adorable and delicious sounding. You can make soup when the theme is breakfasts LOL.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Wendy – lol! Yes I’ll make a soup when it’s breakfasts!!!! Thanks for your welcome too! Karen
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
Even though you did not make soup – those frittatas look AMAZING! My mouth is watering.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Lisa – I’ll make soup when it’s breakfast month as Wendy says!!!
Dom says
these sound and look utterly divine… I love how golden they are too. The perfect breakfast if you ask me!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Dom – golden due to my free range eggs!
Glamorous Glutton says
They would be perfect for blogger brunch. I love Pepperdew peppers; this is a fab way to serve them. BTW how did you get the tiny TM to show up on Pepperdew? GG
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks GG – yes, they would be great for a Blogger Brunch or fro Ladies who Brunch instead of lunch!! Karen (The TJM was sent to me to use in my posts)
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook says
Even with your mad dash these frittatas are adorably beautiful.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks so much Lauren and also NOT soup as the theme was too! Karen