I FINALLY made a decent omelette!

[CanuckAmok]

I usually suck at anything egg-related. But I finally made an omellete I enjoyed eating.

Just eggs, marble cheese, and green and red peppers... nice and simple, like!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. Sauteed mushrooms, with or without

garlic or sauteed onions, are great in an omelette. I have been Mr. Omelette over the last half year or so (don't ask me why I got obssessed with this), and I seem to like parmesan or feta cheese the best. Size of pan to # eggs ratio seems important for getting the omelette to fold up right when you make your move, as well as not having too much filling (my usual prob).

[neverborn]

2. Umm..

Congratulations! :x

[many a good man]

3. Congratulations!

I'm an omelette specialist, myself. Self-taught. (Well a little help from watching Jacques Pepin!)

I'm partial to onions, green pepper and tomatoes. Its amazing how you can change the taste by slightly changing a few things: the size you chop the veggies, the height of the flame, mixing the eggs with water versus milk, etc. Cheese also can make a major difference. Simple or fancy...bon appetit!

[The Lone Liberal]

4. I love omelettes

Just plain, cooked in a little olive oil. Oh, yes, dropped 12 pounds with that diet.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Good job!! My favorite is prosciutto,green pepper, scallions, mushrooms

and cheese. Omlettes are the best!!!

[many a good man]

6. Tell me about mushrooms

What kind do you use? How long do you have to saute them before adding the eggs? Do you have to add something strong like prosciutto if you're gonna use mushrooms?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Any kind of sliced mushrooms are good,

sauteed in some butter for just a few min until they are moist and darken a just a tiny bit. I always have cheese which I toss on just before the "filling". A little garlic sauteed in with the shrooms is good. Sauteed onions with the shrooms is also good. That's the beauty of the omelette thing, you can play around until you find your fave ingredients. Once you find out your faves, repeat it with little variations until you are getting it perfect.

My fave combos:
-sauteed fresh spinach with some garlic and feta cheese ("Greek")
-sauteed shrooms and garlic with or without sauteed onions
-sauteed ham and onions

I usually use shredded parmesan cheese but sometimes use feta although I've gotten away from the feta more recently (troublesome to handle). Plus I can use the parmesan for Caesar salad etc. After trial and error I just seemed to like the flavor of the parmesan in the omelette better than American, Monterey Jack, etc.

It's almost bedtime but this almost makes me feel like making an omelette before bed, MUHAHAHAHAHAHA

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. I have a killer way to do mushrooms for ya....

slice them as you like, thin or thick, diced or whatever as well as some minced green onions for kick.

I use a ten-inch saute pan. Get it hot first, put in 1 - 2 tablespoons butter or more for a lot of mushrooms, and a little olive oil. (This raises the burn temp of the butter so you can cook hotter without scorching the butter) toss in the 'shrooms and sweat them down (you know what i mean....allow most, not all of the water to come out of them)
then add some white wine or white Zinfandel till they swim, but are not covered. cook till the wine has boiled away, salt and pepper to taste and YUM!
I do them like that for lots of things, on omelette's, served with steak, etc.

BTW, even though it might be looked down upon by wine purists, i have found the wines sold in the boxes to be quite good. They keep well in the fridge and since it is in an airtight plastic bag that has a tap, the wine does not come in contact with the air, which is the main culprit in turning a wine bad after you open it. Having a large quantity of wine handy for cooking is great and saves you from having to open a bottle when all you need is a half cup or so. If you haven't tried any of them, i recommend you do.

[Whitacre D_WI]

9. Hales yes, CA, I loves me a good omelette!

Mmm - mmm - mmm!