Veggie Frittatas for Two

Happy Meatless Monday, once again! Tonight I'm making one of my favorite protein-filled vegetarian dishes. It's basically a very light omelette; good for lazy days and those days when you don't have much left in the refrigerator. I make this a lot when I have guests because I can stick two or three in the oven at once with different ingredients. When it's just the two of us (which is most of the time), I will usually just make one and have some side dishes, but occasionally we'll split two. Anyway...

What you need:
3 eggs
1/2 c. milk
Cut up vegetables
Shredded cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste

Beat together eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour into greased 8X8 round baking dish. Add any other desired ingredients. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350.

C'est simple!

Two pies! One is tomato & cheddar, the other broccoli & swiss!

It's great to have options!

Hosting 101: Creating a welcome tray for guests and more!

Today's topic goes back to hosting. We've had guests the past two weekends, which has been wonderful! One thing that I like to do *special* for my guests is to create a welcome tray. The tray holds a welcome card (I actually have these printed in four different languages that I switch out for fun- what can you expect when you are staying with a French teacher??). Inside the welcome card, I've written out the name of our wireless network and the password. Also on the tray is a half-litre carafe for water ($8 at Michaels) and a glass cup. I also sometimes use San Pellegrino bottles instead of flat water. Finally, add a couple of mints to round it all out!

In the attached guest bathroom, I hang fresh towels and washcloths, and there's a small laundry basket for guests to throw the towels into when they leave (ps- I got this at HomeGoods for $12!). Inside of the medicine cabinet, there is an extra toothbrush and travel size soaps and shower products. Hopefully these little touches help show how happy we are to have them!

Springtime hosting: Part II

Friday marked the end of my semester. Though there was still final grading to do, with all of my personal assignments behind me I felt a definite sigh of relief. Not to mention, this past weekend offered many reasons to celebrate! My grandparents made their first trek to Maryland to visit us, and Monday marked the anniversary of our first year of marriage! We were blessed with beautiful weather all weekend long, and I tried out some new looks to greet my guests!

First: Remember the wedding I was at earlier this month? As a favor the women were all given woven scarves from Ecuador! I decided to use mine as a table runner, and it looked so cheery adorning the table for our morning breakfast! 

Second: To keep things interesting, I moved around some items that have served other uses in the past. A blue Ball mason jar filled with faux flowers from Michaels and a small wire basket holding washclothes were added to my French themed guest room. I also love the "Salle de Bains" (bathroom) sign I bought for less than ten bucks from PB last year! 

Hosting Favs

This weekend Joe and I were thrilled to welcome family into our home, with visits from his mother and grandparents. Here is one hosting idea I tried out with them: I used small French themed trays and placed one in each room. I added a bottle of sparkling water, a bite-sized chocolate bar, tea cup(s), and made welcome cards out of leftover place cards from my wedding! They were a big hit!

I printed welcome cards in three languages: French, Italian, and English!

This was taken before I added the welcome card. I love all different sizes of trays! And this one matched my black and white toile guest room so well!