Fritata

1 T. olive oil or clarified butter

1/4 Green pepper

1/4 onion

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 zucchini squash, sliced

1/4 lb mushrooms sliced

1/4 yellow squash sliced

1/2 lb. sausage

1/2 t. salt

1 t. Italian seasoning

1 t. fresh oregano

1 medium tomato

6 eggs, scrambled

mozzarella cheese

fresh basil, chopped

On the stovetop, saute the green pepper and onion until it starts to brown. Add all vegetables and cook about 3 minutes. Add the hot Italian sausage meatballs, break them up and warm the sausage. Add tomato. Using a crock or pan you can put in the oven, pour the mixture in the crock and pour the eggs over the mixture and shake it up. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese liberally on top. Lower the oven rack so that it is not closest to the broiler, then place under broiler and cook until the cheese is spotted with brown. Garnish with fresh basil.

Jack Starrett back on Huckleberry Drive in Calabasas, CA used to fix this often, at any time of day or night.