GUEST Ellen Byron Artichoke Omelet #recipe #giveaway

 

VMBURNS: Today, I'm thrilled to have award-winning author, Ellen Byron in the kitchen. Ellen is sharing information about her upcoming release, a recipe, and a giveaway! 

Welcome, Ellen!

ELLEN BYRON: When it comes to choosing recipes from my personal vintage cookbook collection to update for inclusion my Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, I’ve learned that sometimes the easiest recipes are the best. Case in point, this artichoke omelet recipe from a 1950s cookbook, which you’ll find in my latest book, A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras, Vintage Cookbook Mystery #5.

Artichoke Omelet

INGREDIENTS

• 1 T. vegetable oil
• 1 T. butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4  onion, minced
• 1 tsp. parsley, minced
• 3 artichoke hearts, cooked and chopped
• 3 eggs
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the vegetable oil and butter in a heavy skillet.

 

Once the butter has melted, add the garlic, onion, and parsley. Sauté until tender.

 

Add the artichoke hearts and cook until well-heated.

 

Beat the eggs slightly, adding the salt and pepper. 

Pour into the skillet with the other ingredients and cook until the eggs are done. Don’t worry if you can’t quite make an omelet. This dish taste perfectly delicious as scrambled eggs!

 

Serve at once.

 

Servings: 2 —or one if you’re really hungry!

READERS: What do you like in your omelets? Let me know in the comments below. One lucky person will win a copy of Wined and Dined in New Orleans, the 2nd book in the Vintage Cookbook Mystery Series. 

A MURDERER'S GUIDE TO MARDI GRAS

It's cozy. It's culinary. It's Mardi Gras madness! It's the fifth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today-bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.

Step 1: join a killer krewe

It’s carnival season in New Orleans, and Ricki James-Diaz and her friends from Bon Vee are dressing up for Mardi Gras. They’ve joined the notorious krewe of Chew to support Ricki’s chef boyfriend, Virgil, who is to be crowned this year’s king. It’s all fun, throws, and over-the-top outfits until the krewe’s captain is found strangled with his own medallion.

Step 2: survive the festivities

The prime suspect is Ricki’s friend, the deceased’s wife who discovered he was cheating on her. It seems a straightforward case, but Ricki isn’t so sure. The krewe’s leader had many enemies including his mistress, his krewe co-founder who he ousted, and his college friend whose girlfriend he stole. One thing’s clear, Ricki’s at the center of yet another murder investigation. And if she’s not careful, her first Mardi Gras could also be her last . . .

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Ellen is a bestselling author, Anthony nominee, and recipient of multiple Agatha and Lefty awards for her Cajun Country Mysteries, Vintage Cookbook Mysteries,  Catering Hall Mysteries (as Maria DiRico), and Golden Motel Mysteries. She is also an award-winning playwright and non-award-winning writer of TV hits like Wings, Just Shoot Me, and Fairly OddParents, but considers her most impressive achievement working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart. Visit her at http://www.ellenbyron.com/.