Zucchini Frittata with Mushrooms (Or Quiche)

Large zucchini
1 sweet onion
4 oz mushroom
1tsp butter + 1 tsp
1 c parmesan
5 eggs
1/2 c half n half (maybe more)
black pepper
sea salt

season with pepper as you go :
saute onions in small amount of butter until they begin to turn translucent;
add mushrooms cook til they are soft;
lay zucchini in pattern if desired (can be tart like with overlapping  circles or ribbons or just chopped if you  prefer- pattern didnt really show in the end)
I put a few dots of butter on top this and cooked with lid until zucchini is pretty much cooked.
whip eggs with pepper and salt, then add cream, mix again, then stir in parmesan.
continue to cook on low until eggs begin to set.
then put in oven on 350  until puffy and nicely brown on top.

Notes:
add crust to make this a quiche.

Squash Mushroom Medley

Grandma Bressler used to make a squash casserole that I liked, unfortunately I never got the recipe from her but I suspect it was made with mushroom soup. I was looking for a similar recipe online but decided to shortcut and save calories with this improvised but tasty dish.

1 yellow squash, sliced

1 zucchini, sliced

2 mushrooms, sliced

1 slice of onion chopped

pepper

dash of butter

splash of milk

Sauté until veggies are tender, about 10 -20 minutes depending on freshness and thickness of slices.

Notes:

It was fine as is, but I might try some herbs next time.

I didn't brown them but you could if you like.

Watercress and Mushroom Omelet

I am currently looking for ways to eat watercress which happens to be in season right now too. I was curious to find out how to eat it (besides throwing it in a salad with other greens) and discovered that it is quite the little nutrition powerhouse and is apparently fairly inexpensive too. This recipe is delicious! I made this to serve two people.

1 tsp butter

3 mushrooms, sliced

2 scallions, chopped fairly small

about 1/2 to 3/4 c fresh watercress, stems removed and chopped roughly

3 lg eggs

1-2 T half n half

black pepper

swiss cheese

Reserve about 1/3 of the chopped watercress to add after cooking with the cheese.

Melt just enough butter to cover the bottom of a nonstick skillet.

Sauté mushrooms sprinkled with black pepper on low heat about 2 minutes, add scallions continue to sauté another 2 minutes, then add watercress and saute 1 more minute. I didn't brown any of these just softened them.

Combine eggs, black pepper, and half n half (or milk or water) in a bowl whisk them until well mixed. Pour over the softened veges and cook over medium to low heat. Flip and put cheese and reserved watercress on half then fold over. Turn off heat when eggs are done and allow to sit about one minute to melt the cheese.