I prepared a roasted potato, sausage and egg dish — Sunshine Quarto Potato Skillet with Andouille. My family loves lots of flavor and color, and this dish has both. I wanted to create a dish that was both filling and flavorful. Meat and potato dishes always stick to your ribs and satisfy.

This dish was easy to make for under $25, and if you wanted to spend a bit more, you could get organic ingredients for around $32. The most important: try to buy organic cage-free eggs because the whites are not runny and will hold together well. I like the taste of organic eggs over regular eggs, but it does make an impact on your grocery bill.

I’ll ‘fess up and tell you that I burned my hand when removing the skillet from the oven which was definitely a low in the process. The eggs took a little longer to set up than I thought they would and my salsa was very spicy. My husband thought it was perfect, but my daughter thought I went too hot with the salsa. Also, I was experimenting with the spinach leaves, trying to create more of a flower appearance. The green was a nice addition of color to the dish. However, the leaves did shrink-up more than I had expected. On the plus side, everyone loved it. My husband actually had thirds. I had to make it a second time for the photographer so I shared with two other friends that polished off the skillet. Another good thing was that my husband committed to a bike ride with me to work off our big meal.

I have learned from experience that you really need to make sure you are finely dicing onion when adding to roasted potatoes; otherwise, the onions don’t want to get tender at the same time as the potatoes. I use andouille because the flavor of the sausage is soaked up in the potatoes and creates a nice robust flavor. I like Cotija cheese because it is not stringy yet it has a nice bold flavor. The smoky flavor of the chilies paired well with the sausage. The whole dish was full of flavor, and I would make this dish for a brunch anytime it’s a little unique for brunch, and it makes a great appearance.

— Jacky Runice