Breakfast today

One of my favorite things to eat, no matter what time of the day it is, is eggs.  Today for breakfast I had a "toad in a hole".   It can't be easier to make. 

Cut a hole out of a slice of bread.  I use kitchen shears, but a biscuit cutter or even a juice glass turned upside down, will work just as well. 

In a non-stick skillet, I sprayed with can't believe it's not butter, I turn the burner to medium high heat.  Lay the bread in the skillet.  Crack the egg and drop it into the hole in the bread.   Let cook for 4 minutes and then cover the skillet to let the top of the egg cook.  Cook to your desired consistency.  I like a runny yolk.  A slice of cheese can also be added over the top of the egg before you cover the skillet towards the end of cooking. 

Poached Eggs for Brunch

I almost always eat some kind of leftovers for breakfast.  One of my favorites is a  frittata with leftover vegetables.  Today, I had leftover mashed potatoes available.  Not exactly something to stir fry into my eggs.   What to do?  I poached 2 eggs in pockets of mashed potatoes.

I diced up two jalapeno peppers and mixed them in with the mashed potatoes.  I heated some olive oil in a non stick pan and placed the potatoes in the pan, pressing them to make a huge patty.  When the potatoes were hot all the way through and nicely browned on the bottom, I pressed a spatula into the potatoes to create two indentations.  I opened an egg into each pocket and cooked over medium heat until the white was set and the yolk was still runny.

Onto my plate, I slide the potatoes with the poached egg.  Eating the potatoes with the yolk running through them was heavenly!