BREAKFAST iN BED - EASY OMELETS BY CHARLOTTE TAYLOR
| THE WEDDED BLISS SEPT-OCT 2012
Making breakfast for the love of your life is a great way to start the day. Whether you want to make your mate feel extra special or just spend a lazy weekend in the kitchen together, breakfast is a great place to start. The sky is the
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limit when thinking of breakfast ideas. It doesn’t mean just pancakes or biscuits anymore. Lots of things have changed since I was a new bride. Gone are the days of standing over a greasy skillet to fry bacon. Did you know you can bake it?! And gone are the days of just one spouse slaving away in the kitchen. Guys and gals alike are perfectly capable of cooking anything. One breakfast food that has pretty much stayed the same through the years is eggs. Fried, poached, scrambled, baked or in a casserole, eggs have stayed the course. Eggs have never really been my first choice for a breakfast food, but make an omelet out of them that is full of cheese, and all of a sudden I’m all about eating eggs for breakfast! Omelets are a great, easy and impressive breakfast (or dinner) idea. If you can scramble eggs, you can make an omelet. Please do not be intimidated by the thought of making an omelet. Sometimes we get a bit put off by the way food looks and automatically think, “I can’t do that.” But in reality, it’s all about presentation, isn’t it? If the omelet tears when you are sliding it out of the pan, no fear, just disguise the blemish with a dollop of sour cream or salsa. No one will ever know unless you tell them. The whole idea here is to not be so scared of cooking that you don’t try anything. Please do not be scared, but confident. So, let’s have a lesson in omelet making. First of all, you do not need an omelet pan! A good sauté pan is ALL you need. Any round non-stick sauté pan will work as long as it’s a pan between 6 and 10 inches. Next, think about what your favorite breakfast-y flavors are. Sausage, bacon, ham, turkey, cheese, mushrooms, onions - you can pick and choose your favs and have a made-to-order breakfast any time you make an omelet.
photo by TheRoyalRebel Photography
small bowl and add 2 tablespoons
on top of the eggs. Cover for a
• 2 large eggs
milk. Whisk them together with a
another minute or so to let the
• 2 tablespoons any milk
fork just as if you were going to
cheese melt a bit.
scramble the eggs. Mix well.
7.) Next, grab the handle of your
2.) Place the butter into the pan. It
pan, and tilt it over your serving
the pan (bacon grease works
should almost sizzle. Place garlic
plate. Shake it a bit and your
great too)
into the pan and stir just until you
omelet will begin to slide out
begin to smell the garlic aroma.
onto your plate. When the omelet
3.) Immediately pour egg mixture
is halfway onto the plate,use the
• salt and pepper
into the pan. Do not stir!
edge of the sauté pan to flip the
• Sauté Pan with some type of
4.) Sprinkle eggs with salt and
remaining omelet over so that
lid or a sheet of aluminum
pepper and place a lid or a sheet of
the edges meet. Voila! You now
foil
aluminum foil on top.
have a half circle omelet full of
• heat resistant spatula
5.) Let the eggs cook for a minute
yumminess.
• assorted fillings: precooked
or two until the eggs look set.
8.) Garnish with sour cream, grape
Your eggs should now resemble a
tomatoes, salsa and maybe a side
bright yellow pancake. They should
of toast! Bring this to someone
WHAT TO DO:
easily slide around on the nonstick
in bed or on the patio along with
1.) Preheat your sauté pan on low/
surface.
some good coffee and it should
medium heat. Crack 2 eggs into a
6.) Place your chosen fillings
knock their socks off! ENJOY!
WHAT YOU NEED: (per omelet)
(buttermilk is best) • 2 tablespoons real butter for
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic optional
and chopped
CHARLOTTE TAYLOR has a passion to help young couples learn the basics in the kitchen She posts weekly recipes that are simple, delicious, and easy to recreate at FreeRecipeFriday.com. Charlotte is also the illustrator and founder of Charlotte Taylor Creates. Known for her whimsical “stick” people, she loves drawing
realistic details as well as architectural elements. She infuses her quirky perspective into maps, stationery, logos and custom caricatures. Her style is a unique blend of simplicity and whimsy. With an ever-growing portfolio, she dreams of becoming a licensed artist one day. Visit her website at www.charlottetaylorcreates.com