Category: Eggs

Sun-dried Tomato and Black Olive Omelet

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs

Morning all! I made this quick breakfast before leaving for work this morning. Now that school is in full swing, I am going to try to add more recipes for quick breakfasts at home and easy to make school lunches. I have made a few omelets on the blog before, but here is another idea. I am sure I will have lots more to come as well =)

Sun-dried Tomato and Black Olive Omelet

Heat up a pan with a pat of butter. Whisk 2 eggs with some salt and pepper.001

Then once the bottom is set a bit, maybe a minute or so, add your filling. I added shredded cheese, sliced kalamata olives, and sundried tomatoes.

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Then fold over one side of the omelet to the middle. Then take your spatula and fold it over on your plate. You could dress it up with more chopped olives and sundried tomatoes on top or add a couple of slices of summer tomatoes, but this is a busy morning and I don’t have time for fancy presentation =)

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Olive Oil Fried Eggs

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Kids

Skip the spray and butter! Instead use a good layer of olive oil in the bottom of your pan to fry up some yummy eggs. Cook to your liking. I love mine sunny side up!

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Serve with some toast to soak up all that yummy yolk. For the kids, cut up the toast in strips. We call them dipping strips or soldiers. Fun and delicious!

Sautéed Kale with Egg and Tomato

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Vegetarian

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Beautiful kale from the farmer’s market.

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Sautéed in a bit of olive oil with salt, pepper, and a couple of shakes, of red pepper flakes for spice.

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Top with a sunny side up egg and a fresh summer tomato! A delicious healthy vegetarian meal!
I think this would be great with a whole wheat piece of toast or on a bagel.

Spanish Eggs

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs

Good morning! It is a beautiful morning here in Georgia! I usually wake up around 8-9 in the summer, depending on when the girls wake up. I am pretty lazy in the mornings. I sip a cup of coffee while I watch some TV or surf the Internet. This morning started the same as normal, but about halfway in to my coffee I really started getting hungry and knew I needed some subsistence. I plan on going to a yoga class later, so I needed to eat something that would give me energy but not weigh me down. I was thinking of making an egg dish, so I searched my fridge and pantry to see what I had. I spied some green olives, and can of diced tomatoes, and some sweet peppers and decided on Spanish theme. This was perfect. At the end, I decided to add 1/2 a sliced avocado. Perfection! I only added 2 eggs, but if you are serving this at a brunch or for more than one, you can add up to 4 for this medium cast iron pan. If you wanted to make more, just go up a size in your pan. Now I have some extra sauce that I can use later. Hmmm, I can think of a lot of possibilities!!!

Spanish Eggs

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, sliced
1/4 of a yellow and orange sweet peppers
handful of sliced mushrooms
1 can diced tomatoes
handful of green olives cut in half
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
2-4 eggs

Directions

Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium-low heat. Add the onions, garlic, peppers, and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes just to soften them. Stir in the tomatoes and sugar, then bubble for 8-10 mins until thick.

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Using the back of a large spoon, make 2-4 dips in the sauce, then crack an egg into each one. Put a lid on the pan, then cook over a low heat for 6-8 mins, until the eggs are done to your liking. Top with sliced avocado and serve with crusty bread.

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Spinach and Cheese Omelet

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Vegetarian

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Spinach and Cheese Omelet
Ingredients

A whole container of spinach- you could use frozen that you thaw, but you have to make sure you get out all that excess water
2 whole eggs- if you are watching cholesterol or fat, you could use 3 egg whites
a handful of shredded cheese- whatever you like
salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Saute your spinach in some oil or bacon fat =)
Whisk your eggs and pour them in a small pan that you have sprayed with Pam or melted butter or bacon fat =)
Shake the pan around a little to make sure most all of the egg gets cooked. Then put in your spinach and cheese. Fold it up and top with cheese. Cover to melt the cheese. I added a dash of hot sauce for some spice.