Dude Food - Cooking So Easy, A Man Can Do It!

On a recent trip to visit my friend Brian and his wife Shea in Flagstaff, AZ, I learned a great recipe from (a very pregnant, not to be quarreled with) Shea! It's simple, quick and relatively healthy! It's one of those things that can be eaten any time of the day as a quick snack or even for a light meal!

First thing is first, if you're like me, finding your way around a kitchen could most likely be compared to navigating the Sahara with a blindfold on... She taught me a lesson about the kitchen that I think I'll use for the rest of my life... Its called broiling. The broil feature is found on your oven settings on your stove and though I always knew it was there, had no idea what it was... Basically, broiling is the use of the top "burner" of your oven... It's a fantastic way to make toast (as we will in this case) or, as I have found, hot sandwiches! (which I will post about later)

So, thanks for the lesson, Shea!!! I've eaten a lot at home thanks to your simple two minute lesson!

Fried Eggs and Toast

Per Serving Stats:

Prep Time - About 5 min.

Calories - About 250 for two pieces

Cost - >$1.00

Ingredients:

2 slices of whole wheat bread

2 medium to large sized eggs

1 teaspoon of butter or margarine

1 pinch each of salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven by setting broil to "high".

2. Place a skillet on the stove and heat to a medium heat.

3. Butter one side of a piece of each piece of bread and place on a cookie sheet, butter face up. Once the oven is pre-heated, place the cookie sheet on the top shelf. (you need to monitor the bread to make sure it doesn't burn. let it cook until you are satisfied with the color)

4. Grease skillet with 1/2 teaspoon of margarine, butter or olive oil.

5. Carefully break eggs into skillet. Let the eggs fry until the top portion of the egg has almost no "liquid" remaining, then flip over with a spatula.

-You will have to experiment with how you cook your eggs. I like mine over easy to over medium. The longer you allow them to cook, the more firm the center will get. Once you fry a few eggs, you'll get better at knowing when to flip and flipping itself...

6. While frying eggs, add salt and pepper for flavor.

7. Remove toast from oven and place freshly fried eggs on top!

8. Add salt and pepper at your discretion.

9. Enjoy!

Alternative:

Try different breads and spices!

Let me know if you try this and like it!

-L