Quick Breakfast Scramble

Breakfast is awesome, fun, and filled with endless options--savory or sweet, light or filling, decadent or healthy--choose your preference, but make sure it's a part of your day, everyday!

  

Today's blog is about one of the basic skills any cook should learn and master: Scrambling eggs.  Overall, eggs are simply indispensable for anyone on a budget and needing solid nutrition--they're cheap and packed with protein.

Add a few ingredients and combine them with toast or a tortilla, and, you have just guaranteed yourself a "solid start to your day".

Equipment:

10" or 12" non-stick skillet

Small bowl

Rubber spatula

Stovetop

Toaster or oven, if you want toast.

Ingredients:

2-3 eggs 

1 Tablespoon of milk 

Pinch of Salt & Pepper

1 teaspoon of butter

Optionals:

1-2 Tablespoons Reduced-Fat cream cheese

Scallions, chopped

Instructions:

1. Wash your hands.

2. Crack two eggs into small bowl.

3. Add milk, salt & pepper.  Mix together.

4. Heat the skillet on MEDIUM--this is really important--MEDIUM.

5. Melt the butter and cover surface.

6. Add the egg mixture.  Let it stand briefly.

7. Begin using the spatula to scrap the egg around the skillet.  It will eventually start clumping.

8. As it begins to pile up, remove from heat.

9. Add cream cheese and green onions (or scallions, or mushrooms, or peppers).

10. Briefly mix and plate.

11. Add toast & butter or wrap the whole thing into a burrito with cheese and other veggies.

Grilled PB and J

Remember summer camp? Bag lunches with luke warm drinks and soggy or wilted sandwiches? Did you ever get tired of the PB & J? Or PB & Wonder Bread?

Well, it might just be time to renew that old classic for quick snacking after life-guarding, mowing lawns, or a long day of fighting off zombies over summer break. 

This simple twist  might just surprise you, and become a favorite when you head back to class in the fall!

Note:

Grilled sandwiches rarely get burnt if you have everything prepped and ready to go.  
Make sure the butter is soft to spread a thin layer on outer side of bread without tearing--this produces that consistent color of golden brown without too much fat added. 

Equipment:

Knife, to spread butter, jam, & PB

10-12" Non-Stick Skillet

Spatula, to flip sandwich 

Ingredients:

2 slices of your favorite bread

Softened butter, easily spreadable

Peanut Butter, chunky or creamy

Jam, with real chunks of fruit

Instructions:

1. Wash your hands. 

2. Have butter softened and spreadable.

3. Heat skillet with 1/2-1 tsp of butter over MEDIUM flame/heat. 

4. Spread one side of each bread slice with butter and the other with peanut butter. 

5. Place butter-side down into skillet.

6. Spread the other buttered slice with jam and place facedown on top of PB.  

7. Once the bottom slice is golden brown, (you can check by simply lifting it up with spatula) turn sandwich over until 2nd side golden brown. 

Banana & Honey Option: 

Use sliced bananas (instead of jam)

Drizzle honey over bananas

1. Follow Steps 1-5 as above. 

2. Instead of jam, however, layer banana slices into PB and drizzle honey over top and on plain side of 2nd slice of bread.

3. Place honey-side onto banana-PB layer. Spread a little butter on the outside.

4. Complete as above until both sides are golden brown.

Note:

Grilled sandwiches rarely get burnt if you have everything prepped and ready to go.  
Make sure the butter is soft to spread a thin layer on outer side of bread without tearing--this produces that consistent color of golden brown without too much fat added. 

Your done. Snack complete!