Friday January 2, 2009
This morning I made an omelet for breakfast, something I rarely do anymore, and it was so good I wanted to share it with you. First I cooked some mushrooms in a nonstick pan, flipping occasionally until they were nice and golden.
While the mushrooms cooked, I made a salad of fresh parsley, romaine, tomato, red onion and radish with fresh lemon juice, sea salt and coarse ground pepper. I always make a salad at the bottom of the bowl or plate of whatever I cook at home. It’s an easy way to get extra nutrition and I like the variety on my dish.
Then I scrambled an egg with pepper and tarragon. I poured the cooked mushrooms on top of the salad and poured the egg mixture into the nonstick pan. I use Eggland’s Best Cage Free brown eggs, since they have less fat. I eat maybe 4-6 eggs a month, mostly in stirfrys.
Once the egg begins to set a little, I toss in some chopped calamata olives and some feta cheese. I buy the Athenos Reduced Fat Feta Cheese crumbles. Since I only use one egg, I don’t use many olives or much cheese. I don’t like a lot of cheese. Then I flip half the omelet over and cover it and turn the stove off and let it set.
Then I turn it out on top of the salad. I squeezed a little fresh lemon juice on top of it all. It was a great breakfast and now I’m ready to finish billing and start copying the quarterly financials for my tax accountant.