As you read this, I am at the beach, spending the weekend with my family. We were supposed to be in New York with Bollie, but she had a last-minute change in her work schedule, and instead, she will be joining us here later this weekend. Because I knew breakfast this morning would be a green smoothie in the car, I planned ahead, took one for the team, and had an omelet for dinner on Wednesday.
Thats right, eggs for dinner. This here post is about honesty. I'm coming clean.
And no, I am not going to admit that the entire drive down I listened to One Direction and Justin Bieber (though, frankly, that isn't that far from the truth.) In the spirit of honesty, I only made one conscious decision to break my Lenten promise, and that was a few beers (clearly not gluten-free) on St. Patrick's Day. Sorry. I justified it by convincing myself it was okay since St. Patrick was also Catholic, and my buddies were in desperate need of a fourth for a flip cup tournament, and dammit, I am a really good friend who never lets people down. And it's not like I was eating bread or pasta. Anddd, since we're being honest, there was also an unconscious slip-up later that night that stemmed from the fact I had too many beers and not enough food. And I felt horrible about it when I was reminded the next day. I'm sorry, dear readers. There were several Hail Marys at church that night.
But other than that, I've had no bread, no cupcakes, no cereal, no sugar-laden condiments. My diet has been cleaned up quite a bit. I feel great - though I can't honestly say whether it's the lack of gluten, the lack of sugar, or both. I will return to eating gluten, I'm sure, but I've now seen first hand that we probably do eat way too much sugar without even realizing it, and I am going to try to restrict my sugar intake going forward. To be clear - I will choose to eat my sugar where it matters - in desserts. None of that sugar in salad dressings or condiments or drinks or things like that.
But, I have made and eaten everything you've seen on this blog. That is not a lie. And of course, there's a lot that I eat that is not on the blog. Recipe flops. Oatmeal. Tons of smoothies. Lentils and rice. Lots of roasted vegetables and salads. And the lazy man's meal: eggs for dinner. But, that's the reason why I don't do a play-by-play of everything that I eat. For one, none of you care. And two, nobody would read because it would be pretty boring. And there would be a lot of eggs for dinner.
This omelet was made open faced because, since we're being honest, I'm incapable of perfectly flipping an omelet in a skillet. Eggs are the first thing I learned how to cook - and I still can't get it right. So I do it the easy way. I cook my omelet in a large skillet so the omelet is thin and cooks more quickly. I cover the pan and let the egg set, and then invert the omelet (which is almost like an eggy crepe) onto a plate. And then I cover with the omelet fillings - or in this case, toppings. In this case, that was some sauteed spinach, leftover caramelized onions and asparagus from steak dinner, and some cherry tomatoes. It's an easy, fast, and nutritious breakfast. Of course, it also makes a decent dinner.
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Open-faced omelet
Serves 1
1 egg
2 egg whites
1/4 cup milk or water
1 tablespoon chopped herbs (I used thyme and rosemary)
salt & pepper
1. Beat together all ingredients.
2. Heat 10-12 inch pan over medium high heat, lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Pour ingredients into pan and swirl pan, if necessary, so that the egg is evenly spread throughout.
4. Let cook 30-60 seconds, reduce heat to medium, and cover. After another one minute, check to see if egg is completely set. If not, continue cooking until set.
5. When egg is done, invert onto a plate by putting a plate face-down on top of the pan and flipping it over.
6. Put "toppings" on top of egg. Pin It Now!
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