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My perfect omelet technique

Rather than post more protein waffles with blueberry sauce or one of my hughjass BBQ chicken salads that I ate today, I thought I would show my secret technique for the perfect looking omelet:

This is what I had for dinner.  Nom, nom!

This is more of a technique than a recipe because you should feel free to do whatever you want in the middle.  The only thing is that whatever you put in the middle should be cooked to doneness and heated up, since it doesn’t take long.

For this omelet, I used 1 whole egg plus 2 egg whites (liquid).  I whisked them up and set aside while I sauteed my broccoli in some coconut oil.  This is the pan I used, which is an 8 inch nonstick pan with a lid.

Brand is Wearever and I seriously love this pan.  Cooked broccoli is set aside to the right, which I also did in this pan.  I sprayed the pan with a bit of cooking spray.  I would say a little over medium on the heat here (6 on my stove that goes to 10)

Then added the egg mixture:

I use a spatula to move the bottom of the eggs a little bit for maybe a minute.  You don’t want to scramble them, but just push it around a bit since the middle is usually thicker than the edges.

It will look just like that.  Now comes my secret technique!

Slap a lid on it!  This will set the egg.  Let it sit for a minute or two.  This is why you don’t want the heat too high or you will burn the bottom.  Now is the time to heat up any  middle ingredient.  Got leftover veggies?  Pop them in the micro for 30 seconds to heat up.  Same with cooked meat.  My broccoli was already warm because I just cooked it.

Check the omelet and it will be puffed up a little and the top will just be set and not runny:

Now add whatever you want in the middle.  I added my cooked broccoli and a chopped up laughing cow wedge.  Feta is also a nice addition to this, btw.

Try to keep the filling over half of the omelet.

Slap the lid back on for a minute:

This will melt any cheese if you have it in there.

Uncover, then take your spatula and fold over the empty half of the omelet.

Key here – hold the omelet in place for 15 or 20 seconds to let it settle in place, otherwise it will flop back open.

Slide onto a plate and you have a picture perfect omelet!

It takes less than 10 minutes to have a purty omelet and a perfect way to use up bits of leftovers from the fridge. Yum!

Question:  What do you stuff your omelets with?

I love eggs, let me count the ways.

Almost the end of the week.  Funny how I took a day off and I still have to work 5 days in a row.  Gotta love 2 jobs, right?  I wanted to run this morning, but it was rainy and drizzly.  That meant heading out to the gym to visit the hamster wheel there.  I put on Hot Club of Detroit, set the machine at 5.5 mph and went to it.

I mentioned this on FB earlier, but I always have issues with mile 2 – no matter how long I run for.  The first mile goes by fast because I am adjusting to my pace and a fresh and all that.  For some reason into mile 2 to 3,  the little voices go in my head like,  “I want to stop.  I don’t like running.  This is taking forever.”  I know that if I just keep going those thoughts will pass and I will feel fine, but they sure are annoying!

I ended up doing 4 miles.  Probably a little further than I needed to go, since I only had a 100 calorie protein drink before I left.  So, I was really ready for breakfast!

My Irish porridge oats done banana custard style.  These are so good.  Well – all oats are good to me, so I guess I don’t need to say that all the time LOL!

Busy working morning on a dreary day.  I wanted something spicy for lunch, so buffalo chicken here we come!  With laughing cow blue cheese:

The sun was wanting to come out while it was raining and we saw a rainbow today:

Everybody make a wish!

I tried a new-to-me protein bar today.  Everlast.  They were on sale at Hannaford as they are clearing them out.

This was actually pretty good.  Less calories than other protein bars (160) and no sugar alcohols or other crap.

John said he almost suggested pizza for dinner tonight, but good thing he didn’t because I probably would have gone!  Instead, I made an egg/egg white omelet in the GT express with some pepperjack cheese inside:

And speaking of eggs, here are 7 reasons why you should be eating eggs from Every Day Health:

  1. The egg is a low-calorie powerhouse. With only 80 calories per large egg and a useful 6 grams of protein, it can be scrambled or even fried with just a dab of butter and still come in at under 100 calories.
  2. Eggs have vitamins and other nutrients. An egg supplies many essential nutrients including vitamin A, the B vitamins B-12, riboflavin, and folacin, and the minerals iron, phosphorus, and zinc, along with choline and DHA, essential nutrients for brain health.
  3. The egg has less cholesterol than we thought. According to recent research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one large egg has 213 milligrams of cholesterol.
  4. Egg whites can be part of your daily menu. It’s best to eat no more than three or four whole eggs per week, but egg whites have only 15 calories per egg, no cholesterol, and no saturated fat, so dieters can eat as many as they want. Not only that, egg whites taste better than store-bought egg substitutes. (Hello custard oats!)
  5. Eggs make a great weekend breakfast. “One great role eggs can play is in making weekend food seem special without overdosing on calories,” says Dr. Roberts. “For example, scrambled eggs and whole-wheat toast or a fried egg and Canadian bacon on Sunday morning can become a special weekend breakfast without adding anything to calories beyond a regular weekday cereal meal.”
  6. Eggs are an inexpensive protein source. Eggs are economical, especially when compared to steak or even a hamburger.
  7. Eggs aren’t only for breakfast. “Think like the French and don’t dismiss eggs as a great dinner food,” says Roberts. “It takes a mere couple of minutes to whip up an omelet, so you can keep eggs in the fridge for quick dinners when you get home and are too tired to cook or go out. A two-egg omelet with a slice of whole-wheat toast and an apple or orange is a great weight control meal.”  You all know I love breakfast at any time of day!

Pink item of the day:

The lotion is actually pink, but fading light doesn’t catch that very well.  Shorter days are here!

The Breast Cancer Site

Question:  How do you like your eggs?

An Egg-cellent day!

The end of the work week has arrived for me!  It’s been a busy week, that’s for sure.  I am so ready for New Orleans and the cruise (9 days and counting…..).

Today was a run day at the gym.  Seeing more new members, which is good (as long as they don’t take my favorite treadmill!).  I noticed it is definitely lighter out in the morning now when I leave the house.  Spring is coming! Right?? 😉

I put on Harry Connick Jr today (25) and hit ‘start’.  While I like this album, I think it was too mellow for running.  I did 6 miles, and did the last 3 miles at 6 mph.  Felt good!  I was incredibly sweaty today, though, more than usual (which is already pretty scary). I’m getting used to 6 miles as a base distance now….. maybe.

Came home and wanted oats today, and decided to make them custard oats!  I used 1 serving of liquid egg whites.  I almost used a regular whole egg, but I wanted the fat on top in the form of peanut butter!  One thing I love about the egg white in the oats is the volume you get out of the bowl.  For only 30 calories and it about doubled in size.

Cooked with a banana mashed in and topped with peanut butter and some peach grand marnier jam that was made locally.  So awesome!

One of the reasons I posted my snacks yesterday is that I do worry that there are people who copy what I eat or who email me saying I don’t eat enough 😯 , and I want to make sure that people understand that I actually eat a lot of food, particularly because I work out so hard, or just because I eat too much sometimes :mrgreen:   I don’t like how I tend to snack so much, because it isn’t always hunger.  It’s not really boredom either, since I am working.  It’s one thing to bring snacks to work and eat them, but since I work from home – there is *always* stuff around to eat, cause I live here!

I was in the mood for a waffle sandwich for lunch, so here comes the 2nd installment of eggs:

There was an egg in the waffle mix, plus the egg/egg white fluff on the sandwich with laughing cow.  Plus an awesome red pear.  I think red pears are my very favorite pear.  Bosc pears, not so much.

I rocked on the football picks again.  Okay, I just squeaked out a win this week, but I’ll take it!  I decided on dinner instead of breakfast out.  Our original plan was to go to Rock Hill Bakehouse, but when we pulled in it was incredibly crowded.  I think it was open mic night or something?  So we went across the street to Wholy Crepe.

I already had eggs for breakfast and lunch, so why not dinner, too?

I had a chicken and broccoli crepe.  How sad that I can’t get out of my rut even when eating out 😳  It had a dill sauce with a tiny bit of cheddar cheese in there.  Served with a side salad.

Delicious!

Of course, when you are at a crepe place, you must get a sweet one.  We decided to split an apple crisp crepe.

Not sure how they formed this to be a bowl, but it was a cool presentation.  The crepe was filled with apple crisp, drizzled with caramel and had a most fantastic whipped cream with it.  Sooooo goood!  I wish they would get rid of the florescent lighting, though.

Now for a relaxing evening and Project Runway!  I have a lot of things to do on the day off, including working on the rental house to get ready for the open house and broker open.

Question:  Have you ever had crepes?