I was scrounging for breakfast one day and found a bagel, a couple of eggs, some cheese, and some veggie scraps. The question at that point, though, was how to make that little bit of food feed two adults?

My solution was to shave the bagel into thin ‘chips’ and broil them on a cookie tin until they were brown.

While they cooked, I saute’d a bit of garlic, onion, peppers, and mushrooms. Then, I whipped the three eggs with about 1/3 cup water and poured them over the veggies. As they cooked, I stirred them until they were well mixed, light, and fluffy.

Just before they were done, I divided the bagel bits between two plates, and then poured the egg and veggie mix over them. I topped both plates with a sprinkle of grated cheddar, and viola!

Breakfast, she is done!

Remember that this kind of breakfast is great because…

– you can ‘make do‘ with a wide variety of ingredients (at various times I’ve used black olives, hot peppers, pumpernickel bread, shrimp, turkey, etc.  )

– it lets you use up left overs and scraps before they ‘go bad’

– it’s flexible enough that you can tailor it to your health needs like using crimini or portobello mushrooms instead of meat for veggie-heads or dieters, using a rice based bagel or bread to avoid gluten, or throwing in kale, spinach, and lean chicken for people who need high protein meals

– it looks ‘appetizing‘ and it’s very filling!