Experimental Eggs

For my whole life, breakfast has mostly been the same exact experience every time. I wake up, I’m hungry, I look in my cabinet, I find cereal, I pour it in a bowl, I add milk, and I eat it. Simple as that. However, now that I have grown and I have more knowledge about how to make foods that don’t take two steps to prepare, breakfast has become more like an experiment to me.

            I was never really taught how to make eggs as a little girl. My mother had always been the one who would prepare them for me. Though I was curious, I never watched to see how the process had been done. Yet, when my mom asked me yesterday morning how I wanted my eggs and when I replied ‘scrambled please’, I suddenly became extra inquisitive on how she did so. I sat there next to her, taking close mental notes on how she cooked my eggs. When I heard her repeat the steps out loud and watched her act them out, I realized, ‘wow, this is so much easier than I thought’. All you need to make scrambled eggs is two eggs and two tablespoons of milk. I had no idea.

            So, taking this new information that was so easy to gather, I decided to make breakfast another experiment. I first cut a Portuguese roll in half and placed one slice in the toaster. I then took a non-stick pan and rubbed butter on it. Then, I took a bowl, cracked two eggs, and poured them in. I then poured two tablespoons of milk in. Then, I whisked the eggs and poured them into the pan. I took my spatula and pushed in the outside corners by scraping the liquid into the middle over and over again until I was left with scrambled eggs. I topped them off with salt and pepper and buttered my toasted Portuguese roll carefully. I placed the eggs on top of my roll and into my mouth. It tasted even better than my mom’s eggs! I am happy that I decided to try cooking for myself, even if it’s making something as simple as scrambled eggs.

-JL