Recipe: Mexican Egg Scramble

This is a quick and simple way to make eggs in the morning that I’ve been making for years. It’s foolproof if you love Mexican-style flavors. All you need are an egg or two, a slice of pepper jack cheese and some cilantro. This is probably my favorite way to eat scrambled eggs and it never gets old for me. If I’m in the mood, I’ll wrap my Mexican Egg Scramble in a chili flour tortilla and make a sort of breakfast burrito. YUM!

Ingredients for one serving:
1 or 2 eggs  
1 slice Jalapeño Pepper Jack cheese
Handful of fresh Cilantro, chopped
Splash of milk, optional
Salt & pepper to taste 

Method:
- Heat up frying pan over medium heat with a little butter or olive oil
- Crack eggs into a mixing vessel of your choosing
- Chop up cilantro and add to the eggs, along with a small splash of milk if you have it on hand [if you don't, don't worry about it...], and a little salt & pepper, whisk 
- Rip up the slice of cheese into 4 or 5 pieces and drop into hot pan just until it starts to melt
- Add egg mixture and mix around with spatula the way you like making scrambled eggs [I find everyone has their own way of doing it]
- When you’ve reached your desired level of ‘doneness’, slide onto your plate and serve with whatever you’d like – I had it with some sliced mango the other day [pictured]

Notes:
- I was surprised at how well the sliced mango went with the eggs.. normally I don’t like anything sweet associated with eggs, but I think between the freshness of the cilantro and the heat from the cheese, the mango just worked really well – and it’s a great addition to just the eggs when you’re watching what you eat… eating just the eggs makes my plate look lonely, even with all those flavors mixed in!
- You can serve this on toast, or as I mentioned above, in your favorite variety of tortilla if you want some extra carbs added to your breakfast
- If you’re not watching your weight, or just want to indulge, add a little butter to the same pan and drop your breakfast burrito in, seam side down and let it get crisp, flip and do the same on the other side and then serve with some sour cream, quacamole and/or salsa on the side…. to die for!

Thoughts: 9.9.08

I finally got to bed at a reasonable hour last night. And then tossed and turned for a good hour. I only woke up once or twice, which isn’t too bad, but I’m not really ‘refreshed’ this morning. It probably doesn’t help that I have my “.” [as my girlfriend and I call it in email], or that it’s pretty dark and dreary out this morning. So far, I’ve managed to gain 2 lbs and keep it all week. I’m still hoping it’s due to my “.” and not because I’m eating more. In fact, I really haven’t been eating enough this week. I’m not going to let it all deter me, though. Just as with exercise, there will always be ups and downs with eating healthy. This week was not my finest hour. I didn’t eat too badly, I just didn’t eat frequently enough, or get enough protein. I’ve been busy and tired… I think getting more sleep will help everything balance out again. It’ll just take a few days. 

I ordered a new earplug made for sleeping and noise-blocking. Not that my husband snores [we both do occasionally if our necks are craned, but it's light, not chain-saw-like by any means], we live on a main street and our bedroom is on the main floor, so if we need to open a window if it gets warm, I literally wake up every time a motorcycle or truck drives by. It’s amazing how fast people whip down our street in the wee hours… grrrrr… So, the earplugs I ordered are made of all natural stuff – bees wax, sterile cotton and purified lanolin. I used ot use a similar ear plug when I used to swim laps in the mornings. You squish them around in your hands until they’re easily moldable and then you press into your ears, creating a nice seal – and you can get them to fit however you’d like so they’re comfortable – they don’t stick out like foam ones. If I like them, I’ll put up a product review. 

I haven’t been writing as much in the past few days because things have been busy. We saw Kooza – the lastest Cirque du Soleil show that’s touring the US on Saturday and it was EXCELLENT, despite tropical storm Hannah raging through it all. If you like Cirque shows and haven’t see it yet – you should go when it comes to your neck of the woods. The 3 contortionist girls [pictured], who were the first act once the show got going were incredible to watch. I’ve never seen something like that, that got so much astonished reaction from a crowd like those girls did. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a contortionist – I’d spend HOURS stretching. The rest of the show was amazing as well, but they were my favorite. Seeing stuff like that always inspires me – it reminds me of what the human body is capable of…. but I digress…what I was getting at was that I have a bunch of recipes to post, which I’ll try to get to today. 

Okay… time to drag my butt upstairs for a workout. Hopefully that’ll kick start my energy. I’m going to need it. We’re going to a concert tonight at a tiny club in Cambridge, and the band we’re seeing [IAMX] doesn’t go on until 11pm. Oy… it’ll be worth it, though. I can’t wait to finally see them live.  =)

Image Credit: Courtesy of CirqueDuSoleil.com