Baked Scottish Eggs
There has been talk of reeling in the food spending. If you hadn’t already guessed, we spend an obscenely mildly ridiculous amount of money on food, whether it’s going out or eating in [and we do a lot of both]. Food and traveling are where the majority of my disposable income goes. The rest goes to personal care–hair cuts/color, facials, waxing, the occasional pair of shoes. I’m totally okay with this by the way, at least most of the time. I like my lifestyle, and tend to not have buyer’s remorse so long as the food is good. I like supporting local businesses, but I hate wasting money on a meal that leaves you underwhelmed at best. It’s irritating and has made me upset on more than one occasion. The logic here is if I save on food, I’ll be able to spend more on travel […or a new couch].
So as such I’m eating a peanut butter sandwich and carrots for lunch today instead of going out to one of the 2,830,283,029,382,094 food carts in town. Have you tried Earth Balance’s Coconut and Peanut Spread? I bought it yesterday, and am already mildly addicted. I was surprised that it wasn’t much more expensive than most packaged PB’s. Sidenote: It coincides with my new love for coconut oil. I finally decided to start using it as a body moisturizer, and am absolutely pleased with the results.
I have a feeling more eggs will be in my life if I do decide to really start reeling in the spending. Eggs are cheap and easy, and my friend Lanny bought us a sweet ceramic egg container and some eggs from her chickens, Janet Reno and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. How can you not eat eggs after that?
Andrew found this recipe for Scottish Farmhouse Eggs awhile back, and it was one of those perfect easy-and-delicious breakfasts for those mornings when the taco cart is closed and we can’t get breakfast burritos/tamales. Plus it was excuse to buy chives. I have fond memories of a chive plant in my parents’ front yard flower bed, and eating them straight off the plant whenever I wanted. I’m pretty sure this was also around the time I used to catch ants, name them, and put them in jars because I so desperately wanted an ant farm. The chives in the front yard no longer exist, but my love for chives does [my love for ants also no longer exists for those of you keeping track at home].
Inspiration: Ahoy! Port City DIY
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- a bunch of fresh chives
- 1 small french roll, cut into cubes [use any bread you like here, you’ll be covering the bottom of your baking dish
- 1-2 oz shredded cheese [I used white cheddar]
- 3/4 cup half and half [or enough to cover the bottom of the pan]
- salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400º and lightly grease a baking dish or cast iron pan [mine was an 11×7″ glass baking dish].
- Spread the cubed bread on evenly along the bottom of the baking dish.
- Crack the eggs and nestle them in the bread, spaced out as evenly as possible [try to break the yolks, but only because it’s prettier that way].
- Using some kitchen shears, cut 1/2″ pieces of chives and sprinkle them liberally along the top of the egg and bread mixture.
- Top with cheese.
- Pour in the half and half.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes depending on how runny you like your yolks.
- Serve with fruit or topped with a boatload of hot sauce.
To be honest, I still want an ant farm. But I think I’m at my max number of living things I’ll take care of. Coconut oil is my one true love–amazing for cooking, amazing as moisturizer, great in hair. What can’t it do??
And yeah, I dump all my money on food and travel, and that’s just how I like it. But I, too, need a couch. So I could probably do with some of that “saving up” stuff…
Speaking of living things, I think you’re due for a chicken update! We haven’t seen them in awhile!
I’m starting to realize it’s hard to justify buying a couch when you’re never home to use it anyway. Traveling negates the need for one! [or getting a new one in my case…it’s perfect for laying down, but not so comfy to sit in]
I’m waiting for them to START LAYING ALREADY for an update, but who knows how long that’s going to be…And true, a couch isn’t necessary, but I’d feel a lot less transient if there were just a few more pieces of furniture in my house. It’s hard to rearrange priorities, though. I have the couch picked out and everything, I just keep coming up with adventures I’d rather go on instead.
It’s kind of like I’ve decided to start rifling through the sale racks at all the downtown shops at lunch (now that I don’t have homework to do) to spruce up my wardrobe to include more adult outfit choices, which kind of eats into that same “I should probably upgrade the couch” fund. It’s hard to turn down 75% off stuff that happens to fit right. That way I look nice on said adventures!
Glad you liked it! Beautiful pics 🙂
i adore simple egg dishes like this. we love eggs so much in our home that i have to keep track of how much we consume… too much of a good thing isn’t good, you know?
btw, do you use actual coconut oil out of a the jar to moisturize or is it a coconut based lotion?
So true about too much of a good thing isn’t good. Everything in moderation!
I’ve been using actual coconut oil. I bought a jar of unrefined stuff and been digging out little bits of it every day after I get out of the shower and slathering it on. It leaves a little hint of a coconut smell as you put it on, but it fades away quickly. The hardest part is learning how much you need to cover your body without getting too greasy, but then it’s great!