Pizza Scramble !

I know this photo isn't that great, but please...trust me and try this.  I was having one of those mornings where I wanted leftover pizza for breakfast.  I had some pepperoni and other pizza type toppings at the house, so I decided to throw something together.  Boy, was it a KEEPER!

RECIPE
4 servings

8 eggs
1 green pepper, chopped roughly
1/2 onion, chopped roughly
4 white mushrooms, chopped
1/2 cup shredded cheese (maybe more if you really like cheese!)
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
1/2 cup chopped ham
Olive oil
S&P
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Garlic powder to taste

1)  Sautee veggies in olive oil over medium heat until soft.  Sprinkle Italian Seasoning and garlic powder over veggies.

2)  Add meat and let cook for a few minutes.  Crack eggs into pan and scramble them up.  When eggs are just about done, add cheese and stir around until melted.  Season with salt and pepper.

3)  Top with fresh chopped tomatoes just before serving.

This is delicious.  Please just try this when you have your cold-pizza craving in the morning after  a late night!

Fried Egg McNothin's

Photos by Jamie Jo McGraw

After 6 days on the low-carb eating plan, I am so pleased to say I have lost 8 pounds! Woohoo!  After eating scrambled eggs all week, I am already slightly bored with them.  This morning I wanted a fried egg sandwich so bad.  With my limited number of ingredients on hand  (Anyone who knows me at all knows it is highly unlikely that I will get to the store before 10 am on a weekend) I came up with something to satisfy my fried egg sandwich craving.

Recipe for 1 person:

2 eggs

6 pieces deli-ham (I used black forest ham, which has 0 carbs, watch out for honey ham as it has sugar in it)

2 slices cheese (I used monterey jack which was a yummy combo)

Fresh ground black pepper

1)  Crack two eggs into a greased skillet on medium heat, keeping the yolk intact.  When the whites are firm enough to flip, flip the eggs.  

2)  Place a piece of cheese on each egg. 

3) As the cheese is melting, heat of the ham in the skillet.  You should hear a nice sizzle and the ham will get slightly browned.  Remove ham from heat.

4)  Lay three pieces of ham down on plate, slightly overlapping each one.  

5)  Place cheesy egg in center ham piece.  Top with fresh ground pepper.  Roll up ham around egg.  You may need to secure your roll with a toothpick.  Dip your roll into the yummy runny yolk.  Such a good substitute for a high-carb egg mcmuffin! My craving was completely satisfied.  

A normal egg-sandwich has around 29 carbs in it.  For two roll ups, there are only 3 carbs!  Good start to the day.