Just got home from a loooong motorcycle ride, covered in grit and sweat. I was starving to the point of headache, but showered first and put on clean PJs.
I had a loaf of italian bread in the fridge. I put 5 slices in my toaster oven, then put the frying pan on the range and set to 5.
Once warm, I plopped on a good helping of butter (between 3 and 15 tablespoons), and reduced the heat to 3.
Once that melted, I cracked in two eggs, careful to keep the yolks whole.
I then heartily sprinkled black pepper on both eggs and covered.
After a few minutes the toaster oven popped and I lathered all 5 pieces with butter.
I then uncovered the eggs, noting they looked good, and slid them on my dish and added between a pinch or a bushel of table salt.
My God! That was the best meal I have ever had! The bread was buttery, but the edges still chewy. The eggs were runny, but oh so peppery! and salty!
Nicely cooked eggs + good bread + butter is one of those very classic dishes that can be so much more as a whole than the simple ingredients. Definitely one of my favorite dishes. Add in a dessert of a nice documentary, and whoa - I’d be as giddy as you are.
I see toast as a vehicle for butter and the best eggs I ever had (these were scrambled and brought to me in bed) were swimming in butter. Good eggs from happy chickens help.
I recently made the busted, but soft yolk, into an artform. Just turned, egg, liquid yolked, yolk side up sandwich- topped with a recently, fresh canned, Thai dragon peppers and garlic sauce or paste, slathered on and topped with a Kraft slice. I served it on buttered toast with a large and totally engulfing slice of fresh bonny best Tomato. A Crisp, rich, and gushing wet sandwich from the butter, yolk, and tomatoes, and the vinegary pepper and garlic paste. (salt and pepper seasoned).
