My love for Eggs :)

I really didn't feel the need for a catchy title here, this post is all about eggs and just how useful they are in making many meals amazing.

I cook a lot with eggs, especially for breakfast and they never fail to impress wether paired with something or enjoyed simply poached, boiled or fried.

I have recently been playing around with the idea of "fry-steaming" eggs and using this method to make a few different meals.

It's not a new technique, for me it comes from watching American barbecue chefs cook on a flat grill. You are essentially frying the bottom of your egg whilst you cover the top with a lid or similar.

Omelette, steamed egg and mushies!

I find it works better if i add a little water to the pan just as i put the lid on.

This way of cooking should give you eggs with a runny yolk and a crispy bottom.

My latest experiment with this technique has been to make a small omelette, add filling then crack an egg on top and then steam. Works great in a small pan but can easily transfer to a big pan for bigger portions but does take more work to get the omelette out without breaking it or the egg(s) on top!

Baked Eggs w/herbs

Another great way of enjoying eggs for breakfast is to bake them, this all in one method is fantastic for a quick breakfast especially when you have a hangover! Use a filling like baked beans and crack some eggs over the top then bake or just bake the eggs by themselves.

That is probably enough rambling about eggs, clearly I love them and clearly they make my weekend breakfasts totally awesome and delicious! So with that said enjoy a couple more photos of "eggcelent" breakfasts I have made.

Spam 'n Egg Hash

Steam-fried Egg, Okra & Bacon

Pepe's Mexican @ Newmarket

After a beery Saturday it seemed appropriate to have a nice hearty but late breakfast and Pepe's at Newmarket is just the ticket!

This is our second visit here for breakfast and the food again did not dissapoint!

El Ranchero Grande

After all of our group arrived we ordered some drinks and enjoyed some conversation before ordering our meals. Half of our group went with the El Ranchero Grande which is an epic breakfast with a burrito bowl filled with chilli topped with 2 eggs with a moat of maple bacon, choirzo, stuffed mushrooms and a delicious hash brown.

In both my visits I have had the same meal so can't pass judgement on the rest of the menu but the Grande is extremely delicious, well sized and well priced for what you get. That said the rest of my group seemed to enjoy their meals equally.

All the drinks on offer are also very good with a good range of mexican beers, sangria, margaritas, coffee and juice. I enjoyed a mug of coffee and a glass of cold pressed apple juice which was tasty!

It was a fairly quiet Sunday morning however the food took way too long to come out arriving over an hour after ordering. This may have partly been due to them running out of salmon mid service but still they were not overly busy so it shouldn't really have taken this long.

Another problem is that the menu online and the menu in the restaurant differ, so some of what you see online is not available which can lead to dissapointment.

The food is really what shines at Pepe's and if they can improve the service and continuity of the menus their popularity will grow. I am looking forward to returning to try the lunch menu sometime in the future.