omelette

Hey there - I was sent this email about recipes. It said just to type out the first recipe that came into my head, so that's what I'll do. Whenever I get home from work and I'm just exhausted, and can't bear to do anything special or time consuming, I make myself an omelette. It's hot and filling and yummy and makes you feel good.

So! put some butter (about a single piece of toast amount of butter) in a frying pan on a low heat and then break a couple of eggs in a bowl. I have three, but then I'm getting a bit fat. Your call. beat them together really really well until there's little bubbles on the surface. The butter will have melted now, so put that in as well, and beat is together again. put more butter in the pan - quite a bit more than before - and turn the heat up. put a little bit of salt and quite a bit of pepper in the eggs and mix it well.

When the pan starts to smoke a little bit, but before the butter goes brown, pour in the eggs. It should sizzle in a really pleasing way. After a moment or two you can turn the heat back down again.

At this point, you definitely want to add some stuff - if you have any sour cream or creme fraiche it's totally wonderful. Otherwise a really creamy cheese - even philadelphia - is perfect. With this you might want some chopped spring onions, and maybe some tiny little tomatoes chopped in half. Don't put too much in. The omelette should still be a little runny on the top when the sides are beginning to look done.

As soon as you can without breaking the omelette fold it in half and press it down a little - goo will come out. It's great. Slide it onto a plate with some big hugs of brown bread and a pint glass of tap water, and you're away.