Travel-friendly Egg Sandwiches

Press the slices of raw sausage into patties so that they are about ½ inch wider than the diameter of the English muffins. Cook in a hot skillet. I prefer cast iron.

While cooking the sausage patties, place the split English muffins in a toaster and brown to your liking. If you don’t have a toaster, place both split English muffins on a tray in a preheated oven on broil setting. If you do this, make sure you keep an eye on them so that they don’t burn. This is why I prefer using a toaster—too much stress for a morning meal is not worth it.

Place two large sheets of aluminum foil on the counter, near the stove. When the muffins have toasted, place one muffin, both top and bottom pieces, on each sheet of aluminum foil. This eliminates cleaning plates. Did I tell you how much I hate doing dishes?

Once the sausage patties are cooked, remove them from the skillet and place one on each of the bottom portions of the English muffins.

Using the same pan—did I tell you that I hate doing dishes—crack the eggs into it and fry them according to your taste. My sausage oozed just enough fat to give me enough oil for the eggs. If your sausage is leaner, just put a small pat of butter in the pan. If not, just forge ahead as is. I like over easy with the yolks still nice and runny. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place the cooked eggs on top of the sausage patties. (I have made these with scrambled eggs, but find the eggs fall out of the muffin. So we fry our eggs. You can do what you desire. It’s your sandwich.)

Sprinkle half of the grated cheese over each egg. Place the remaining portions of the English muffins on top and encase the whole thing in the sheet of aluminum foil. This will allow the cheese to get melty and for the sandwich to stay warm longer.

By now, your coffee is done. Put some in a to-go cup and you are on your way. This took me a whole 8 minutes to complete. I didn’t have to stand in line; my sandwich was much tastier than one from a coffee shop; it was cheaper; and I only have the skillet, small grater and a spatula to clean up.

I say that is a do-again.