I am an egg snob. This is something i can't deny. I grew up with chickens, I'm fussy about how I prepare them and I used to scoff at microwaved eggs really hard.

My m.e. hit a new low last year and as a result I kind of changed my feelings around microwaved eggs. I have a hard time eating toast for breakfast. It usually makes me feel like homemade garbage. I also feel gross when I eat cereal.

I've also learned that you can save a whole lot of spoons by not dirtying pots. So at that point I thought I'd give them a try again.

I loathe rubbery eggs, it might be an audhd thing, the texture of scrambled eggs that are overheated makes me gag. I will not order scrambled eggs in public ever.

But, I think i've finally hit a sweet spot with the microwave. It will differ for every microwave based on its power, but for mine I set the power to 70% and do 30 second bursts between scrambling them with a fork.

It usually takes about 3 bursts to get a nice well cooked but not dry scramble. At first it will seem like this isn't doing anything, but you are cooking the proteins very slowly so it doesn't seize.

Around the third burst things will start to solidify and the heat from the already cooked parts of the egg will help cook the surrounding softer egg as you mash/beat it.

I beat my eggs in a small microwavable soup bowl and add a tiny chunk of butter and sometimes veggies etc if i have them.
Don't salt your eggs until after cooking them, or they tend to curdle and make a bunch of water. When i want cheese i stir it in before the last 30 seconds.

This morning it took about 5 mins to make some eggs this way. I topped it with leftover dips from our nachos this weekend and scooped it with tortilla chips. It was great.
Maybe a new favourite even. Breakfast layer dip.

If you accidentally overcook the eggs, bash them up as much as possible and add just the tiniest bit of mayo and beat it in. It's saved a few of my earlier experiments.

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Lazy latkes yet again. These are my favourite easy breakfast in December and about as close as I get to my Galician Jewish roots other than telling people to free Palestine on the regular.

If you struggle with meals this is the best. It's nearly as easy as toast.

Lox can be expensive, but our grocer always has discounted lox trim which is just as tasty as regular lox for about a quarter of the price.

The base is frozen hash brown patty, topped with a little sour cream and capers. I sometimes add some minced red onion too.

If lox isn't your thing it's also great with sour cream and apple sauce.

Fed is best! Keep up the good fight. You can follow hashtag 'ouchThatsTasty' for more low spoon and occasionally higher spoon recipes and tips.

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What was said, what was heard, and what was read.

3 hours left!
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https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/10/breast-is-best-hurt-new-parents/ This is absolutely uncanny for us. We ticked basically every box in the same order.

Our hospital wouldn't even say the word 'formula'. A midwifery student whispered it to us when she was sure no one was looking.

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