12/5/13 Terry Tips for Breakfast
French Toast: A frying pan is round. Bread is sort-of square-ish. To fit more in the pan at once cut the bread slices in half. The pan will take two full slices or six half slices (three full slices).
Bagel: Pre-sliced bagels are often 95% cut through with a little sliver holding the halves together. To separate without a knife, hold the top in one hand, the bottom in the other and twist the halves apart.
Home-made Egg McMuffin: Scramble one egg in a 4-inch diameter ramekin. Nuke the egg for about a minute and ten seconds (your time may vary). Presto, a round scrambled egg that fits perfectly in a split English muffin.
Waffles: There is no easy way to make waffles. They're a pain. Make pancakes or French toast instead.
Cereal: I got nothing. Cereal is pretty hard to make easier. Pretty hard to make harder, too.
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