It’s a baby egg. The neighbors got chickens that lay teeny wee eggs and gave me some. I had tomatoes from the farmers market, so I made a marriage in heaven.
Ever had fried ripe tomatoes? I slice mine thick and fry them at a moderate heat in vegan margarine until they’re browned and softish.
On this day, I cooked two of those baby eggs in the same pan and plopped ’em on the top.
That isn’t grease; that’s tomato juice and a little melted margarine, but mostly tomato juice. Perfect for sopping up with a piece of bread.
As my grandpa would have said, “Messy but nourishin’.”
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Write about a tiny egg.
MA
Dan Antion
August 11, 2020 at 4:21pmThat looks pretty good. I sometimes substitute sliced tomatoes for hash browns when I order breakfast, Of course, I also sometimes order a short stack of pancakes on the side.
RAAckerman@Cerebrations.biz
August 11, 2020 at 8:05pmNever tried that. Sounds like a decent experiment.
Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt
August 11, 2020 at 8:13pmThat prompt sounded like the beginning of a science fiction story:
She went every day to visit the baby egg. Through its translucent shell, her first child grew peacefully, with her heart sound piped in, and a gentle periodic rocking to simulate her walking around the kitchen…
Marian Allen
August 13, 2020 at 8:26amOh, how marvelous! Make it so!
Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt
August 13, 2020 at 2:45pmMaybe I will. I need another Drabble.
China Dream
August 13, 2020 at 7:30pmnot sure I’m keen on the tomato and egg.. but will contemplate it.. hello you!
Marian Allen
August 14, 2020 at 7:30amHello back! I’m sorry I haven’t been commenting much. I know you understand how profound the loss of a spouse is. I’ve been enjoying your beautiful pictures, though. Thank you so much for sharing them!
Ally Bean
August 13, 2020 at 7:33pmLooks delicious. Great idea.
Marian Allen
August 14, 2020 at 7:32amCharlie and I each had fried tomato at breakfast when we were in England, so we had them occasionally after we met and married. So good!
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