{WIAW #36} Egg Bagelwich

First of all, today is the last day of my Gymboss Interval Timer giveaway!  Enter now and come back to check out my food creation.

Second of all, I am trade-marking Bagelwich. 

Okay not really, but I wish I could keep things like “Bagelwich” and “Oatcakes” and “Nebrexican Guac” all to my goofball creative self. 

By the way, it’s cool if you get an idea or a recipe or a picture* from a fellow blogger, but let’s be nice blog friends and show some link-love (linking back to the original post) shall we?  Otherwise you will get a citation from my friend Calee, the IP (Intellectual Property) police.  And copying a recipe word-for-word is a no-no as well.  This has been your Food Blogging Etiquette lesson 101.  Thanks for reading. 😉

Third of all, this is not my normal WIAW format, but it’s been a bit crazy around these parts with a funeral over the weekend out of town and leaving town AGAIN tomorrow for a wedding (not complaining…too much…just leaves little time for essentials like blogging…and laundry lol).  Plus working at 6am yesterday and 5:15am today and driving an hour each way to my catering event was insane.  I don’t care who you are, a 4:30am wake-up time will make you want to chuck your alarm clock out the window!

Also, the theme for Jenn’s WIAW link-up party this month makes me sad because my summer is ending this week!  That’s right, I’m starting back to school on Monday and am NOT ready for it. :-/

Okay, enough ranting already!  Here’s the main event, my Egg Bagelwich creation.

I made this after working my coffee catering job last week since there were extra bagels and I was pretty darn famished after all of the heavy lifting we do. 

• 2 eggs
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup leftover veggies (I used cherry tomatoes and onion)
• pepper and sea salt to taste
• butter or margarine
• slice of pepperjack cheese
• 1 egg bagel

Onion massacre.  I still haven’t gotten the knack for cutting these things.

• Spray a microwave safe bowl with cooking spray to ensure the egg doesn’t stick.
• Whip up eggs in the bowl with a fork (or whisk) creating fluffy bubbles.
• Add vegetables, salt and pepper.
• Microwave on high one minute or until egg is almost completely cooked.
• Meanwhile, toast the egg bagel and spread butter or margarine on it.
• Place cheese on top of the egg mixture and finish cooking about 30 seconds.
• The egg-omelet type thing should be able to slide right out of the bowl onto the bagel.
• Smoosh together, cut in half and enjoy!

*Semi-healthy notes:

• The best way to lower the fat would be to eliminate the butter and cheese.  Fat is not all bad, though.  The cheese has calcium and the egg yolks have Bvitamins.
• Don’t be afraid of carbohydrates.  You need them for energy.  You might not necessarily need a bagel every day, but we need to indulge every once in awhile in order to avoid pig-outs.  These particular carbs are paired with protein and fat that keeps your blood sugar in line and helps you to feel full and satisfied.

Hope you all are having a less stressful week than I am!  I am going for a run and will hopefully feel a little better about my life afterwards. 😉

What do you do when you are stressed out about life?

P.S.  One last call for veggie posts!  I am doing some vegetarian-themed posts and had a few people bail out on me (it’s okay..I still love you guys).  I would like posts by this weekend so if you’re interested, please e-mail me: semihealthnut AT yahoo.  Thanks to those who have already sent me their lovely posts!
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*Some bloggers actually forbid the use of their pictures or content, so be sure to check.  I’m fine as long as you don’t copy my whole recipe AND if you link to my blog post.