I can't believe it's not Maccas...

We had a maccas breaky today... at home!

I got inspiration from $120 Food Challenge Blog (If you haven't checked it out do... she feeds a family of 4 on $120/fortnight and she's a real foodie, and doesn't resort to processed rubbish!)

So we had oven baked hash browns. And DH & I made Bacon & Egg Muffins. I poached the eggs in the microwave... I remembered how my mother used to do this and did some googling and found the perfect recipe and it was PERFECT! And so easy to clean up. We used grated tasty and wrapped each muffin in parchment to keep them together and to help the cheese melt. Then we popped them all on a tray and into the oven for 5 minutes (after the hashies were cooked, we turned the oven off and popped it all in there). It was FANTASTIC! The kid devoured there's! And for a total cost of:

Muffins: $1.99 for a pack of 6 (on special)
Eggs: $1.10 for 6 (free if you have you're own chooks ;))
Bacon: $1.70 for 4 long rashers (we buy in bulk)
Cheese: $0.50
Hash Browns: $1.00 (for 4)

Total for 6 Bacon & Egg Muffins with 4 Hash browns: $6.29 :D :D :D

And they tasted HEAPS better. The Eggs weren't rubbery, the yolks were gooey, the bacon was great and the cheese was REAL!

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Awesome!!!!

Ooh, sounds like something we should do here. Must get some hash browns for the freezer!

My mum did this for my little brother and I when we were kids, can't beat it. We called them Mummy McMuffins :rofl:

Linkage to $120 food blog? Or maybe I'll just google it... :think:

I think blogs are ok? I should know that right? LMAO!

The $120 Food Challenge

But you all missed the most exciting part!!!! POACHING EGGS IN THE MICROWAVE!!!! 80's microwave cooking FTW!!

Well, spill then on the poaching.

I remember there were individual egg poachers in the first microwave starter kit I bought.

Ok you put in about 1cm water in a microwave safe mug or ramekin (we used ramekins). Then crack your egg into the water, then cover with cling film. Then the first couple of eggs are trial and error (depending on your microwave). The first 2 I did on high for 1 minute as suggested but they popped and exploded through the cling film. Then I put the power on 40% and cooked for 1min 40 and go the PERFECT poached eggs. I remember my mum used to do it with a buttered mug but they always exploded. this way worked perfectly. and they didn't stick to the ramekin. So easy cleaning too.

I am kicking myself for giving away mum's ramekins. I had them for ages and did not use them. In the past few years I realised that I need them back!

Wow Rouge, that sounds like an awesome breakfast. I'll definitely have to try your egg poaching secret. I've never had a success poaching on the stove and I love poached eggs. I even have some ramekins!!

Awesome MR :) Just remember you may have to play a bit till you perfect it depending on your microwave, but it only took 2 goes for me, and the 2 that did explode were edible and still tasted great!

Rouge- if you poke the eggs with a skewer they shouldn't explode. You can do the yolk carefully and it won't break.
Mum used to cook us eggs in the microwave like that all the time :)

I'd like to know where you buy 6 eggs for $1.10!

Fruit & Veg, Coles specials, Aldi... usually if I'm desperate I can get 12 xlarge eggs for $2.29 or if I am not povo I'll buy the free range grain fed eggs which are a bit more exxy :) But for the purpose of this recipe I had cheap eggs!

I didn't have to poke them, and they didn't explode :) I just had to get the temp right ;)

oooohhhh I LOVE poached eggs as does DH, how many watts is your microwave Rouge?

I always make our bacon and egg muffins at home they taste sooo much yummier soo much cheaper and I use the 9 grain muffins too!

Try this hotcakes recipe, it is a ripper and the closest thing I have found to creating Macca's hotcakes and sooo much cheaper!!!

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla (or more if you like alot of vanilla)
1 3/4 cups milk (more or less to make smooth consistency)

Directions
1. Mix all dry ingredients in a med. size bowl.
2. Then add enough milk and stir until smooth.
3. Add eggs.
4. Add vanilla.
5. Stir again.
6. If needed, add more milk. The batter should be a bit on the thin consistency side.
7. Let these set for about 5 min, and they will thicken a little.
8. Drop batter on either a ungreased griddle, or a non stick fry pan on medium heat. The first pancake is always the test to see if your pan is on the right heat. You can make these any size you want, I do some that are piklet size for DD and bigger one's for us :)

This recipe can also be halved. And, these freeze up great! I freeze them for my family for a quick breakfast, or after school snack.

That adds your next course to your Macca's breaky @ home :dance:

Sounds awesome!

We do, "I can't believe it's not that exxy cafe up the street" - DP does poached eggs, grilled mushrooms, spinach and tomato on thick toast with real coffee. It doesn't cost anywhere near $15pp either!

We do that too Nai! DH is the breaky KING!

did you make the hashbrowns from scratch??

Nup I had them in the freezer :D So it was even quicker ;)

Im the brekkie Queen if your DH is king Rouge:D

I lurve breakfasts. We have a continental breakfast each morning which i am home.

i buy my eggs direct from the farm. I get an 850gm tray of eggs which is 30 eggs for $8.00. And these eggs are HUGE.

I'll do anything for pancakes and hash browns in the morning.

OOOOoOooOoo is that a Challlllaaaaaaange ;) I have to say though you do mean breaky too!

I'll take on a challenge :)

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I got inspiration from $120 Food Challenge Blog

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This is my friend's blog!!! she's a bloody good cook too :)

WOOHOO Pixie :) Tell Sandra she's a star :D

You got it Rouge ;)
There is a Facebook page for it too

Yep and I follow her on twitter :)

:ROFL: OMG my mum use to do the same hahahah

we have 'macca's' breaky every sunday...its either them or pancakes ...hmmmmm pancakes.

Off to have a looksie at this blog..thanks chicky

rouge the blog is awesome, i've been looking for something like this for a while now! Also considering doing something like once a month (once a fortnight for us because of tinnny freezer) cooking, which will kind of fit into this as well. Thanks :)

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OOOOoOooOoo is that a Challlllaaaaaaange ;) I have to say though you do mean breaky too!

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I'll take on a challenge :)

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I bags adjudication!!!!

yourve gotten J man and me talking and he thinks it will be easier for him if I need a hand if we plan our meals.....hmmmmm fingers crossed

FWIW tea tonight cost us $15 for 6....and that included a huge free range chook :p (ok I got it from coles reduced to clear, down from $13.50 to $4.30)

Thanks Cai hon

Thanks so much for recommending that blog; I just had a quick glance over it when I was favouriting it and Ive already written down a few recipes lol

We do bacon and egg wraps here (fried eggs though, because Im naughty and poaching an egg is well beyond my cooking skill haha) and I might be biased but my choc chip pancakes are way better than Maccas hotcakes.

If Im feeling really naughy I make funnel cakes.

We do the same here.... when we're feeling up to it. We also make Sausage & Egg muffins using store bought sausages. We just squeeze the filling out of the sausages, add whatever we like herb & spice wise and cook it in the frying pan then when it's cooked, add it to the muffin with the egg and some cheese. Yummo!

I have an amazing recipe for breakfast sausage using pork mince which is really cheap. You mix it all up with herbs then roll it between some cling film and then put in a large ziplock back. Then when you want breakfast sausage you cut off a slice and then fry it up :)

thanks for this rouge, im gonna have to try it out one morning!

I already had the blog good blog i wanna start trying to use it save some money :-)

and i forgot who typed the hotcakes recipe but im gonna try them too coz i love hotcakes :-)

I have never poached an egg in my life & this method works! OMG!! I love it!!!! Thanks Rouge!!!!:loveshower:

Awww no problems hun :) Isn't it great! :D