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

[Astrid]

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!

[MantaRay]

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!!

[Rouge]

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!

[ss_storm]

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!

[Rouge]

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

[mummy of 3 boys]

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 :-)

[Nai]

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!

[Rouge]

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

[*Beema*]

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

[Oorki Galoorki]

did you make the hashbrowns from scratch??

[Rouge]

Nup I had them in the freezer So it was even quicker

[Turkish Delight]

Im the brekkie Queen if your DH is king Rouge

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.

[thepixie]

I got inspiration from $120 Food Challenge Blog

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

[Winter]

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