it is no secret on this here blog or in my real life that my husband and i have every intention of opening a restaurant. it started out as a pipe dream, but six years into our relationship, the vision is really starting to take shape. don't get too exited, we still have some work to do. BUT with out a doubt it will be breakfast heavy. we love breakfast and brunch and pretty much anything with an egg on it. we've spent years in the kitchen working on (and sometimes fighting about) our eggs. but there is no argument about how to cook the perfect sunny side up egg. follow these tips and you will get a great egg every time. 

start by getting yourself a good nonstick pan. if you have one, make sure there aren't any scratches on the pan. if there are, it may be time to get a new one. THIS is the one that wes and i have and it is common in many professional kitchens.
the perfect sunny egg serves: 1 egg prep time: 5 minutes active time: 5-7 minutes total time: 10-12 minutes ingredients: 1 egg. 2 pinches of kosher salt. 1 pinch of fresh pepper. 1 tsp unsalted butter. 1 small bowl. 1 nonstick pan. 

start by setting your pan on a burner turning the heat onto a medium low setting. you want to warm your pan slowly so that it heats evenly. let it warm for 5 minutes. 

while the pan is warming, crack your egg into the bowl, careful to remove any shell pieces. 

season the egg with salt and pepper. 

when the pan is hot, add the butter. the butter should sizzle, but not brown. 

when the butter has melted, gently add in your egg. 

now step back. cook for 5-7 minutes until the white is fully set (no clear left anywhere) but the yolk is still soft. 

remove from the heat and serve. 

xo, a

the perfect sunny egg
serves: 1 egg
prep time: 5 minutes
active time: 5-7 minutes
total time: 10-12 minutes
ingredients: 1 egg. 2 pinches of kosher salt. 1 pinch of fresh pepper. 1 tsp unsalted butter. 1 small bowl. 1 nonstick pan.
start by setting your pan on a burner turning the heat onto a medium low setting. you want to warm your pan slowly so that it heats evenly. let it warm for 5 minutes. while the pan is warming, crack your egg into the bowl, careful to remove any shell pieces. season the egg with salt and pepper. when the pan is hot, add the butter. the butter should sizzle, but not brown. when the butter has melted, gently add in your egg. now step back. cook for 5-7 minutes until the white is fully set (no clear left anywhere) but the yolk is still soft. remove from the heat and serve. 

now technically, this group of fruits are called drupes. but i knew if wrote that in the title all but one person would not know what i was talking about. but basically, drupes or stone fruit are fruit that have a pit. so here are two simple ways to easily remove the pit. 

first, find the butt of your fruit. you can find it by starting at the top enter of the fruit where it was plucked from the tree. then look for the little indentation that looks almost like a seam. 

using a sharp knife, slice the fruit starting at the seam and working your way around the whole pit. being careful not to slice through the pit. 

once you have cut all along the outside of the fruit, take one side of the slices in each hand and twist them away from each other to release the fruit. gently pull them apart. 

now if you need the fruit whole, use the tip of your knife or your finger to dig out the little edge of the pit (be careful it is sharp). 

once you have released the edge, you can wiggle your finger under there and wiggle it out. 

discard your pit and use the fruit as desired. 

if you know that you need the fruit sliced, there is an even easier way to remove the pit. flip over the side that still has the pit in it. carefully slice the fruit into the desired size pieces. 

gently pull the slices away from the pit and bam! fresh fruit slices sans pit. 

xo, a