Post-stream snack time

Well, I finished up stream tonight and was feeling a bit peckish, so I figured I should eat something. The problem was it was late and I didn't feel like doing much prep or cooking, but still wanted to have something tasty and not too unhealthy. Also, I haven't bought chips or crackers from the grocery store in a long time to help prevent eating 9000 calories in half an hour...fuckin Doritos, man.

I had a couple mushrooms left, so I figured I'd do mushrooms and eggs. I started off by sautéing the mushroom caps for a few minutes. I wanted them to be firm, but with a little flavor, so I didn't fully cook them. I melted a little butter in my pan and started cooking them gill-side down.

When the bottom had started to soften a bit, I flipped them over and spooned some of the melted butter over them until they were filled with melted butter because melted butter is lovely. I seasoned both sides with a bit of salt and pepper. Just keeping it simple tonight.

Once the mushrooms had a little color, I moved them over to my plate and got started on the eggs.

Again, simple and lovely with melted butter, a little salt, and a little black pepper. I wanted to keep the yolk runny because runny yolks are life and if you don't like them, you're probably a communist. Or, if communists like them, then maybe I'm a communist? I don't fucking know. I just love runny yolks and am intolerant of people who think it's gross. Those people are gross.

When the eggs were done, I very carefully scooped them out of the pan and tried to rest them with the yolks on top of the mushrooms. I wasn't 100% successful, but I got pretty damn close, so I was happy.

Like I said, this was a quick and simple snack, but it tasted fucking awesome. I think next time I'll have the mushrooms on the plate gill side up so the yolk can fill that cavity; aside from that, there's not much I would change about this one.

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