It’s (very) early on a Sunday morning as I write this little gem of a recipe. Just me + my coffee; AKA “old faithful” while the rest of my crew is sound asleep. It’s not every day that I wake up before they do, it’s usually (always) the other way around. The pitter-patter of fast moving feet running down the hall, flinging our door open at once and then jumping (not so gently) on top of us as if to envelop us in a hug. And if that initial jolt fails to wake us up; they quickly progress to more desperate measures. Like: persistent tickles or in the more extreme of cases, trying to pop open our eyelids while they softly call each of our names. But today friends, I got up way before they did, made myself some French-pressed coffee with my fave coconut creamer and am sitting down to pen this blog post. Haha, winning!

To all my brunch lovers out there; this one’s for you. A healthier spin on the traditional eggs on a nest involving “toast”. Back when we first got married (seems like light years ago, for some reason) I would make the hubs a breakfast of toast and eggs with a cheesy decorative spin. I would warm up a slice of thick, Texas-Style toast on a skillet, with a bit of grass-fed butter. Then I would use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to carve a heart in the middle of said toast and remove that piece. And finally, I would crack an egg open right into that heart hole and put a lid on the pan or skillet, so that the sunny side up egg would set. I would sprinkle a bit of pepper, a handful of shredded mozzarella and serve it to him with a side of fresh, dark coffee.

Soooooo…. those were the days when bread and butter where my EVERYTHING! 🙂 How times and things have changed, here’s a much healthier spin on the classic that’s just as hearty and will leave you feeling pretty darn satisfied and happy- I promise. Insert sweet potato “noodles” into the equation. Made incredibly easy through the use of a simple  kitchen spiralizer; or even easier if you buy the fresh, pre-made variety at your standard grocery store. They sell them pretty much everywhere for about $3.99 a box- (enough for 2 servings, AKA 4 egg nests). And friends, while am always a champion of do-it-yourself, the convenience of buying spiralized noodles comes in pretty handy when you’re short on time.

If you’re not into sweet potato; you can substitute with butternut squash noodles or zucchini for a more savory spin. To be honest; they all work amazingly well. I love to use sweet potatoes because it feels like am cooking eggs over sweet potato hash and, I LOVE HASH.

Potatoes are the best sidekicks for eggs, in my humble opinion… The epitome of comfort breakfast food. And, this recipe is even better if you have a creamy avocado hanging around (I happen to have an army of them; all grouped based on their various stage of ripeness, serious avocado OCD in my kitchen!) 😛 Like, serious.

Ready for an easy recipe that will be on repeat? Let’s go! x