As a working parent, though I do try to whip up fantastic breakfasts for my family, things don’t always work that way.  Sometimes, the kid crawls into bed and you’re just so warm and comfy that you both end up sleeping later than anticipated.  So, I file this one under “real” and “food” and leave the decision about “good” up to you.

Faced with about 30 minutes to get the kid fed, dressed, and on the way to school, I took mental stock of the fridge on the way downstairs and came up with this:

Reheated hard-boiled eggs, toast, sausage.  Here’s the fancy footwork :)

I took two previously boiled eggs that were sitting in the fridge and stuck them in a bowl while the electric tea kettle was filling.  After starting the kettle, I tossed a couple sausage on the stove, and started those going.  Finally, I sliced the bread for toast.

About that time, the tea kettle boiled so I poured off water for my tea and poured the rest into the bowl holding the eggs.

wait a few minutes

Then I drank my tea, started the toast, and right about the time the two were finishing, I was plating the sausage, and shelling the eggs (whose peels slipped right off due to the immersion in water).

Couple of pats of butter on the kids toast, couple of dashes of olive oil on mine, and were sitting down to eat breakfast.

Was it my best effort?  No.  But I shared the story because sometimes reality demands that we make some compromises.  And to be honest, I think I did pretty good here - the kid got a good hot meal, and we got out the door on time.  Sure, it wasn’t the french toast I made this morning, but it was still pretty darn good.