simplicity, elegance and french baked eggs

This beautiful room filled with Parisian flare is actually a dining room within a restaurant called Les Bons Enfants. The restaurant is located about 1 and 1/2 hours from Paris in northern Burgundy, France. This is how they dine out in France, surrounded by simple elegance. I frequent the web site France Today often, just to keep up with French trends and to get ideas on living my life more simply. I've come to think that living life simply is not just what you surround yourself with, but what you surround your inner self with. Your inner simplistic self creates your outer simplistic world. With that said, I'm envisioning myself at this beautiful table with family and close friends eating brunch; baked eggs, country sausage and sparkling Italian wine, Prosecco. Enjoy the recipe:

French Baked Eggs

you need enough ramekins to feed 1 eggs per person (if 4 people, then you need 4 ramekins), salt and pepper, Gruyere cheese, and heavy cream

• melt a pat of butter in each ramekin (in the microwave)
• grind a little salt and a little pepper into each ramekin
• carefully crack one egg into each ramekin (don't break the yolk)
• using a tablespoon, top each yolk with 2 tablespoons of heavy cream
• then top each with grated Gruyere cheese or cheese of your choice (about 2 tablespoons of cheese)
• put each ramekin on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 11 to 16 minutes, depending upon how soft of hard you like your yolk. I like mine runny.

serve with county sausage and your favorite Italian sparkling wine, Prosecco.

Enjoy