TTT Breakfast Sandwich

This is a great activity and TTT that I do with one of my Alzheimer's clients. It's easy and yummy!

I use a breakfast sandwich microwave maker thingie to make it easier. They're about $3 in Walmart, dishwasher safe and just so easy to use. You can of course use any microwave safe dish or container to make these.

Here's what you'll need:

1 English Muffin

1 Egg

1 Sausage Patty or Redi Made Bacon

1 Slice of Cheese

Spray Oil

As with any of the posted TTT kitchen activity recipes, have your clients do what they are able to do according to their abilities. Let them try to participate as much as they can, sometimes they can suprise you :o) Cue them as needed and prompt them for discussion and reminiscing.

Split the English Muffin into two and toast in toaster or toaster oven. I love toaster ovens and have personally gone through 3 or 4 of them in the past 19 years of marriage from constant daily use. It's an invaluable tool when you have kids.

Give a quick spritz of oil to your microwave safe container.

Crack the egg into the container and scramble a bit with a fork. You can add a little milk if you want but it's not necessary.

Drop the sausage patty into the egg and top with a slice of cheese ... or ... if you are using the Redi Bacon, cut a couple slices in half and add to egg, then top with cheese.

Microwave for about a minute and 30 seconds 1:30 on high.

If you are using precooked bacon, decrease the time by 20 seconds and only microwave for a minute.

Let rest for one minute.

As always, since microwaves vary, if it's not done you can cook it at additional 20 second intervals if needed. You may have to play around to get the exact time. For my testing I'm using my microwave which is a GE Profile SpacemakerXL Sensor. When I cook with a client in their home I find cooking times vary.

Add to Your Shopping List:

English Muffins

Eggs

Sausage Pattie or Pre-Cooked Bacon

Cheese

I picked my ingredients up at a Super Walmart in Plymouth MA.

Cost at the time of purchase:

A Sleeve of a dozen English Muffins was $1.98

A Doz. and a half eggs (18) were $1.50

A Sleeve of 18 Sausage Patties $4.99

A Lg. Package of Indiv. sliced Kraft Cheese $3.99

BTW these freeze exceptionally well. Just take the breakfast sandwich, already cooked and asembled and place in a freezer bag. When ready to eat, take the frozen sandwich out of freezer, take out of freezer bag, wrap in a paper towel and microwave for a minute. Still yummy!