I was hungry and I decided I wanted to have a fried egg and cheese sandwich on a toasted, buttered English muffin.

Then I realized I didn't want to do any cleanup afterwards. I didn't even want to work to fry the egg! And I wanted it fast!

So I thought about how to change the rules ... Hmm ... round muffin ... round egg and cheese? Eureka!

First, cut the English muffin and put the halves into the toaster, as usual. And go on to the next steps while it is toasting.

Put a teaspoon of butter into a small microwave safe paper or fiber bowl and melt it in about 10 seconds in the microwave oven.

Tilt the bowl to get the melted butter to coat the bottom surface and slightly up the sides of the bowl.

Break a raw egg into the bowl and stab the yolk with a fork to break it.

Add some salt and pepper.

Microwave the egg for 30 seconds on high. No cover needed.

Lay a slice of cheese on top of the egg.

Microwave the egg and cheese for 30 seconds on high.

Put the toasted English muffin halves on a piece of paper towel and butter them while you are waiting for the egg and cheese.

Use the fork to slide the fried egg and melted cheese onto one side of the English muffin.

Wow! A perfect fit! A perfectly round fried egg with cheese!

Cover it with the other side of the English muffin.

Heat the completed sandwich (on the piece of paper towel) in the microwave oven for 10 seconds.

Enjoy ... Mmm ... hot and tasty! You even had the piece of paper towel to use as a napkin.

And now for the cleanup ...

Trash the bowl and the piece of paper towel.

Total mess? Only one knife and one fork. No skillet, no spatula and no serving dish.

Of course, if you used a plastic knife and a plastic fork, well ... Poof! Literally nothing to clean!

You had a cooked meal ... and a tasty one at that! How long did it take to prepare it? Maybe three minutes?

And ... You didn't have to drive anywhere, wait anywhere, or even ask anyone at home to do it for you ... and your cost is only about 50 cents for the ingredients.

Do you know of any place other than your kitchen where it is easier and quicker to get that kind of hot sandwich, and also so inexpensive?

Oh, yes ... my sweetheart Peggy improved my recipe by adding real bacon bits to one she made. Smart!

Compare the price of that one to an Egg McMuffin® with cheese and bacon at McDonald's®! The cost for her sandwich was only about 60 cents!