Middle Eastern Style Croque Madame

OK, now I'm on this Middle Eastern food kick, but I can't help it. After all, when you have tons of delicious pita rounds waiting to be eaten, you sort of get creative...This is a fantastic breakfast recipe. I personally like stuffing my pitas with muenster cheese and mortadella slices, but you can put together your own favorite combinations (the possibilities are endless!). This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:

• 1 large white pita round
• 4 slices of your favorite cheese
• 2 slices of ham or your favorite cold cut
• 2 eggs
• salt and pepper
• butter

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Cut your pita round in half and place a slice of ham inside each half. Put two cheese slices in each half (spread them out so you'll have cheese on every part of the sandwich). Place your pita halves on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 10 minutes. While your pitas are baking, melt a thin slice of butter on a frying pan. With the heat on medium, crack your eggs onto the pan and cook sunny side up for about 5 minutes.

Once the pitas have cooked for 10 minutes, plate them and place one egg on each half of the pita round. Sprinkle the egg with salt and pepper and enjoy!

Notes: If you like to use whole wheat pita, decrease the oven cooking time from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.