Eggs in a Speckled Cloud

Speckled with bacon bits and dried chives

Ingredients:

4 eggs separated

1/4 cup parmigiano

2 tbsp dried chives

3 cooked bacon strips, chopped

A dusting of pepper

Directions:

Separate eggs, putting whites in a medium bowl & eggs in 4 separate small successes.

Beat whites until stiff peaks form.

Fold in cheese, chives & bacon.

Form 4 mounds onto a prepared baking sheet.

Make a deep well in the center of each.

Bake at 450 degrees for 2-3 minutes.

Add one yolk to each well, sprinkling yolk only with pepper.

Continue to bake until yolk is set (about 3 minutes or to your liking).