Ever since college my one and only culinary specialty has been a little breakfast dish affectionately known as the Fat Kid Sandwich. The basic ingredients include a fried egg, fried salami, tomato and cheese, all on an english muffin. Dip it in ranch and you’ve got breakfast gold (and you know where it got its name).

Some friends and I prepared about 20 of these the other weekend on a trip to the lovely hamlet of Stanley, VA. My friend Sarah wrote up the meal on her excellent new blog 100 Days of Brunch.