This past weekend I was in the Val D'Orcia of Southeastern Tuscany, which I will write more about later, but it meant that I had a long flight back to New York from Pisa. One of my favorite activities when I am on a plane is reading through Sky Mall magazine. I love to read about all of the different inventions that people come up with and actually try to sell. Maybe I am too cynical, and people do actually buy some of these things, but I never cease to be amazed at the amount of machines that people invent to do the simplest things. My top pick from my last flight was the Westbend Egg & Muffin Toaster. The machine toasts two slices of bread, cooks an egg (steamed, poached, or scrambled), and warms pre-cooked meat. They also point out that the machine could also be used to warm pineapple slices. Oh, well that is exactly what I have been waiting for, because I often would like to put pineapple slices on my eggs and toast, but it is too much of a pain to warm them up! This brings me to the title of my entry, "It's Called a Pan People!". Seriously. Save yourself some space, and cook your egg in a pan. You are going to have to cook the meat in the pan anyway, because the handy machine only warms up pre-cooked meat anyway. As for toasting the bread, use a toaster. Or the same pan.