Beat two or three eggs in a bowl, adding a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of heavy cream if you want. This is not a trick, but an expression of the fact that things taste good with cream added. Heat a tablespoon of clarified butter or olive oil in a small nonstick pan over medium heat. Lower the heat slightly before adding the eggs. Give them about three seconds to set. Once they have, use a rubber spatula to move everything toward one side of the pan, then tip the still unset eggs into the empty space. Lower the heat if things seem to be coming together too quickly. Do the same thing again at a
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