Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Every March 2nd, at school, they celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read-Across-America Day by wearing pajamas, bringing in books, and reading. All. Day. Long. And to kick off that special event, I make green eggs and ham for breakfast. Last year, I tried to convince the boys that my (regular) eggs were, in fact, "green" because they were organic and free-range. They objected and said that I could, actually, put in green food-coloring just this one day a year and it would be fine. Riley reminded me about our discussion about moderation. So, this year - without the slightest hesitation - I plunked a few drops of green food-coloring into the scrambled eggs and served them in a croissant with some bacon. And their reproachful response: "Moooooommmmmm. You put food-coloring in our food?!?" I can't win! What a difference a year makes! I suppose I should be grateful. So, maybe this is the last year of the Mann-clan Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast.

Jake modeled for an ag photo shoot yesterday. I don't really know what was involved, but he was handed some cash at the end of it...and some carrots! Since I didn't have the boys to wrestle out the door this morning, breakfast was a more leisurely affair and I decided to whip up a veggie-based, breadless eggs benedict using those carrots and some other veggies I had in the fridge. At the base: steamed spinach, sauteed zucchini, and caramelized carrots. Then: poached eggs. On top: balasamic hollandaise sauce and some freshly ground pepper. I am certain that I must block out how much butter is in this sauce every time I make it, which - probably because of the amount of butter - is not very frequently. But it is so delicious and a must when you make eggs benedict! 4 egg yolks 4 T lemon juice 1/2 t balsamic vinegar 1 T water 1 C butter, melted 1/4 t pink Himalaya salt In the top of the double boiler, whisk together egg yolks, lemon juice, pomegranate balsamic, ...

Every year the boys' school celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday with a pajama-clad day of reading; they get to wear pajamas, bring stuffed animals, bring blankets, and bring books to read. What fun! I wish I could wear my pajamas to work.  And every year we kick off the morning with a breakfast of green eggs and ham.  I tried, unsuccessfully I might add, to avoid the food coloring this year, telling them that "the eggs are 'green' as in 'organic' and 'free-range.'"  They were not going for it.  So I dug the vials of food coloring out of the far recesses of my cupboards, squeezed in a few drops, and called it good.  It's only once a year, right? “Do you like green eggs and ham?” “I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham!”