Read Across America, Seuss Style.
March 3, 2008“Daddy it was Seuss day and you did not make my eggs!”
That was the first thing junior proclaimed when I picked him up today. In the past I have made him green eggs and ham for breakfast, not necessarily on this day, the Read Across America Day, but he had specifically asked me if I would do so this year since they had been talking about Dr. Seuss at school. Since I have been sick this past week and have been tired, I woke up late and made the fast breakfast of cereal, milk and juice.
Bad Daddy!
Now I will make it up to him soon, making one of his favorite breakfasts is always fun. He likes to describe how yucky it looks as he eats the green eggs. I once used a huge piece of ham, cutting two holes in it and frying the eggs in the holes. We called it the green eyed ham monster!
So here is the recipe straight from Seusville.
Green Eggs and Ham à la Sam-I-Am
Ingredients
1-2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
4 slices of ham
8 eggs
2 tablespoons of milk
1-2 drops of green food coloring
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
What You’ll Need
Knife, medium-size mixing bowl, wire whisk or eggbeater, large frying pan, spatula, aluminum foil, serving plates
1. With an adult’s help, melt a teaspoon of butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add sliced ham and brown until edges are slightly crisp. Remove the ham from the pan, cover with aluminum foil, and set aside.
2. In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Beat with a whisk until frothy. Then add 1-2 drops of green food coloring until you reach the desired shade of green.
3. With an adult’s help, heat a tablespoon of butter or margarine in a large frying pan over medium heat until the butter begins to sizzle. Then add the egg mixture to the pan.
4. Stir the egg mixture with a spatula until the eggs are firm and not too runny.
5. Transfer the eggs to individual plates. Garnish with a sprig of parsley. Add the ham prepared earlier. Serve with toast or warm rolls.
Feeds 4 hungry green-egg lovers.
