Oatmeal and Eggs

Oatmeal and Eggs

With the weather turning a little cooler, a hot bowl of oatmeal is a great way to start off the day.  Add some milk and honey, top off with a fried egg, and a simple breakfast gets a lift.  If you have the time, get your hands on local honey; the depth of flavor is incomparable to your grocery store variety and unique to your community.

 

Ingredients

1c rolled oats

1c water

1c goat milk

2Tbsp honey

1tsp salt

4 eggs

½ Tbsp butter

1 Roma tomato, sliced 

Directions

Serves 2

Add water, milk and honey in a saucepan over medium heat.  Add salt and oats to warm liquid and bring to a simmer.  Let cook for 5-7 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

While the oatmeal is cooking, add butter to a hot skillet.  Once the butter is melted, crack the eggs directly into the skillet giving each yolk as much room as possible.  (In an 18”skillet we can fit four eggs; any smaller than that and it would be best to cook in batches.)  Cook the eggs for 2-3 minutes for a runny yolk, or longer depending on your preference. 

Spoon the oatmeal into a bowl.  Top each bowl with two eggs and two slices of tomato. 

Cost

Oats: $0.50

Milk: $0.78

Honey: $0.30

Eggs: $0.80

Tomato: $0.65

Total: $3.03

Per Serving: $1.52

Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict
We have certainly had adventures making this – from scrambling the eggs to loosing an oven while making biscuits.  Nevertheless, it is delicious and we continue to make it.  The hollandaise sauce did need some practice, but it was worth learning.  This makes two pretty good sized servings.





Ingredients:
Hollandaise Sauce:
3 egg yolks
½ lemon, juiced
½ cup butter
1 pinch each: salt, pepper, nutmeg

4 slices ham

4 eggs
2 English muffins

Directions:

To make hollandaise:

Heat water in a saucepan, and place a mixing bowl on top of saucepan to heat.  Melt butter in saucepan. Once melted, add egg yolks and mix together.  Add lemon juice and spices and whisk together.  Make sure the sauce does not get too hot or the eggs will scramble.  Sauce can be set aside.  Mix in a ¼ teaspoon of warm water (if needed) to bring the sauce back to a creamy texture prior to serving.

Cook ham and toast muffins.  Poach eggs.  To poach the eggs, make sure the water is hot but not boiling so the yolk and whites will stay together.  Place the ham and poached egg on top of the toasted muffin and pour sauce on top. 

Cost:

7 eggs: $1.16
Lemon: $0.33
Butter: $0.50
Ham: $1.14
Muffins: $1.50
Total: $4.63
Per serving: $2.32

Changes:

Restaurants have a large number of varieties, our favorite additions are asparagus and crab.