How I Scramble Eggs

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How I Scramble Eggs

First of all, let's talk about these eggs. I did not dye them, they come from the farm that way.  I know.  Okay, onto the recipe.  I love having eggs for dinner. They are so quick to make, and they are so satisfying after a long, busy day. When I finished classes on Monday I celebrated by making this dish, paired with a rather large glass of wine. I discovered this recipe for truffled scrambled eggs a few years ago when I ventured over to Brooklyn for a late night dinner at Marlow and Sons while I was in NYC for a trade show.  I've replicated it at home using thinly sliced shitake mushrooms and truffle oil.  The trick to making perfectly satiny scrambled eggs starts with farm fresh eggs like these, with big bright yellow yolks.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

I was really excited to read this book to Jasper when he was little, because I remembered it from my childhood.  He liked it so much that he chewed the side of the book up.  I made up this activity as part of a preschool parent share at Wylie's school, because the kids are studying insects.  They raised caterpillars and released them as butterflies today.  The teachers read The Very Hungry Caterpillar while I set up the activity and then the kids gathered around and made their own hungry caterpillar sushi rolls.  See the photo tutorial below. Today is the day that I announce the winner of the Kikkerland Birch Paper Straws

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The Secret Ingredient

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The Secret Ingredient

I found the perfect popsicle molds at World Market. They are the classic shape and they use regulation sticks, which make them better than the usual plastic handled set or even the Zoku Pop Maker in my book. I've had today's recipe in my head for a little while now.  By using coconut water you add some electrolytes to the treat (good on a hot day), plus it's sweet, but low in sugar.  I added a teensy bit of fresh ginger to the strawberries in the juicer to add a little kick.  The kids didn't seem to mind.  Here's the recipe:

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One Love

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One Love

Hint to my fellas, this is my idea of a Mother's Day treat.  Let me sleep in until at least 8am, and then bring me breakfast in bed. Bonus points if this is the breakfast, made with lemon-rosemary bread from Della Fattoria- my Petaluma mom's know. I learned how to make this little egg treat years ago when I worked at an artisanal bakery in Portland. It has a lot of different names: One Eye, Egg in the basket, Toastie...this recipe is really quite simple to make. I added a little finely chopped asparagus tip and sliced pecorino cheese to mine. See photo tutorial below.

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