breakfast may22

i made some great breakfast today! i was supposed to have class from 8-12, and then work from 1-5, but class let out ridiculously early, so i stopped at the grocery store, picked up a few things, came home and made this:

eggs benedict and florentine combined, and hashbrowns




here's the process:
1. made coffee (always number 1 in my book for breakfast!)
2. started 2 skillets with a little butter and one small saucepan with half a stick of butter.
3. in the small saucepan, once the butter melted, i added 1 cup of water and the hollandaise sauce mix (not worth it making your own, you can try it once for fun, but it's so much work!). once that came to a simmer, turned the burner off and covered it. it stays at the perfect temp for like an hour this way
4. in one skillet, dropped in the white parts of some green onions, chopped. then a big handful of frozen shredded hashbrowns, and some salt and pepper. just watched that and turned every once in a while, then added some of the green parts of the green onion just at the end.
5. halved an english muffin and dropped each half into the toaster
6. in the other skillet, put in 2 large round pieces of ham. then 2 large eggs. turned the ham after a few minutes, as well as the eggs. just after the eggs were turned, i dropped a slice of mild cheddar cheese on top of each one for melting. (traditionally, eggs benedict are done over medium, and that's the way we like them, but you can go longer or shorter if you want the yolks done more or less)
7. assembly: english muffin half, slice of fresh tomato, some baby spinach leaves, slice of heated ham, one egg with the melted cheddar, hollandaise sauce, then some chopped flat leaf parsley to top it off. (2x for both halves of the english muffin) then the hashbrowns on the side with some parsley on that too. added some strawberries for a side, and voila... a great homemade breakfast!!!!