Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss♥

One hundred and eleven years ago yesterday, Dr. Seuss (or, Theodor Seuss Geisel) was born. Author and illustrator of 46 children's books, Dr. Seuss is one of the most well-known and beloved authors of all time, with his work having been adapted into 11 TV specials, four feature films, a Broadway musical, four television series and a theme park over the years. Theodor is my favorite author. I grew up reading his books and my collection of Dr. Seuss books has grown in doubles. Today I am blessed to be able to share my collections with my daughter's. It's pretty amazing listening to my 7 year old read Dr. Seuss books to her 3 year old sister. In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, for dinner we had Green Eggs and Ham. Today I will be sharing my recipe.

Green Eggs and Ham is my daughter Lily's favorite book. It's the first book she learned how to read and usually the first one she chooses to read to her sister, Sophia. It only seemed fitting that we had Green Eggs and Ham for dinner. With the help of my girls we created a pretty delicious meal.

From cracking the Eggs to adding the Green food coloring my girls helped with everything! We added a vegetable side, Steamed Carrots and a grain, Honey Biscuits. Dinner was a filling, colorful, and tasty meal.

Here is our egg-tremely tasty recipe:

Ingredients:

1-2 tsp of butter or margarine

4 ham steaks

5-6 eggs

2 tbsp of milk

1-2 drops of green food coloring

1/4 tsp of salt 

1/4 tsp of pepper

What You'll Need:

Knife

Medium sized mixing bowl

Wire whisk or Egg beater

Large frying pan
Spatula 

Aluminum Foil

Instructions:
Melt a tsp of butter or margarine in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add ham steaks and brown until edges are slightly crisp. Remove ham steaks from the pan, cover with aluminum foil. Set aside. 

In a Medium sized mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Beat with whisk until frothy. Then add 1-2 drops of green food coloring until you reach the desired shade of green. 

Heat 1 tsp of butter or margarine in a large frying pan over medium heat until the butter or margarine begins to sizzle. Then add the egg mixture to the pan.
Stir the egg mixture with a spatula until the eggs are firm and not too runny.
Transfer the eggs to individual plates. Add the ham steaks prepared earlier. Serve with toast or warm rolls.

Ta-da! Dr. Seuss would be proud. Our eggs were the perfect shade of green. Right after dinner my girls said "I do so like Green Eggs and Ham! Thank you! Thank you! Sam-I-Am!" 

How did you celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday?