Breakfast for my Baby Boy

One day he'll appreciate this. Actually, I think he already does. Of course, I am referring to my son, who is a senior in high school. He was never much of a breakfast guy when he was little, but he always appreciated a good meal. I try to make him breakfast in the morning these days.

For the last few years I have had to work very early in the morning, so I haven't had a chance to make anyone breakfast, even myself. I was the general manager for a company overseeing 3 corporate cafes and the cafes all opened at 7 am. The last 2 years I worked at an athletic club and again, worked very early, arriving to the club at 7 am, even earlier if I was working out with my trainer.

Anyway, here's my chance to be the breakfast making mom!!! I love it and I know I'll miss these early mornings when he goes away to school next year. Sigh...

Egg and Cheese Muffin with organic chocolate milk. YUM.

Eggs: Duck vs. Chicken

Organic Duck Egg vs. Naturally Nested large egg

Studies say there is no difference in taste between chicken and duck eggs. Well, I have to say, I am picky about my chicken eggs, I prefer the Naturally Nested large eggs. Eggs have got to be better from a happy vegetarian chicken who roams around freely in her newly remodeled cage free chicken condo. I will buy the Omega 3 eggs, but I don't really believe the hype and am reluctant to pay the price. My naturally nested eggs are from vegetarian fed chickens, so the omega 3 are better because the chickens get flax seeds? I eat flax seed, so I'm not missing anything.

OK, here's the REAL deal. My friend Andrew gave me 2 organic chicken eggs with beautiful blue shells and 1 duck egg. I fried 1 chicken egg and 1 duck egg in a combination of unsalted butter and extra virgin olive oil. I burst the paler and smaller chicken egg yolk and it was fine. Silky, smooth, yum. OK, the Duck yolk was bigger and better. The texture was silky and smooth, but much thicker. YUM. I saw organic chicken eggs at the Broadway Organic Farmer's Market and I think the duck eggs were $3.00 each...kind of a lot for one egg. I have to say, I wouldn't bake with duck eggs, because they are bigger and weigh more, might mess up your recipe. However, if you're going to have an egg, have a DUCK EGG!!! It's worth every penny.

My blue eggs look white on my black granite counter

Can you tell these are blue?

2 Blue Organic Eggs

One lonely blue organic egg and brown Omega 3 eggs