Potatoes "Dora Dora"

Let's get back to the menu over the last couple days. Eggs are still my staple for breakfast and for those last minute meals when Hubby forgets to turn on the crock pot. I haven't done a taste comparison between farm eggs and white eggs, but as for size, when compared to Wilson Creek Garden's  farm fresh eggs... 

'nuff said.

I'm hoping to find some new egg recipes, maybe a quiche or strata or something but since I am really only working out of one or two cookbooks now my options are limited. It's not as easy as I thought to find recipes that don't include a few convenience food ingredients like frozen vegetables, Velveeta or mashed potato flakes. And I get it- women nowadays are busy with jobs, kids, obligations etc. In the short time we had together, I don't remember ever cooking in the kitchen with my mom. After she was gone dinners were comprised of frozen fish sticks, canned green beans and Banquet chicken. Perhaps that is why I absolutely love being in my kitchen with a 4 year old at the table shucking corn and a toddler at my feet emptying out my Tupperware drawer. The kiddos make the most mundane hohousehold tasks so much more fun, and we spend more time together making messes in the kitchen than anywhere else in the house.

Since my potato repertoire has somewhat advanced from crumbly potato pancakes (damn you Giada, and your perfect potato pancakes!) to homemade hash browns (the Boy thinks the grater is so cool) and roasted baby reds I have been feeling ambitious to try a new recipe.

 Potatoes Floradora , a recipe which was first published in 1936 and calls for mostly fresh, whole ingredients. The Boy, my aspiring sous chef, was quite intrigued with this recipe."Yes, make that! Make Potato Dora Dora!"

I've also found that Ashley's 100% all natural whole grain bread makes for a thick white sauce that I was able to substitute for cream soup over steamed green beans. This weekend we'll tackle the hamburger buns. 
Today's menu:
Fried eggs from Slagle's  with white bread toast from Pleasant View orchards
Greens with hard boiled eggs, Crazy Joe's Salsa and the last of the zucchini bread.
Wilson Creek Garden's beef patties on the grill with Mean Jean's orange-poppy seed mustard and fresh corn from Vallei Farms. 
Looking forward to the market tomorrow!