Sunday Brunch

 

It was a busy week for V.  Between tests and papers and work, he didn't get a lot of down time and every moment needed to be used to the fullest.  So while he was slaving away on his TI-83 and doing equations that make my head hurt, I decided to make us Sunday brunch.  There's nothing like mimosas and math problems!  Except for maybe mimosas and more mimosas.

Because I'm sort of a traditionalist, eggs benedict, to me, is the quintessential brunch dish.   So of course, I had to try to recreate this meal.  I used crispy prosciutto instead of Canadian bacon and added some asparagus so they didn't go to waste.  And potatoes!  The best part of life.  So I made roasted sweet potatoes.  With rosemary.  And garlic.  So delicious.

Everything was going according to plan.  The potatoes were par-boiled and ready to go in the oven.

The asparagus were already steamed.  

I began to assemble my mis-en-place: eggs, butter, and recipes.

I decided to use this recipe for the eggs and this recipe for the hollandaise.

After 30 minutes of torture waiting for the potatoes to be ready, I started the eggs and the hollandaise.

And then this happened.

Kitchen Blooper # 1.  Quelle horreur !

And because I was having to remake the eggs, my perfect blender hollandaise broke!

Kitchen Blooper # 2

Clearly, timing was not on my side.  I find that to be the most challenging part of preparing a meal.  That and making French sauces.  I'm looking at you, beurre blanc! (Which I have finally mastered)

In the end, after freaking out, the show went on and the dish turned out great, minus my favorite part of eggs benedict.