Last weekend we had Hospitality Weekend at church. Usually we eat dinner together once a month, but this month, to mix it up, we went visiting one anothers houses. You got to nominate if you would be a host or guest, and then organised a meal together. We hosted, and our guests had very small children, and our schedule was a bit full over the weekend, so working out which meal to do was slightly problematic. Until we hit on the brilliant idea of Brunch. What an under appreciated meal time this is. Brunch. I don't think I've ever been anywhere for brunch. Never hosted one before, but it truly is a winner. Late enough that you sleep in, early enough that it doesn't eat up your whole day. And so easy to cater. Bacon, eggs, croissants, mushrooms, sour dough toast, good coffee and juice. So simple.
To make it look like I'd made more effort, I made eggs benedict. I've never made hollandaise before, but the thermo just makes it for me, so no drama there. Here is the recipe I used for the hollandaise, so yummy. And I love poached eggs.
Hollandaise
4 egg yolks
130g cubed butter
20g freshly squeezed lemon
sea salt and black pepper
Insert butterfly, put all the ingredients into the bowl, cook for 8 minutes at 90 degree on speed three. Serve poured over poached eggs.
I had leftovers and decided to microwave it the next day with my eggs, but it separated and looked horrid. Tasted great, but looked dreadful. The recipe is in the Everyday Cookbook. Some of the EDC recipes are a bit Womans Weekly circa 1980, however, there are a few gems in there, and this is one of them.
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