The light was just so pretty this morning that I had to take advantage of the cool warmth with a steamy cup of coffee in my PJs, alone!
The entire house was so still and quite that I tip toed around so not to wake the zoo. I sneaked into the kitchen and enjoyed a silent cup of coffee and dare attempted to crack open a book. With a little extra time on my hands I have been devour books left and right and needed a little mental massage with a playful page turner. I have embarked on the Harry Potter collection, proofing the quality of writing for Baby Nephew, of course. It's so playful and exactly what this morning calls for. Coffee and Potter.
As the house began to lowly murmur, I ear marked my spot in the book and pondered about our morning routine.
Hmmmmm... What should we have for breakfast today? Eggs and toast? Same old, same old. As the house was becoming alive with playful puppies, sleepy chickens and a very hungry Caveman, I pulled out the most beautiful farmers market sweet potatoes, lemon thyme from my deer friend's garden and of course the bounty of eggs that our sweet girls bless us with every day.
SERVES 2, Sleepy Herbivore and Caveman
Ingredients for HERBIVORE + CAVEMAN alike:
2 Sweet Potatoes (Save yourself some time and pre-cook these beauties and cool them for easy handling)
4 eggs
4 Sprigs of Lemon Thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
HINTS:
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
To prep these beauties scrub skin under cool water to remove any noticeable debris. Dry completely and rub olive oil over skin and sprinkle with salt. Poke with a fork and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees or until a fork or knife is easily poked into the middle of the potato. Cool at least 30 minutes before continuing with the recipe or risk playing Hot Potato.
Now to the good part, cut the cooked sweet potato in half. Using a spoon, scoop out a least 1/4 of the sweet potato out of each half, leaving the skin intact with a small layer of sweet potato inside to hold the egg. Reserve the scooped out sweet potato for your puppies, chickies or for another recipe. Sprinkle the inside of each sweet potato with salt and pepper as desired. Top each sweet potato half with a whole egg and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Place gently in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes. Sweet Potato Pillow are done with the whites are completely set and yolk is still running, but if you are like me you may want to cook them a little longer so that the yolk is a little more cooked.
Pair with a cup of coffee and a good book and your set for a fantastic Saturday morning!!!
Enjoy!