Green eggs and ham

Here's a simple recipe for the kids to exercise their cooking muscle - the classic Dr Seuss favourite.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup trim milk
• 3 teaspoons basil pesto
• 100g lean shaved ham
• 2 slices whole grain bread, toasted, cut in soldiers

Instructions

Step 1 Whisk eggs, milk and pesto in a large microwave-safe bowl with a fork until well combined. Place in microwave oven and cook on high/100% for 30 seconds. Remove bowl and stir. Return to microwave and cook for another 30 seconds, then stir. Repeat 1 or 2 more times until soft, moist scrambled eggs form.

Step 2 Spoon eggs onto 2 serving plates with slices of ham and toast soldiers.

All about eggs
White or brown? The colour of the eggshell doesn’t matter at all – the inside is equally nutritious. Cool fact: eggshell colour is determined by the breed of the hen. The Araucana hen from Chile, for example, lays blue-green eggs.
Is it fresh? How do you tell an egg is fresh before you even crack the shell? Easy! Put the uncooked, whole egg in a see-through container of cold water. The water should be about 2cm deep for small eggs, 3cm deep for large eggs. If the egg lies on its side or stands at an angle, it’s good enough to eat. If the egg stands on its end in the water, it’s still good enough to use in baking. But if you eat it on its own, it might not taste the way it should. If it floats on the surface, there is a gas build-up inside, which shows it’s past its use-by date. Carefully throw the egg away, being sure not to crack the shell.