Tasty Tuesdays- Eggscuse the AWESOME!

Hands down one of my favorite meals ever is Eggs Benedict and has been ever since I was around age 6 or so. My mother would bring me to my favorite restaurant, Horatio's, for my birthday breakfast. One of the few things that was more or less consistent during those early years of my life and I am still thankful for the effort. Every time we came to this place I would order Crabs Benedict without fail. Eventually the birthday breakfasts became less and less until we no longer celebrated with my favorite tradition and I found a new way to enjoy my most beloved dish, and though I no longer put crab on top it is still a wonderful treat.
And so I present to you my variation on a classic meal, Eggs Benedict.

Starting with the hollandaise sauce. No I do not make my own, I leave that to a packet and but a few ingredients. Of course I use milk and do not add water to maintain to creamy goodness

Next I lightly cook shredded ham from the local deli until crisp around the edges but without losing the moisture in the meat.

 While all thats happening I poach the eggs in lightly salted boiling water. I try and make all the eggs at once so they are all evenly cooked when I serve and no one is forced to wait while others devour the meal. Notice that I poach the eggs without a gadget, cause Im not a pussy.

I then place the shredded ham on toasted english muffins and gently add the poached egg without it breaking. Tricky but not difficult. After that I generously distribute the hollandaise sauce and (though not pictured) add freshly ground pepper as a finishing touch. They charge like $10.00 for two of these at a truck stop restaurant and even more at a decent breakfast joint. I can feed the same meal to 6 hungry friends for the very same price. Go figure.