Steak and eggs Eggs Benedict. A version of steak and egg salad utilizes greens such as arugula, poached eggs and steak. Vegetarian versions also exist, in which vegetables, such as cauliflower, squash and potatoes, are sliced into thick steaks and served with eggs. Steak and eggs is the traditional NASA astronaut's breakfast, first served to Alan Shepard before his flight on May 5, 1961. Having been a common breakfast in Australia in the first half of the 20th century, the meal is also the customary pre-landing breakfast of the United States Marine Corps, due to the Marines having copied it from Australian soldiers
Green Eggs and Ham year, it was ranked number 12 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by "School Library Journal" – the first of five Dr. Seuss books on the list. The book has become sufficiently ingrained in the cultural consciousness that U.S. District Court Judge James Muirhead referenced "Green Eggs and Ham" in his September 21, 2007 court ruling after receiving an egg in the mail from prisoner Charles Jay Wolff who was protesting against the prison diet. Muirhead ordered the egg destroyed and rendered his judgment in the style of Seuss. Senator Ted Cruz read the book on