Can an egg do that?

I was struggling to find an idea to write about for another post about eggs. Then I thought what could the egg do that is not food related. I found some mad stuff on the internet and I am going to share some of the best ones I found.

1: Struggling with your skin? Those moisturisers just not doing it for you? Have no fear, egg white contains potassium and magnesium that is proven to be good for you ad tightens up the skin. Despite this suspicous picture below, it is actually just egg white.

2: Did you know egg protein gets extremely sticky when dry? Well it does, forming a sticky sealant that will rival Elmer's. If you run out of traditional glue, just whisk up some egg whites and use the solution to bond paper, light cardboard or even seal a papier-mache project together.

3:Are you in trouble with the missus? Have no fear it is nothing a little heart shaped boiled egg cannot fix. Making a boiled egg into shape without an expensive mold seems like a daunting task to the non professional cook. But a this classic design is a quick and easy shape to replicate.

So there you have it a few tips if you are ever bored around the house. There is plenty more to be found on other egg websites. Thanks for reading.

The Importance of the egg

Firstly look at this eggcelent picture thing of a poached egg I found. It should more accurately be described as egg porn. This post is for those times when your making some dinner and you ask yourself "should I lob an egg on that?" The majority of the time you should lob it on anyway but here are some particular food that compliments the egg really well.

 

 

 

In a crepe: Thin, buttery crepes make the perfect container for crumbled sausage and bright-yolked eggs in this simple weekend brunch recipe. Forego the sausage in favor of sautéed kale for a meat-free, iron- and calcium-packed version.

 

In a sandoozle: OK, so not everyone has quail eggs on hand. But if you did, why not top a chicken-egg sandwich with a dozen or so sunny side-up quail eggs, as in this "WTF Quail Egg Sandwich"? The best part? Runny yolk with every bite!

 

 

In a roll baked: You've likely seen "eggs in a hole" before, but this bready, eggy recipe brings it to another level. Scoop out the inside of a dinner roll, then fill it with an egg. Bake to perfection. Go with a whole-grain roll for added fiber, and serve alongside a bed of healthier salad greens for an easy and healthy brunch.

 

On a pizza baby!!! The best part about pizza is that, when it comes to toppings, pretty much anything goes. This one gets smothered in tomato sauce, bacon, thinly-sliced potatoes, ham, and whole eggs. If you’re not a fan of the double-meat topping, opt for sliced onions and bell peppers instead (You’ll get an extra dose of vitamin C , too!).

 

On avocado toast, to bring it to the next level.

Give us a piece of whole-grain bread with smashed avocado and a bit of salt and pepper, and we’re happy campers. Top that with an over-easy egg, and we’re jamming.

 

Just goes to show you eggs enhance so many meals so go mad put an egg on anything, thanks for reading.

Eggs eggs eggs

There is so many things you can do with eggs and I am going to list some of the best things you can do if all you have at home is a few eggs in the fridge and a fiver of broken smash in your piggy bank.

Eggs with Soldiers: Place 4 eggs in a saucepan of boiling water, then cook over low heat, 4 to 5 minutes; drain. Slice off the tops and season with salt and pepper. Serve with toast strips.

Medium-Boiled Eggs: Place 4 eggs in a saucepan of boiling water, then cook over low heat, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain, peel and halve; top with herbed butter.
Egg-Mushroom Salad: Make Hard-Cooked Eggs chop. Fry 2 cups sliced mushrooms and 1 cup chopped onion in 1/3 cup olive oil. Mix with the eggs, 3 tablespoons sour cream, chopped parsley, and salt and pepper. Serve on rye toast.

 French Scramble: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Add 4 beaten eggs and stir until just set, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons crème fraîche.
Breakfast Burritos: Cook 1/2 cup diced chorizo, 1/2 diced onion and 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 4 beaten eggs and 1/2 cup cotija cheese; scramble. Divide among flour tortillas, top with salsa and roll up.
Eggs Benedict: Make the hollandaise: Purée egg yolk, with 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and cayenne and salt to taste. Pulse in 2 tablespoons melted butter. Place the sauce in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water; whisk until thick. Make Poached Eggs serve on English muffins with fried Canadian bacon and the hollandaise.

Bacon-and-Egg Salad: Make Poached Eggs. Sprinkle bacon with five-spice powder and fry until crisp; crumble and toss with arugula, sliced pear and vinaigrette. Top with the eggs.

Nest Egg: Cut a round out of a slice of bread; toast the bread in a nonstick skillet with butter. Crack an egg into the hole, add salt and pepper, cover and cook until the white sets. Serve with bacon.

I have clearly just ripped all these ideas off another website but I picked my favourite ones and I would definitely recommend eggs benedict. Thanks for reading.

The Omelette

Now we have arrived at the first thing that I learned to cook as a student when I moved to Glasgow at the ripe old age of eighteen, the omelette. Conveniently it was a French roommate of mine that taught me how to make it. He was a bit of a knob but he knew how to make a fine omelette and his wisdom has stayed with me five years later. I am going to briefly explain how to make an omelette now and then tell you all the stuff you can lob in it.

Firstly all you need is a slab of butter, some eggs, some cheese and a whisk but if you don't have that use a fork. If you don't have a fork use your finger.

Step 1: Crack some eggs, if you do it with one hand its proven you look cooler.

2: Stir until their nice mixed

3: Put some music on now because your having a great time.

4: Butter the pan, followed by your yellow eggy mix goodness.

5: leave it a wee minute until its cooked all the way through and wobble the pan around so there is no runny bits.

6: Time to lob your ingredients in, for talking sake lets say you have no imagination and you just put some cheese in.

7: Transfer to the plate and wet your chops.

The omelette is a great cost effective meal for breakfast for breakfast lunch or dinner. Apparently the omelette has been around since the 1700's and became more popular when Napoleon got one in a little town in the south of France. He thought it was so delicious that he got all the eggs in the south of France and made the biggest omelette ever and fed it to his loyal homies.

Some other great stuff you can put in your omelette are:
 Crumbled bacon, diced mushrooms, diced tomatoes, diced onion and Cheddar
 Avocado
 Swiss cheese and turkey bacon
 Spinach, onion, red pepper and feta
 Spinach, tomatoes, onion and mushrooms
 Spinach, bacon and feta
 Asparagus and cheese
 Mashed potatoes, Cheddar cheese, green onion, veggie bacon and sour cream
 Goat cheese, spinach and tomatoes
 Red, yellow, green bell peppers, onion, parsley, tomatoes, arugula or spinach, chile peppers and goat cheese
 Fresh basil
 Leftover pizza toppings: spinach, mushrooms, prosciutto, olives, artichokes, peppers, broccoli
 Spinach and ricotta
 Onion, sweet corn, pepper, cheese
 Soy chorizo and Cheddar

Enjoy guys if you get confused just read the instructions slower. Thanks for reading.
  

The Fancy Egg

It is a bit late to talk about Easter where people often paint their own eggs in an Easter theme, however, this is not the only occasion you can paint your egg. Oh yes, decorated eggs are not just for the Easter holidays, they are used for all kinds of cultural reasons across the world.

If you are a House of Cards fan with a good memory you may remember one particular episode where Franciss has a decorated egg that his wife gave him. Apparently all over the USA they have decorated egg shows and every year an egg is selescted from each state and the best eggs get selected.

I found these two particular eggs are from the states of Wyoming and Texas. I think they were from a few years ago because Texas' own Georgey Bush is on one of them.

 

Going a bit off topic because these eggs are not real at all but Fabergé eggs are massive in Russia, rich Russians buy their other halves these eggs as opposed to a standard piece of jewellery. Some of these eggs have most recently sold for as high as 20 million pounds.

Moving back to the good old hard boiled egg, they are not always chicken or duck eggs. For some people they prefer Emu or ostrich eggs. They are so large and strong that the shells may be carved without breaking. They are so thick and strong that some of them have been found in 60'000 years old in South Africa.

Thanks for reading.

The Weird Egg

I personally thought that it doesn't matter what kind of egg you give me, i'll eat it. I was wrong. I was looking up things to talkabout eggs when i read a horrifying story about the preparation of a boiled duck embryo that is cooked and prepared inside the shell. This is called balut.

Balut has become a bit of a fancy cuisine in some parts of Asia but it looks like something they would eat on 'im a celebrity' its rotten. They can eat the baby duck embryo and the stuff around it. For any pregnant women reading my post apparently it helps with childbirth.

Depending on where you get your balut the Asians have a tendency to put some salt and chilli sauce on it like you would get on your takeaway or throw the wee baby ducks in an omelette.

I believe it is similar to peoples perspectives to veal in some parts of Europe. I admit, im not a vegetarian and ive got crispy duck from the chinese take-away before but even if the local threw in a few baby duck embryo's I would probably have to decline because it is a shame the poor little fella not even being allowed to go for a swim.

If that is not enough to convince you not to eat balut I have attached a video of a sleepy baby duck.

Thanks for reading.

The Healthy Egg

Why can't you tease egg whites?
Because they can't take a yolk!
How did the egg get up the mountain?
It scrambled up

All hilarious jokes aside the egg has some huge benefits for such an affordable and easy to use food.

Eggs are one of the few foods categorised as a 'superfood' due to their nutrition on many different levels. A single large boiled egg contains:

• Vitamin A: 6% of the RDA.
• Folate: 5% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B5: 7% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B12: 9% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B2: 15% of the RDA.
• Phosphorus: 9% of the RDA.
• Selenium: 22% of the RDA.
• Eggs also contain decent amounts of Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Calcium and Zinc.

They also have 77 calories, 6  6 grams of protein and 5 grams of healthy fats.

So its clearly good shit.

There is some people who say that you can't have too many eggs for cholestoral reasons, studies have shown that up to three eggs a day is perfectly safe. Also for any women who are going to megafit or crossfit or any of that craic, make sure your eating eggs because they keep you full for a long period of time. In one study of 30 overweight women, eating eggs instead of bagels for breakfast increased feelings of fullness and made them automatically eat fewer calories for the next 36 hours. Eggs score high on a scale called the satiety index, which measures the ability of foods to induce feelings of fullness and reduce subsequent calorie intake.

So all in you would be a fool not to get your egg on and enjoy the yolkey goodness.

The wonder of the egg

1. Egg Puns. You crack me up. Not to laugh at this one means you're hard boiled. I can't afford to shell out Just keep your sunny side up, 'cause I'm fried..... no wonder there aren't more chicks.....
2. Not only are eggs some of the funniest foods to joke about they are also extremely easy to cook in a variety of ways. While a lot of people might know most the variations the egg has to offer I was quite surprised to find out today that my grandmother at the rare old age of 74 has never had a poached egg. I found this personally offensive that she has never had a poached egg, as a result I felt it is my civic duty to encourage other people out there to poach an egg. 
3. There may be cleaner and more complicated ways out there to poach an egg but my three step plan is easy to understand so here it is:

1. 1: crack a couple of eggs
2. 2: lob them in the saucepan 
3. 3: leave for two to three minutes depending if you like them runny or not
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6. Bon apetit, enjoy your tasty meal. For me the poached egg is best served on a couple slices of toast with a light spraying of salt or pepper ideally around brunch time. A word of warning the egg does not always stay whole during the poaching process and excess bits are liable to fall off, however, as long as the main part of the egg is still together your good to go.
7. That is all folks I hope you found my explanation of the wonder that is the poached egg very helpful.