Last Christmas, a cousin who knows I like to cook gave me an electric egg cooker. I wasn’t especially enthused. Is it really so hard to make boiled eggs in a pot that I need a special appliance taking up space on the counter? I put it away and forgot about it until I hit a week where I had come into work early, then had an idea. I brought in a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, and … [Read more...]
Boiling Eggs and Ideas for Using Them
It's not exactly rocket science if you know how to boil an egg, however, there are select times for boiling an egg that gives each type its own distinct softness or hardness. Here are some thoughts that you might find interesting about how to use boiled eggs in everyday dishes. It's so rewarding to sit down in the morning and enjoy a nice and warm soft-boiled egg with some … [Read more...]
Making Omelettes: American, French & Japanese
The name omelet hit the west somewhere around 500 years ago in France. The dish however has likely been around as long as humans have been scavenging eggs, and had a round shaped area to heat and cook them in. That being said, the French did formalize the omelet in the west. Many Asian cultures have been making them as well, possibly the most well-known being the tamagoyaki … [Read more...]
Top Ceramic Cookware Sets
It’s an indisputable fact of life that it’s no fun without tasty and gourmet meals. And a big part of creating those tasty and gourmet meals is using the right tools and cookware. So why are so many people still using bad and cheap cookware that leaves half their food burnt and the other half stuck to the pan, where it needs to be scraped off into the trash, often brining much … [Read more...]