tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post2908631192756857139..comments2023-12-11T14:02:25.111+01:00Comments on My Little Expat Kitchen: With a simple eggmagdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-22453074076146399572010-09-26T01:16:07.805+02:002010-09-26T01:16:07.805+02:00My relationship with eggs has always been love lov...My relationship with eggs has always been love love love. I guess I'm lucky. And poached, well, they are high on my list of favorite ways to eat an egg. I didn't know that you didn't know how lovely a poached egg could be or I would have shouted from the rooftops, for you. Enjoy those poached eggs!Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-21106876334441514482010-09-18T16:23:43.580+02:002010-09-18T16:23:43.580+02:00Magda – I will keep you posted! I am making four ...Magda – I will keep you posted! I am making four recipes this weekend to photograph and then only three thereafter! Then come the final edits!<br /><br />Can't wait to see what you are cooking this weekend!<br /><br />DavidCocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-34143285677590858592010-09-16T16:59:38.133+02:002010-09-16T16:59:38.133+02:00David — that is so sweet, making a cookbook out of...David — that is so sweet, making a cookbook out of your mother's favorite recipes. Such an interesting project and even more exciting that your partner is involved in it as well. Good luck with it and I would love to see it when it's finished.magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-73536919237160529712010-09-16T15:52:12.016+02:002010-09-16T15:52:12.016+02:00Magda,
Alas, I have yet to visit Greece but have ...Magda,<br /><br />Alas, I have yet to visit Greece but have always wanted to. It will happen one day, I assure you! I imagine it will be one of those places where I cannot decide which is best - the food, the beauty or the people. But perhaps they are all rolled into one - we shall call it, "Greece."<br /><br />My cookbook project is a compilation of my mother's favorite recipes.Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-47787398223114621212010-09-15T11:54:14.458+02:002010-09-15T11:54:14.458+02:00David — that's great. I'm so glad you enjo...David — that's great. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-50731729450353054892010-09-14T16:48:40.569+02:002010-09-14T16:48:40.569+02:00Magda - these were delicious! Honestly, we were s...Magda - these were delicious! Honestly, we were so stuffed on Sunday evening from eating our way through my blog recipe that we held off till last evening to make the savory French toasts! Thanks again! DavidCocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-58484097187261714252010-09-14T13:03:08.454+02:002010-09-14T13:03:08.454+02:00Ellie — thanks :)
Anna — soft boiled eggs were my...Ellie — thanks :)<br /><br />Anna — soft boiled eggs were my childhood nightmare. I can now handle them. I have to try them over roasted asparagus for sure! That and oeuf cocotte are on my egg to-do list ;)magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-32518852229000945582010-09-14T12:43:20.988+02:002010-09-14T12:43:20.988+02:00Oh Magda,
I just found your blog through your com...Oh Magda, <br />I just found your blog through your comment on my blog. What a treat! Eggs are without a doubt my favorite food and poached is waaaaay up there in the preparation spectrum. I used to always poach my eggs back in NYC! Then frenchie got me addicted to soft-boiled eggs. [large egg placed in water at a rolling boil for 4.5-5 minutes, pulled out and into a cool bath, so it's cool savoiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043146889715671830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-29989116879548814482010-09-14T11:04:18.516+02:002010-09-14T11:04:18.516+02:00Hmm... runny yolk! I love it. It's not simple ...Hmm... runny yolk! I love it. It's not simple to make a perfect poached egg :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-16078108826979704542010-09-14T09:49:29.867+02:002010-09-14T09:49:29.867+02:00@mykitchendiaries: true, so true! the Oeuf en coco...@mykitchendiaries: true, so true! the Oeuf en cocote is also legendary! <br />I put snippets of prosciutto on top!madeliefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-54686342914153135082010-09-13T18:27:53.017+02:002010-09-13T18:27:53.017+02:00Belinda — it sure has!
Sues — thanks
deb — eggs ...Belinda — it sure has!<br /><br />Sues — thanks<br /><br />deb — eggs are indeed the ideal quick meal. Any time of the day.<br /><br />Mark — such beautiful memories. your mother was so right about the vinegar. Wise woman!<br /><br />High Plains — love the quote!<br /><br />David — thank you. Sounds like your bread is just perfect for this dish!<br /><br />devon — thanks!<br /><br />taste of magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-34385300163955213652010-09-13T17:52:38.908+02:002010-09-13T17:52:38.908+02:00oh, yes, praise for the poached egg--simple, pure ...oh, yes, praise for the poached egg--simple, pure food, especially when gleaned from a farmer you know. I have a friend who wished for me to post an egg poaching tutorial---instead, I shall send her to your marvelous blog! Nancynancy at good food mattershttp://nancyvienneau.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-23106824200717998742010-09-13T17:09:46.771+02:002010-09-13T17:09:46.771+02:00Waouh, Magda, your poached eggs and french toast l...Waouh, Magda, your poached eggs and french toast look scrumptious! Great tutorials too. Wether my eggskeptic dutchie like it or not, I know what there's gonna be on the menu for the next sunday brunch! If you felt like to experiment further with your frenemies, I can highly recommand 'Oeuf-cocotte' (oven baked eggs with a little creme fraiche and whatever fits your mood ranging from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-15757262863510779012010-09-13T16:31:23.469+02:002010-09-13T16:31:23.469+02:00I love how excited you are over poached eggs. I ha...I love how excited you are over poached eggs. I have never cooked one, myself. I'm not even sure that I've ever eaten one. I do remember when I was much much younger, seeing my mother make poached eggs. I find her quiet revolutionary now. I should drop what I'm doing, rush home and make a poached egg.Tracyhttp://amusebouchefortwo.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-13317146904745140572010-09-13T11:01:56.019+02:002010-09-13T11:01:56.019+02:00As you probably recently read, I am terrified of m...As you probably recently read, I am terrified of making poached eggs (and was of making omelettes, because to be good they have to be made the right way...runny, not raw, fluffy, not dry. I finally learned). I swore in my post I would try poached eggs next. Maybe with your lovely tutorial I will work up the courage. I love them so...Nuts about foodhttp://www.nutsaboutfooditaly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-89827061879408257792010-09-13T10:13:22.752+02:002010-09-13T10:13:22.752+02:00How cool is the internet?! Worlds apart we are thi...How cool is the internet?! Worlds apart we are thinking the same sort of thing around the same time. Egg sceptic here as well, and this weekend I had poached eggs again (probably around the 10th time in my life, as they are not standard in my culture either, or at least not in my upbringing!) when I decided once and for all: not too crazy about eggs, but the poached egg rocks my world. In a very madeliefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-90233189107018372702010-09-13T06:13:53.090+02:002010-09-13T06:13:53.090+02:00I am not crazy about eggs either but I love this! ...I am not crazy about eggs either but I love this! and enjoyed reading your post about your history with eggs.tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-59309605652854331142010-09-12T23:52:56.824+02:002010-09-12T23:52:56.824+02:00your photos of runny egg yokes are serious food po...your photos of runny egg yokes are serious food porn for me. i love all kinds of food, but a well cooked, salty, yokey egg... oof. get's me every time!<br />this is a great recipe - thanks for sharing!devon @ lick my spoonhttp://lickmyspoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-77785116374310555502010-09-12T19:38:25.534+02:002010-09-12T19:38:25.534+02:00I think we just found what we are having for suppe...I think we just found what we are having for supper tonight! I also just baked some homemade white bread for my Mom's cookbook project - and this will be the perfect way to use it! <br /><br />I have always been a big fan of poached eggs. When we were kids, the first "real" food we were allowed to eat after tummy trouble was a poached egg on a baked potato (hold the skin). As an Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-66029648131876573832010-09-12T18:05:17.827+02:002010-09-12T18:05:17.827+02:00Your photos are so scrumptious that I'm afraid...Your photos are so scrumptious that I'm afraid you've ruined every non-egg breakfast I'll ever have for the rest of my life.<br /><br />Oh, God above, if heaven has a taste<br />it must be an egg with butter and salt,<br />and after the egg is there anything in<br />the world lovelier than fresh warm<br />bread and a mug of sweet golden tea?<br /><br />—Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes (High Plains Driftershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860988187191026654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-45950589266611856632010-09-12T17:49:03.728+02:002010-09-12T17:49:03.728+02:00Your essay and lovely photographs remind me that w...Your essay and lovely photographs remind me that when I was a schoolboy I'd walk home for lunch, and sometimes my mother made Eggs Florentine; I don't think I've had them since then, half a century ago. She would put a bottle-cap of vinegar in the poaching water, "to keep the whites from scattering", she said. I don't know if it works, but I continue to add it because I Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-15511078584734181902010-09-12T15:20:34.247+02:002010-09-12T15:20:34.247+02:00I have always loved eggs, they are so easy when I&...I have always loved eggs, they are so easy when I'm desperate for a quick meal. I went out for breakfast this morning and had poached eggs with beans and mushrooms. It was not too bad but I think prosciutto would have been a vast improvement to the dish!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-44777556477526957042010-09-12T07:03:21.856+02:002010-09-12T07:03:21.856+02:00OMG poached eggs are amazing no matter what. But o...OMG poached eggs are amazing no matter what. But on top of a cheese covered piece of toast with prosciutto? A little piece of heaven! It looks SO delicious!<br /><br />I just posted about baking an egg in a tomato and it was pretty awesome too!<br /><br />SuesWe Are Not Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078915956394431886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-63856341030649490762010-09-12T03:04:31.568+02:002010-09-12T03:04:31.568+02:00I drool every bit more with each photo and descrip...I drool every bit more with each photo and description. Sounds like your relationship with the egg has taken an extremely positive turn!Belinda @zomppahttp://www.zomppa.comnoreply@blogger.com