When it comes to French Toast, there`s a few short tricks that lead to the most amazing results imaginable… Don`t use fresh bread. Don`t use the stuff that’s hard as a rock but one that`s starting to toughen (like these homemade hamburger buns) is an ideal candidate. Thick slices are best. Soak the bread in [...]
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Tricks for the Best French Toast
Posted in Breakfast on June 4, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Duck Egg Quiche Recipe
Posted in Breakfast on May 31, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I am not a Quiche purist. The great thing about Quiche, to me, is that it is an idea – maybe even a philosophy. There’s no great rules and the ones that do exist can all be broken. As long as I have dough (optional to some), cheese (optional to some) and eggs (pretty much [...]
How to Cook Steel Cut Oatmeal – Warm the Soul (and your toes)
Posted in Breakfast on February 13, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I had heard the term – in fact, I’d even eaten ‘steel cut oatmeal. I just had no idea what made it different from other oatmeal. The stuff that I was raised on was called rolled oats. It was essentially crushed whole grain. It was healthy and cooked relatively fast. I had heard people rave [...]
Slow Scrambled Eggs – 90 minutes and a lot of patience for `perfect scrambled eggs`…
Posted in Breakfast on April 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It was time for an experiment. I had intended to take 30-40 minutes to make scrambled eggs to add to fried rice. It turned out that they took 90 minutes. I`m not sure I can reconcile the effort or energy that was consumed but this is definitely worth trying. The results are unlike anything I [...]
`Perfect` poached eggs – especially for large groups
Posted in Breakfast on March 29, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Breakfast is not my specialty. I don`t love eating it and that personal ambiguity converts into my cooking ability for all things morning. I`m on a personal mission to alter that and become competent for morning food. Poached eggs have eluded me. I have tried large pots, small pots, vinegar, egg rings, fast boils, a [...]
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