Yesterday, I got a desperate phone call from my sister, Lydia. Lydia is a junior at Appalachian State this year and is living on her own for the first time. Eggcitingly, She's been using my blog as a resource to help her learn to cook eggs!
Anyway, she was panicked! She told me that she was trying to boil an egg. She googled instructions and prepared it the way that she thought you were supposed to, however, when she cracked it open, it was runny inside!
So naturally I asked her how she had prepared it.
"I boiled the water for six minutes and then put the egg in."
Lydia is eggtremely intelleggtual, so I attribute this error to the fact that often recipes and explanations on cooking blogs are often confusing. If you're looking for a recipe in a rush, then reading through a long, detailed article is not the best thing.
"I only have 15 minutes before I need to leave!!" She proceeded to tell me.
So I did the most important thing that I can do as an eggpert. I told her how to boil an egg in the simplest terms possible.
"Place the egg in the pot and cover it with water by an inch. Then, turn the burner to high until its boiling. When it boils, turn the burner to low, cover it, and wait 10 minutes."
It worked! Her boiled egg came out perfectly. If I can communicate anything with my blog, I want it to be that cooking eggs doesn't have to be mystifying or scary. Eggs are easy and approachable if you just take the time to learn a few easy tricks!
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