Adventures in cooking

[vanillafluffy]

A little while ago, I did something I've never done before: I fixed poached eggs for breakfast. I used the non-stick skillet gifted to me by pwcorgigirl the Christmas before last, added a splash of vinegar to the water per Gordon Ramsey (at least I *think* it was Gordon)---and they turned out quite edibly. The vinegar adds a nice tang.

It's literally been forty years since I last had a poached egg (okay, thirty-nine, but that really doesn't have the same ring to it)---the only time I ever had them was that ghastly summer at "fat camp". They were runny and nasty and raw-looking. I generally like eggs, but those were vile.

With that memory, I've been putting off attempting them on my own, but...I've plateaued in the low 280s, and while I own that fried eggs aren't the only things keeping the weight on---extreme sloth being another---I figure the way I dollop on the Olivio, Poaching versus frying probably saves me 300 calories per plate. Waist not, if you'll fogive the pun.

I wouldn't go so far as to say I've perfected them, but I don't think the technique is terribly complicated, either. (A little firmer around the yolks would be nice.)

I know, it's just breakfast, nothing earth-shaking, but sometimes it's all about the small victories.

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Comments

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Hey, nothing wrong with bacon. I'm too lazy to cook it---it's such a mess!---but I'd eat it daily if it wasn't. (Probably just as well, huh?!)

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[ang5fam.livejournal.com]

I buy the pre-cooked microwave bacon~ nuke it for 15-20 seconds and voila~ no muss, no fuss.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've tried that, and the scary thing is, I can go through a box of that a day, and I know better. So I don't get it often, because otherwise, OMG, the ankles of doom!

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[adventurat.livejournal.com]

I'd eat it daily too. Except, yes; it's messy. And what do you do with all the bacon fat? I have jars of it, and no idea what to do with it, other than make paleo mayo.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

..."paleo mayo"? You're being facetious...right?


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[adventurat.livejournal.com]

Not at all, no. I suppose you'd call it "baconnaise" if you make it with bacon fat.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Huh. I'm often tripped up when people are being facetious with me, so I wasn't sure. Live and learn!


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[adventurat.livejournal.com]

I haven't made it yet, because I don't quite know what I'd use it for. I haven't delved far enough into paleo cooking, apparently. :)