Kathy of The Delightsome Life hosts this beautiful theme each week... to be retired and have some bit of time to take a leisurely breakfast together is one time my sweetie and I have carved out of our day... before the concerns of taking care of aging parents and church demands infiltrate our hours... so we really try to make each breakfast special and I enjoy experimenting!! I have discovered baked eggs several ways, and this time I am thrilled to share my new way to poach eggs... Our daughter, ever the budding chef.... has mastered poaching eggs in a pot of boiling water and they come out gorgeous just like a picture in a book.... but no matter how hard I tried, mine would come apart and make a stringy unappetizing mess , until I read in a recipe where the cook was using a frying pan instead of a pot... I immediately saw the benefit of this so was determined to give it a try!
So I put about 3 fingers of water in a frying pan and added about 2 T vinegar to the water and set it on high to bring it to a boil.
Meanwhile in a small dish I broke the egg, and in boiling water I carefully slid the egg into the water.. I did this with all 4 eggs one at a time careful to keep each egg in in its own space... not touching....
Now I love my egg soft boiled but Lynn likes his done so I stood sentinel over them watching them carefully and just love the delicate manner in which they curl around as they cook.... I turned the temp down just so they would cook evenly and not too fast.... and I also gently used my turner to slip under each one to make sure they were floating in the water..
Soon the whites were cooking and curling even more up and over the yolk.. I started to spoon the boiling water over top of the yolks on Lynn's eggs to cook the tops and when I was sure the whites were cooked I removed mine from the pan with a wire spoon to drain all the water carefully then placed the eggs on a nice toasted English muffin..
A tasty slice of country ham and a fresh fruit cup made for a wonderfully special breakfast and I love how the clean up was so easy... the pan was very much easier to wash than those little poached egg cups I had been using!!!
The ham cooked for about 3 and a half minutes in the microwave on a paper towel... a breakfast fit for a queen and king... in our estimation!!!
A breakfast like this is so reminiscent of a bed and breakfast morning that we love so much....
we can return to loveliness each morning we give this gift of time to each other!!!
So I put about 3 fingers of water in a frying pan and added about 2 T vinegar to the water and set it on high to bring it to a boil.
Meanwhile in a small dish I broke the egg, and in boiling water I carefully slid the egg into the water.. I did this with all 4 eggs one at a time careful to keep each egg in in its own space... not touching....
Now I love my egg soft boiled but Lynn likes his done so I stood sentinel over them watching them carefully and just love the delicate manner in which they curl around as they cook.... I turned the temp down just so they would cook evenly and not too fast.... and I also gently used my turner to slip under each one to make sure they were floating in the water..
Soon the whites were cooking and curling even more up and over the yolk.. I started to spoon the boiling water over top of the yolks on Lynn's eggs to cook the tops and when I was sure the whites were cooked I removed mine from the pan with a wire spoon to drain all the water carefully then placed the eggs on a nice toasted English muffin..
A tasty slice of country ham and a fresh fruit cup made for a wonderfully special breakfast and I love how the clean up was so easy... the pan was very much easier to wash than those little poached egg cups I had been using!!!
The ham cooked for about 3 and a half minutes in the microwave on a paper towel... a breakfast fit for a queen and king... in our estimation!!!
A breakfast like this is so reminiscent of a bed and breakfast morning that we love so much....
we can return to loveliness each morning we give this gift of time to each other!!!
The gift of time is the most precious gift we can offer one an other.. and your breakfast looks so yummy!! HHL
ReplyDeleteI love starting the day in this way, usually on a non-busy morning or during the holiday season, when over a special cooked breakfast,I can sit, relax, maybe read and take some me time.Your poached eggs on muffins look perfect! Have a wonderful day! x
ReplyDeletePoached eggs have been my favorite since I was a child. My father taught me that exact way of preparing them, and I still do it that way. Your breakfast looks delish. I am looking forward to the day my husband and I can share our breakfast time, too.♥
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I have heard that frying pans work best - It is lovely to have a morning routine together before the cares of the day take over - we make sure we pray together before Dearest leaves and when he returns we have a lovely time together catching up! I do appreciate you sharing with A Return to Loveliness,
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