I have been a little busy with a Family Reunion and all..

It is funny how a family reunion is a lot like eggs...some are eggheads, some are a little cracked, some a little hard boiled with a soft center, some are like a soft boiled egg that can be a little runny(especially around the eyes) but all in all, my family is eggsactly what it should be and I couldn't be happier. Now my hard boiled eggs are another story...I got back to cooking today.

I have always hated the way my boiled eggs turn out. You know the kind I mean, where the yolk turns a yucky green on the outside rim. I have always wanted to have perfect yellow yolks. My daughter, Chloe, was down for the family reunion and made the most interesting japanese concoction that started off with her cooking perfect hard boiled eggs. I was stunned! She did not get my gene for cooking yucky looking hard boiled eggs.

This morning I called her and she talked me through the process. I think she laughed a little when I told her what I wanted to do.

Step 1: put the eggs in cold water( I did 14 this morning)

Step 2: get them to a rolling boil and then cover them and pull them off the heat

Step 3: wait patiently for about 18-20 minutes without lifting the cover

Step 4: immerse the eggs in an ice water till completely cooled

Step 5: Perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs!

Now I did not take pictures of this process...who wants to watch water boil? I did take pictures of the Japanese concoction process.



Step 1: peel the eggs




Step 2: Immerse in Soy Sauce that is heating on the stove

Step 3: roll around so the entire egg is covered




Step 4: remove from the Soy Sauce




Step 5: PERFECTLY COOKED Beautiful eggs with a little brown edging...