For weight watchers,this is an ideal treat,try your own variations and of course a glass of wine is in the offing.

 

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Is boiling an egg that important?What is a “perfectly boiled egg”?
Lets find out….

 

Breaking an egg,the right way…

The Traditional Method

It can’t be done after the yolk is broken/pierced. But, of course, separating white from yolk requires that you break the egg shell to separate them.

• Break egg roughly in halves along its “equator.”
• Hold both halves broken side up, like cups. One of them contains egg white and the yolk, and the other only egg white.
• Empty the egg whites from the half-shell without yolk into a receptacle (e.g. bowl).
• Slide the yolk from the other half-shell into the empty shell, taking with it as small an amount of egg white as possible. Pay attention to the yolk; you must not pierce it at the jagged shell edges.
• Repeat steps 3 and 4 until there is no longer separable egg white remaining. Generally, it is OK to have a tiny amount of whites with the yolks, so you don’t have to separate perfectly. It can happen that yolk gets pierced.

If you need the egg whites (e.g. for meringue), don’t use the ones into which yolk has bled, even if it is a tiny amount. Dump both yolk and contaminated whites into the yolk bowl (or trash). If your yolk is pierced and you need the yolks (e.g. for hollandaise) and there is still lots of egg whites with the yolk, you have to continue separating. But if you suspect that you might need the whites pure, just put the contaminated whites from this egg in a separate receptacle (e.g. a teacup) and add them to something which uses whole eggs.

This YouTube video by updowngroupfood illustrates the method nicely, only they crack the egg into two different-sized “halves.” For me, it works better when the halves are of equal size.

The Hands-On Shortcut 

The traditional method is as Rumtscho describes. I got tired of this method for several reasons:

1. Egg shells are dirty.
2. Shells get in the egg (especially with home collected eggs which have much thicker shells than store purchased eggs).
3. Egg shells are sharp and it’s hard to keep yolks whole.
4. That method just takes too long if you need more than two eggs.

Now I just crack the egg into my hand (which has been thoroughly washed – cleaner than an eggshell). I hold my fingers a little apart and let the white slip through, leaving the yolk in my hand. Quick and simple. Regardless of the method that you use you should use three bowls: one for the collected whites, one for the white you are working on, and one for the yolks.

Remember: only dump the current white into the collected whites after verifying that the yolk is whole. That way you don’t spoil all your whites with one broken yolk

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This stuffed dumpling preparation is one of the most popular dishes in Nepal. This dish is an example of Tibetan influence in Nepali cuisine.

Momo (Nepali: म:म; Nepal Bhasa: ममचा; Tibetan: མོག་མོག་, Wylie: mog mog; simplified Chinese: 馍馍; traditional Chinese: 饃饃; pinyin: mómo);[1] is a type of dumpling native to Nepal, Tibet, the bordering regions of Bhutan, and the Himalayan states of India including Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. It is similar to the Chinese baozi and jiaozi, the Mongolian buuz or the Japanese Gyoza.

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For weight watchers,here’s a recipe for egg lovers.

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Every time I visit my mothers place,my Mom surprises me with this home made jam,the tiny oranges grow in the front lawn of our home.
Once a year the tree is in full bloom and neighborhood kids steal some of them whenever my Dad is looking away.
What is left on the tree,translates to the yummiest jam in the world,fresh,tangy and loads of it.

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Calimocho, or kalimotxo, is a very popular Spanish cocktail that is served in many bars and prepared by Spanish youth during traditional ‘botellon’ parties. Calimocho originated in the Basque region of Spain but has spread throughout the entire country and to many other parts of the world. Coca-Cola is the ‘authentic’ cola for preparing calimocho, but any cola will work.
A sweet wine is preferred over dry, the cheaper the better. For a more swift route to intoxication, a higher concentration of wine should be used. Should be consumed in large quantities in anywhere from a lax to off-the-walls social environment. Highly recommended for use in drinking games.

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