MaryLee's Healthy Food and Easy Cooking - Eggs

Hello again,

Simple cooking is just that, simple.

How difficult is it to crack an egg or two into a bowl, (if you are watching your fat/cholesterol then only use the whites) chop up 1/3 of an onion, 1 celery stalk, 1 medium mushroom, throw in a handful of peas, drop of milk and mix all together? Season using pepper, a dash or 2 of Tabasco sauce or chopped herbs. Pour this into an lightly oiled oven proof bowl place in oven at 325 F or 150 C for about 30 minutes. There you have an oven cooked omelette. How easy and fast is that! Or you can place in lightly oiled skillet/frying pan with lid over medium heat for about 2 – 4 minutes.

If you are watching your fat intake or cholesterol, then cut back on number of eggs with yolks you eat each week.

Staying with eggs then take eggs, if they have come out of fridge, fill saucepan with cold water, place eggs in saucepan and place over high heat, bring to boil and cook for 1 – 2 minutes. Carefully remove from water and you should have soft boiled eggs. Doing it this way should prevent the shell from cracking and having the egg seep out into the water.

If the eggs are at room temperature then once the water has boiled gently, using a spoon, place the eggs in the water and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.

For harder eggs leave cooking for another 1 – 2 minutes.

Chop them and place in green leafy salad or serve with whole grain bread. This is a simple meal in minutes, with no real effort.

Poached eggs are easy, just lightly oil the cups in the poacher, filled poacher with water but not over the cups, bring to boil, crack each egg into cup, replace lid and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.

Don’t despair if you do not have a poacher, just fill a saucepan with water add ½ teaspoon salt. Get the water boiling then turn heat down slightly to a gently rolling boil, not a vigorous boil.

Carefully crack each egg into the rolling water, let cook for 2 – 3 minutes for soft, add 1 minute at a time for hard, with a slotted spoon (a spoon with small holes in it for draining), gently lift each egg out and place on warm plate. Again serve with whole grain bread, toast or with a salad.

These are great for any meal or snack. Sometimes I place the omelette onto a wrap, roll it up for a snack. This is especially good idea for kids.