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Scrambled Eggs: Milk or Cream?

Scrambled Eggs: Milk or Cream?

The forth of the egg series is the scrambled egg!  One of America’s favorite eggs. They are easy to make and can please a crowd. I still shy away from eating prepared scrambled eggs buffet style but that’s because they are too watery most of 

The Perfect Soft Boiled Egg.

The Perfect Soft Boiled Egg.

Soft boiled eggs…who likes them? I’m not a huge fan, I love an over easy egg but I can’t get on board with the soft boiled egg. I’m sure this doesn’t make sense to the soft boiled eggs lovers, sorry. These little buggers can be 

How to pick a carton of eggs?

How to pick a carton of eggs?

Brown v. White? Did you know there is absolutely nothing different between the two… Brown eggs (admittedly my favorite even though I know there isn’t a difference in nutritional value) seem to have a thicker shell making it harder to crack & I think they 

PATE BRISEE (Broken Pie Crust)

PATE BRISEE (Broken Pie Crust)

  I’m sure there are many different doughs that can be used but this classic butter flaky crust is a must! PATE BRISEE (otherwise known as broken dough because unlike a cookie dough this should not be homogeneous). This can be made and then saved 

Soufflé – lemon & rosemary

Soufflé – lemon & rosemary

In class we made two soufflés – we made a cheese soufflé (LE SOUFFLE AU FROMAGE) and an orange soufflé (LE SOUFFLE A L’ORANGE). The technique for making one is to be able to FOLD. Folding the whipped egg whites into the mixture is the key to a 

Strawberry Pink Lemonade

Strawberry Pink Lemonade

Spring has sprung!?   I’m celebrating with baseball’s opening day – go Nationals! and with this yummy strawberry lemonade. I have been craving lemonade for weeks and finally decided to whip some up. I had a batch of soon-to-be-bad strawberries so I decided to put them