Some days, despite our best efforts - we unitentionally fall in a heap and decide to run out of energy. I've not done much, but I need a day off it would appear. I'm poorly and lethargic - I can't even muster myself out of my pj's, never mind the door, I guess I need to rest. Or maybe its because I actually gardened yesterda,y despite my best efforts to abandon gardening forever due to hostile winds - maybe I'm now allergic to gardening and its making me ill? Perish the thought - I'm just poorly thats all!
Today the only thing in the entire universe that will help (aside a bit of a rest) is boily eggs. When served in a trusty campervan egg cup - that can't help but get a wee smile on my chops. Poorly as my chops are they can manage a bit of comfort food thats for sure.
Today the only thing in the entire universe that will help (aside a bit of a rest) is boily eggs. When served in a trusty campervan egg cup - that can't help but get a wee smile on my chops. Poorly as my chops are they can manage a bit of comfort food thats for sure.
The vans line up ready for action - these were sent up here by a lovely friend and they're used often, the up side of having chickens are we've lots of eggs. Except their constant maurading and trying to invade the house - I can't think to a downside of having chickens to be honest. As I don't like chocolate, I know, I know, I'm not a real girl, (nor do I like cake) therefore, the flowers were my 'easter egg'. Pretty aren't they - I love lillies, these are white stargazer with blue statice for a bit of a contrast. We've a brilliant flower shop in the local village and I try to frequent it as much as I can, just to be um, supportive you understand - nothing to do with my flower addiction. Anyway - back to the eggs.........funny how some foods just make you feel comforted isn't it?
There we go soft boily eggs (3 minutes from boiling) ready for a bit of a full on attack from all those lovely soldiers. The troops are buttered and ready for action.......
I love the colour of the yolk of real eggs - its the one thing I can't bring myself to do if we ever run out of eggs is to buy anything but local - the difference between the insipid shop bought mass produced eggs and local are like night and day. Although I can't imagine running out of eggs either - the gals laid all winter and the new additions appear to have begun to lay, well I know one of them has.
Yolks are bright yellow to verging on orange in this house.......and now for your close up my pretty.....
(It would seem Sian, who I had to cancel going to visit today as I'm so wimpy and not feeling well and I have more in common than either of us imagined - this is her comfort food too!)
Aww hope you feel better soon doll, I adore boiled eggs and I had 2 this morning for my breakfast. My egg cups are no where near as snazzy as yours but are London Olympic 2012 ones I picked up when I was there in March. Feel better soon, Karen x x
ReplyDeleteAw thanks Karen - olympic egg cups sound very cool too!
DeleteNom nom- they look great and i am as ever envious of campervan theme..one day i will own one :-)Get better soon, i too am having a CBA day. Gill x
ReplyDeleteAh campervan news! Darwinium - has today returned to hospital for some more surgery to make him roadworthy once more and not a sulking PITA that he's been lately! :)
Deletehope you soon feel better... I will let you have the eggs (not for me) Love the picture at the startxx
ReplyDeleteAw thank you for the compliment - I do love those egg cups. Are you allergic or just don't like them?
DeleteI prefer my eggs as mayonnaise or omelettes. Not eggy! But your yolks are an amazing colour. Sometimes the bought eggs are a pitiful anaemic colour.
DeleteI also love mayo and omelettes - both together or separate! Shop bought eggs can be either pitifully anaemic in colour or 'artifically' coloured by their food additives. Mine are free range - they scoff more grass and bugs than is probably good for them - but the eggs are such an amazing colour!
DeleteHope you feel better soon, oooh dippy eggs not had them in ages (mental note for tomorrows lunch) I know hat you mean about home grown eggs, it just isn't the smame when you need to buy them, fortunatly last year I onely needed some for the christmas baking and I managed to get some local to us in Sandwick so all good :)
ReplyDeleteLove dippy eggs - they're the best. Lucky here there are so many good local eggs and chookie owners to choose from! Enjoy them tomorrow!
DeleteA perfect ten for the presentation. The bus overflowing with a lava like yolk with bread sticks.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenn - when they looked so good - despite being hungry I had to snap it - beautiful!
DeleteHOpe you are feeling better now??! And that the dippy chook eggs and soldiers did the trick??
ReplyDeleteSian dippy eggs did indeed help - I was a bit 'moochy' for most of the day - you know the way - not right but not bad enough to be in bed. You see we DO have something in common food wise - phew thats a miracle eh?
DeleteNow WHAT have you done to your blog? And how did you do it? I've not seen a template/format like this before in Blogger. I think I rather like it.
ReplyDeleteKris - Dashboard, Templates - choose Dynamic view - and this is named 'timeline' - you can customise the backgrounds and so forth. Had a play whilst sofa bound - not sure what I think of it but its a bit more interactive.............Good luck!
DeleteI hope your feeling well now?! If not then I suggest make a chicken soup with rice ,hardboil eggs, little bit of ginger,garlic, chicken thigh, just boil till the chicken departs from bone and the rice becomes very very soft. This is my ultimate comfort food when I'm sick. I got the inspiration from your softboiled egg. Take care always.
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Thank you lisa - so lovely to see you! Sounds like a lovely recipe - I will try it thank you!
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