30/10/2026
How do you like your eggs in the morning? 🍳
I LOVE poached eggs!
Without a doubt, my absolute favourite way of eating an egg.
Now, as I'm trying to teach Kelsey while she's away at college, eggs are quite possibly one of the most wonderful things you can have in your fridge.
They're reasonably cheap, incredibly versatile, packed full of goodness, and really, they're the ultimate FAST FOOD and SUPERFOOD all rolled into one!
And let's face it, there aren't many things you can cook in three minutes that are quite so delicious!
Nothing pleases me more than a couple of perfectly poached eggs sitting on lovely toasted sourdough, with a little avocado and some sweet roasted vine tomatoes. A wee sprinkle of seasoning and I'm in breakfast heaven.
Although, I have to say, softly scrambled eggs on a toasted bagel with some smoked salmon come a VERY close second.
Delicious!
Now, here's a little eggy revelation!
I've always been a room-temperature egg woman. I've been convinced for years that if you crack a cold egg into a hot pan, you're more likely to break the yolk.
Well, apparently I've been doing a little learning myself....
Having done a bit of homework before I began this particular inane wittering, it turns out that the official advice is to STORE your eggs in the FRIDGE, where they can stay at a lovely consistent temperature... but take them out about half an hour before cooking.
(Personally, I don't have time for that sort of shenanigans, so I keep them on the worktop beside the cooker. And the Environmental Health Officer seemed happy with my practice when she visited.)
Apparently, the secret to a lovely unbroken yolk is more about the freshness of the egg than its temperature!
Who knew?!
So that's one more little nugget of kitchen knowledge to pass on to Kelsey. Although I suspect she's getting rather tired of my culinary pearls of wisdom! 😂
Now, here's something else that always makes me smile at Margaret's Cottage...
When our lovely American guesties arrive, I think there's sometimes a little bit of a culture shock. Different country, different accents, different food, and then they sit down to order breakfast.
And I ask that magical question...
"How would you like your eggs?"
Well, you can practically SEE them relax!
"Oh, thank goodness! This woman speaks our language!" 😂
Over easy?
Over medium?
Over hard?
Sunny side up? That one is particularly easy... it's just 'eggs'!
But, you name it, I've learned it!
Because here at Margaret's Cottage, if you want your eggs a particular way, I'll do my very best to make sure that's exactly how you get them.
But for me?
Give me a beautifully poached egg, a lovely runny golden yolk and a slice of toasted sourdough, and I'm a very happy woman.
Mind you...
Thinking about it, I also rather like my eggs beaten together with sugar, butter and flour, baked into a lovely big cake, smothered in chocolate and finished with a generous dollop of cream.
Actually, that might be my FAVOURITE way of eating eggs! 🤣
But we're talking about breakfast here, so I'll behave myself.
So, come on, smashers (egg smashers?!) ... how DO you like your eggs in the morning?
And while we're at it, are you a fridge egg person or a kitchen worktop egg person?
Have a lovely Friday, everyone.
I need to get a wiggle on, as I have my mother-in-law and sister-in-law coming for lunch. No pressure then!!
But I guess now that I'm no longer married, they are no longer in-laws and quite simply Outlaws! 😂
Either way, it's always lovely to see them.
xx
