Stale egg….

Posted on October 27, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged bad eggs, Cooking, egg, Floating, Oil, old eggs food, Poaching, salt, sinking, Vinegar, Water2 Comments

I decided to have a poached egg on toast for tea. I went to get an egg from the fridge. There were two eggs in the rack. One had 2nd October printed on it. The second had 27th October on it.

I realised I knew a tip on how to check if an egg had gone off. Basically I got a glass full of water. I put the older egg in first. It floated, I put the fresher egg in. It sank. That’s exactly what should happen. Fresh eggs sink….

I’m glad I remembered that tip.. In a timely manner! The poached egg on toast was delicious.

Method for poaching

Get a frying or sauce pan.

Add a little oil and heat it.

Carefully add water to the pan , add vinegar to taste.

Bring to a gentle boil. Crack an egg into the water. Once it has solidified to the consistency you like, scoop it out and put it on the toast…

Fish ‘n’ chips

Posted on March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Cold, Fish and chips, Food, Haddock, Night, Poem, Poetry, Potato, Purring, salt, take away food, Tea, Vinegar, WarmLeave a comment

Fish ‘n’ chips

For tea,

For me!

What a treat

So nice to eat

Warming food

To lighten my mood

Just the sort you

Add vinegar and salt to

A delicious meal

To make me feel

Purring and happy

And so is my catty!

Hubbys idea of tea.

Posted on August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged a meal, an idea of food, Banana, Butter, Cheese, crackers, Food, Hubby, Poem, Poetry, Salad, salt, Tea, Vegetables, Yellow4 Comments

Crackers, cheese, butter, banana.

No vegetables, no other colours

No salad, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce?

Not tempting, maybe tasty?

Cheese is salty, crackers are salty.

Not sure if I should eat the banana

Butter is salted.

I’m thirsty!

Give me time

I’ll try and teach him

Meanwhile? Yum?

Cold

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged celcius, Chilly, Cold, grit, gritting lorry, Icy, salt, shivering, ThinkingLeave a comment

Ice cold fingers tickle my legs and feet, I need to put more layers on. We have the central heating on low and a little oil heater. It was OK while I cooked our evening meal, but now the cooker is off the temperature has dropped to 17.5°C, not very cold, but enough to feel a little chilly. I’ve just turned the fridge freezer up a bit because the freezer is icing up so it must be working too hard. The cats are finding warm spots to hide in, I don’t blame them. It’s not even thst cold outside, although a gritter has driven by spreading salt and grit on the road surface so no doubt its going to get chillier inside and out… Brrr

Comfort food..

Posted on May 27, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Chips, Comfort food, Fish fingers, Frozen, mayonnaise, Oven, salt, VinegarLeave a comment

I’m sorry this isn’t a lovely recipe, or vegetarian. I’m sorry it’s not beautifully presented. It’s just grub, comfort food, quick, fast. My evening meal tonight.

Cooked in the oven, frozen chips and fish fingers with mayonnaise, takes about 25 minutes. I might even have a slice of bread and butter if I’m running low on chips. Salt and vinegar and mayonnaise to taste.

It’s reasonably balanced, a mix of protein and carbohydrates with not too much fat if I have the reduced fat chips.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: salt

Stale egg….

Fish ‘n’ chips

Hubbys idea of tea.

Cold

Comfort food..