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Perfect Time of Day and Perfect Boiled Eggs

4/6/2012

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I’m a morning person. Being a morning person puts you with a special breed of people.  A breed of people that non-morning people look at with equal parts confusion and uncertainty.  Certainly, their eyes seem to say, there’something off about a person who chooses to wake up at 5:30am to go to the gym.  Insanity, they’re sure. 

But what those night owls miss out on is this:
The light just beginning to fill up the sky.  The rosy and purple cast that’s not quite like dusk and certainly not like day. The film term is “magic hour.”  And while it can be used to describe both dusk and dawn, there’s a certain something that, to me at least, makes the dawn so much more magical. 

It’s the sound of sleep filling the air, the cast of twilight, the feeling of absolute solitude in the middle of everyday life.  As I walk into the dawn, the air is cool and fresh – unsullied by the noise of the everyday. Not a soul is around and yet there’s no one too far away.
 
My perfect time of day.
 
So it’s ok by me if the night owls are fast asleep, there’s more morning for me.
To go along with the perfect time of day, how about the perfect boiled egg, which might just be the perfect breakfast to start your day.  Things like boiling an egg seem so simple and yet so far out of reach.  My favorite. It’s all about technique and getting it juuuust right. 
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This makes me want Salmon Salad Nicoise.
Perfect Boiled Eggs (by Emeril Lagasse)

 Ingredients
 1 dozen large eggs (or however many you’re making - it doesn’t matter)
 Water to cover
 Pinch salt

Directions
Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Season with a pinch of salt. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cover with a lid. Allow the eggs to sit for 11 minutes. Dain and cool the eggs for 2 minutes in ice water. Drain and peel the eggs.
4 Comments
Mikey
4/6/2012 01:33:45 am

I let mine sit for 6-7mins for that molten middle that still spreads out over the toast.
Great. . . Now im hungry.

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Katie link
4/6/2012 03:14:43 am

mwahahahaha!

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Karen V. link
4/10/2012 08:34:42 am

I, too am a morning person. It's the calm before the storm. Everything is fresh, new and quiet. A whole beautiful day ahead. And now, I want an egg... :)

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Valerie link
3/1/2015 11:55:36 am

Microwave egg(s) for exactly 8 minutes; allow to cool for 1-2 minutes. PERFECT every time! No hot stove or risk of over boiling!

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