1.3.07

Keep Your Deviled

I have had a strange relationship with eggs all my life. On time when I was 2 yrs old my Grandma fed my 5 scrambled eggs in one sitting. My mother cut me off despite my babbles for more. A few years of decision-making later I cut all meat and most egg out of my diet. You see, I would not hold it against a food item if egg was one of its ingredients. Take cake or brownies for instance; I had no problem with their egg content. The bottom line for the last 25 yrs has been: if I can't taste egg, smell egg or see egg then all is "go" for consumption. I am not saying that this makes or made any sense.
Recently, when I was doing a year-end-review of my life I was like, 'heh, that whole egg rule doesn't make any sense. Weird. Why am I still doing this?...' And then I though, 'umm.. you're doing this because eggs are spongy and grotty.' Well the convo went on for a while and then I got bored and thought of something else.ps. this is my first phone camera piece. It has an unique (read crappy) quality and yet I still like it.
A few weeks later, I saw this appetizing post by steak and potatoes, which then made me think of all the times my mouth has watered watching omelettes pass me by. Finally, last Sunday, I woke up, bought a six pack of organic eggs and, with the help of C, made my first omelette.
First I caramelized onions. Those were added to the beaten eggs, cream cheese and some thyme.
And then(!) I ate the partially naked egg.... and I liked them.

3 comments:

Jeannie said...

OMG!! i'm so proud of you - reflecting on past decisions and rethinking them. whether this means you'll now eat eggs from time to time or you'll never eat them again - you tried it and reconsidered. super impressive. also, i agree eggs are grotty. and while i eat eggs really often, i am very nervous out where i get them from. eggs, cooked oddly to me can KILL any appetite i have. that's why, my eggs are usually made only by me or me mommy, and are organic, raised cruelty free. (i dont know why the cruelty free part makes for a good egg but it does.)

Gina Kay said...

I agree! I feel more comfortable making them myself for right now.

Joanna Goddard said...

well, when you are ready to eat other establishments' eggs, you should go to Prune for their absolutely amazing brunch; you can have a kir royale beforehand to calm your nerves. or try Little Giant's poached eggs and grits!!! it's so buttery and delicious that you can barely taste the egg anyway.