29 August, 2011

Week 1 – Eggs

Comments : 2 Posted in : CULA 221 on August 29, 2011 by : Heather Williams Tags: avocado, bacon, cheese, cream, eggs, ham, milk, omelet, sherry, shrimp

Shirred Eggs, Poached Eggs, Fried Eggs, Egg Omelet, Quiche! Wow, I feel like Bubba in Forrest Gump (instead of shrimp, overwhelmed with EGGS!) This week’s topic was the wonderful world of eggs, but no scrambling here! I learned that clarified butter makes everything 1000 times better and so does coarse Kosher salt. I ate the best Fried Egg I have ever tasted, cooked over medium, and I flipped it, and didn’t drop it on the floor or bust the yolk!! I also cooked Shirred Eggs. This is a ramekin lined with ham, 2 eggs cracked over the ham, its baked until the whites are just set, then heavy cream, sherry and Swiss cheese are added and baked til done. OMG this was amazing! I would love to try this again with bacon or sausage! We also poached an egg and it tasted just like the fried one, my first time trying/tasting one. We also did a shrimp and avocado folded omelet. This was my least favorite thing. When chef asked me to taste it I was like ewww, but I did. It was ok, but I am not a fan of the shrimp and eggs, although some of my friends in the class said this was their favorite. The last thing we tried was Quiche Lorraine. This is a pie shell line with bacon and Swiss cheese then an egg custard is poured on top and baked for an hour. I tried it, it was ok. But my mom and Kaitlynn loved it!! Here are pics from Egg Day!!