I've been trying to make poached eggs for the 6 years I've lived out here and have failed miserably every time. They are either too hard all together, too raw, or they just totally fall apart.
While mom was in town visiting, I got all of the accessories needed to make Eggs Benedict, my favorite breakfastof all time. She showed me how to make poached eggs, concerned she would fail too that maybe it was our water quality or something.
Nope, her's were just right. It was the best breakfast I've had in a long time - God I love Eggs Benedict - it's the perfect mixture of textures, flavors and comfort all in one dish.
So I stood over her the whole time watching her make the eggs and I tired a few as well - turns out I was dropping them into the water from too high and having the water at too hard of a boil - so no wonder my eggs over cooked or fell apart!
I'm going to give it a shot again this week if I have time- I'm making Martha Stewart's Warm Spinach Salad with Potatoes and Eggs - and instead of the over easy egg, I"m going to give it a shot with a poached egg... I'll let you all know how that adventure goes!
February 19, 2009
Wine Wine Wine!
I love wine!
My mom was in town for the long weekend and so the hubs and I took her down to Newport to check out some of the wineries - which we have never been to either.
We already went to this really nice wine shop near our house and got two great bottles of wine for the weekend... so you need more right?!
Our first stop was Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth, RI. Great small vineyard. Very intimate tasting setting. They only had one red to try so the hubs was bummed but I found a chardonay I really liked. It was fermented in stainels steel barrels instead of oak - so it didn't have any of that woody finish that I'm not a hugefan of in wine. Mom treated me to a nice bottle and they had a few others we really liked that we'd buy again.
Our next stop was over to Newport Vineards - certainly the larger of the vinearyds on the island, and REALLY crowded. It probably didn't help that it was Valentine's Day and Winterfest!
The neat thing about Newport Vineyards is you got a punch card and you could try any 6 wines you wanted, in either the tank room, the barrel room or the patio. They tasted whites, reds and roses and dessert wines. We ended up with a really nice bottle of red from Newport Vineyards as well as some great sauces they were sampling by a local vendor.
Newport Vineyards certainly had a much larger selection but really it was the red we purcahsed that we really liked, one other red, and that was it - Greenvale had a much nicer selection with more wines that we enjoyed - a little crisper, nice after notes.
It was great to check out something we've skipped doing for 6 years out here. We got a nice listing of the other wineries in the area and the other day I was a a hotel for a workshop and picked up the CT Wine Trail brochure so we can try those next.
Oh and while mom was here, we went through 3 bottles of wine, not too bad - considering we also each drank about 3 glasses of wine while tasting!!!
My mom was in town for the long weekend and so the hubs and I took her down to Newport to check out some of the wineries - which we have never been to either.
We already went to this really nice wine shop near our house and got two great bottles of wine for the weekend... so you need more right?!
Our first stop was Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth, RI. Great small vineyard. Very intimate tasting setting. They only had one red to try so the hubs was bummed but I found a chardonay I really liked. It was fermented in stainels steel barrels instead of oak - so it didn't have any of that woody finish that I'm not a hugefan of in wine. Mom treated me to a nice bottle and they had a few others we really liked that we'd buy again.
Our next stop was over to Newport Vineards - certainly the larger of the vinearyds on the island, and REALLY crowded. It probably didn't help that it was Valentine's Day and Winterfest!
The neat thing about Newport Vineyards is you got a punch card and you could try any 6 wines you wanted, in either the tank room, the barrel room or the patio. They tasted whites, reds and roses and dessert wines. We ended up with a really nice bottle of red from Newport Vineyards as well as some great sauces they were sampling by a local vendor.
Newport Vineyards certainly had a much larger selection but really it was the red we purcahsed that we really liked, one other red, and that was it - Greenvale had a much nicer selection with more wines that we enjoyed - a little crisper, nice after notes.
It was great to check out something we've skipped doing for 6 years out here. We got a nice listing of the other wineries in the area and the other day I was a a hotel for a workshop and picked up the CT Wine Trail brochure so we can try those next.
Oh and while mom was here, we went through 3 bottles of wine, not too bad - considering we also each drank about 3 glasses of wine while tasting!!!
February 7, 2009
Holy Cow!
I'm going to rave about something that isn't all that bad for you for a change!
I picked up a box of the new Kashi Fruit and Grain Bars at Walmart the other day- I of course went for the Dark Chocolate and Coconut.
MAN THESE ARE AWESOME!
The bar is wholesome and crunchy and the chocolate is soft and fudgy with this deliciously mildly sweet toasted coconut on top of the chocolate.
I just had one for a quick afternoon pick me up while working on taxes and WOW what a nice satisfying sweet treat in the afternoon or even for an after dinner tasty.
Other flavors they had included Pumpkin Pie and Raspberry Chocolate. I don't know though, these Dark Chocolate Coconut ones are pretty killer! I may have to stick with them.
I picked up a box of the new Kashi Fruit and Grain Bars at Walmart the other day- I of course went for the Dark Chocolate and Coconut.
MAN THESE ARE AWESOME!
The bar is wholesome and crunchy and the chocolate is soft and fudgy with this deliciously mildly sweet toasted coconut on top of the chocolate.
I just had one for a quick afternoon pick me up while working on taxes and WOW what a nice satisfying sweet treat in the afternoon or even for an after dinner tasty.
Other flavors they had included Pumpkin Pie and Raspberry Chocolate. I don't know though, these Dark Chocolate Coconut ones are pretty killer! I may have to stick with them.
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