Sunday, April 3, 2011

eggs

 I love eggs.  The Mr is a whizz at poaching them, he follows Julia's method.  On sourdough toast they are the perfect breakfast.  A top a salad of rocket, spinach, or watercress, sprinkled with shavings of parmesan cheese and seasoned with cracked pepper, poached eggs make a delicious lunch.

Fresh eggs are the best.  I cannot come at using the supermarket variety in anything but baking.



  These eggs came from a new friend.  She has starting coming over once a week to talk with the Mr and I about church, religion and the Bible.  Last week she bought eggs with her.  She had me sussed pretty quick, I think, and knew the eggs would go down well.

And while we are on eggs, I am still pondering whether to get started on painting my chairs duck egg blue.  I mean, there are 8 chairs, with lots of fiddly bits, oh the time commitment!  First I have to find the perfect shade, almost a whitish-grey I think, with just the palest hint of blue.  The linen in my picture is getting close to it.  Any suggestions are more than welcome.

Trace xx

6 comments:

  1. TKApril 3, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    duck egg blue is just gorgeous in my book. On Friday night on Ch72 on '60 Minute Makeover' the designer did up the guest bedroom is duck egg blue with a dramatic black Laura Ashley wallpaper on a feature wall - in a word the room was STUNNING!!! If you can be persuaded to do the fiddly time consuming stuff then I say YES paint the chairs!!! TK xx

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  2. Pearlin JApril 3, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    How wonderful to be able to get fresh eggs. I love that shade of duck egg blue,its beautiful!

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  3. TaniaApril 3, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Another vote for duck egg blue - it's one of my favourite colours!
    I first learnt to make poached eggs last year using Julia's method also. The woman is a genius with eggs:) Her hollandaise sauce, omelette and scrambled eggs are to die for!

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  4. rockmelonApril 3, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    love duck egg blue! Yes paint the chairs, will be worth it.

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  5. Seaweed and RaineApril 4, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    What colour are you chairs right now? And what colour is the table? I love duck egg blue (though perhaps a less grey version than what you would like)- but to visualise it with your other pieces will help you to decide. :) That doesn't help you much does it! lol Sorry.
    I have to laugh... I was thinking about "60 Minute Makeover" too... but I was thinking of the one from last night where they used lots of dark Chocolate colours and naturals... (Although I did love that Laura Ashley wall papaer)
    Whever you do - the outcome has to work for you, no matter what everyone else says. Set your own style.

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  6. emma @ frog, goose and bearApril 7, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Fresh eggs are pretty special. Our chooks are getting to the end of the laying period. :(. Not sure whether the kids will let us get new 'laying' chooks though...

    I think the duck egg blue chairs sound beautiful.

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