If I could only choose one breakfast to eat for the rest of my life, it would be Eggs Benedict. Sure, I wouldn’t be able to move after a while as the hollandaise alone is enough to make me gain weight by just looking at it, but I almost don’t mind. There is just something about the silky, butteriness of hollandaise that makes up for the fact that it’s so fattening. When I eat hollandaise I feel very much like Julie Powell in Julie&Julia when she says eating an egg is like eating white sauce. It has that same velvety texture and delicate flavour, and that is exactly what…
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Posts Tagged ‘poached eggs’
I’m slowly but surely making my way back into blogging. And before you ask, I’m not allowed to discuss the reason I’ve been taking a break from my blog. I will soon though and believe me it will be worth the wait. What I can say is that I am going to need a serious holiday after all of this. But back to this post and one of my favourite breakfasts. I’ve been making hollandaise with eggs whenever I can this year as it’s always delicious and guests always seem to be impressed with the luscious hollandaise that gently lays over the poached egg, like a comfortable blanket. I have…
Even though it’s been bloody hot in Pretoria for the last couple of days, it seems like we might finally get some PROPER rain soon and with rain, I always want a bit of comfort food. BUT, because it’s still summer, I can’t make heavy and rich food because it’s just too hot in the kitchen. This potato curry is the perfect thing. It gives you just enough warmth and comfort but without making you feel full and hot. Unless you add a lot of chillies of course! I decided to poach the eggs in clingwrap, hence the funny shape, but everyone commented on how cute they looked. I also…
