How to Boil the Perfect Egg

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It's past Easter, so I now, like many people, fancy myself somewhat of an egg boiling master. After boiling 3 and 1/2 dozen eggs, I found boiled egg nirvana.
Let me explain.
Ms. Iz. (aged 11, very discerning eye) and I tried to do our egg decorating late one Tuesday evening. It was a lackluster event, bordering on disaster. The dye I had chosen had no vibrancy, lacking in color as well. The crayons weren't doing their part. And, the stickers that came with the kit were not interesting enought to ofer any kind of joy. This accounts for the first dozenand a half eggs.
Three days later, we tried again. With more white wine vinegar, and better dye, we had a much higher success rate. The eggs were vibrant. The crayons were used to make very cute faces. The stickers still weren't very interesting. This accounts for the final two dozen eggs.
I now have a fridge full of beautifully colored hard boiled eggs. And a very good grasp on proper egg coloring techniques.
Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs (from Julia Child, of course)
Ingredients:
    • 1 dozen eggs 3 and 1/2 quarts of water

 

  • 1 Large Stockpot

 

Method:
    • Lay the eggs in the pan and dd the cold water.

 

  • Set over high heat and bring just to a boil.

 

 

  • Remove from heat, cover pan, and let sit exactly 17 minutes.

 

 

  • After the 17 minutes, transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice cubes and water.

 

 

  • Chill for 2 minutes.

 

 

  • (This next step, I do not do, but Julia does, so I am including it here: Transfer the eggs to the boiling water again and let boil for 10 minutes. Return the eggs to the ice water, craking the shells in several places.)

 

 

  • Chill the eggs in the fridge.

 

Enjoy!

Julia Child Rocks

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I am here in San Francisco on a cool Saturday night watching a show created in NY called "Julia Child Memories: Bon Appetit" and it's fabulous.They have chosen a good number of her original episodes of "The French Chef" to re-air alongside some commentary from her fellow chefs. It's amazing to see her style of cooking show vs. the style of today's TV chefs. She is truly having a conversation with you, the viewer. The pace she moves is not hectic and there is minimal cutting away to shots of ingredients while she cooks.

The first part of the show is featuring her Omelette episode. She made approximately 6 versions, before going into her dining room where she had a portable burner set up and where she continues to make more omelettes for a dining room party. All the while, she is making a running commentary about who she is cooking each omelette for. Fascinating and real.

Here is a link to the PBS/Julia Child page where you can view some of the episodes:

http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/

She is most awesome.

Bon Appetit!