tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post3164785456380243797..comments2023-10-12T07:26:45.479-07:00Comments on I'm Mad and I Eat: Nothing New Under the Sunnyside Upcookiecrumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-33849371714170162482009-08-14T19:22:21.846-07:002009-08-14T19:22:21.846-07:00Kristin: Peekaboo is the cutest name.
Grin n Toni...Kristin: Peekaboo is the cutest name.<br /><br />Grin n Tonic: Bagel! Wow, that's just perfect. The height, the hole, the cut side down. Eye of the Tiger.<br /><br />Adrian! Adrian!cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-88567795449331526892009-08-14T18:44:11.616-07:002009-08-14T18:44:11.616-07:00do try it with your fav bagel!
I find the hole and...do try it with your fav bagel!<br />I find the hole and the height make for the perfect space for the egg, and usually allow the whites to run thru and under the cut side of the bagel. Covering it helped the cooking, over low and slow heat. I used to make these for regulars at a cafe, and called it "eye of the tiger", for kicks, nothing nostalgic. :) -ccwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-40515234571735086582009-07-18T09:55:52.129-07:002009-07-18T09:55:52.129-07:00I grew up eating these all the time. My mom taught...I grew up eating these all the time. My mom taught me to make them when I was about 7. I remember making them for guests when they stayed at our house!<br />We call them "peekaboo eggs!"Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904813927160138302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-56035886692073277342009-06-30T13:19:01.956-07:002009-06-30T13:19:01.956-07:00MC: Thanks for another contribution! This comments...MC: Thanks for another contribution! This comments thread now has more names for it than Wikipedia. I love Pirate's Eye.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-8267509275673139522009-06-30T06:58:23.395-07:002009-06-30T06:58:23.395-07:00These things have so many different names, I remem...These things have so many different names, I remember my friend introduced me to this and called it a "Pirate's Eye". It's so simple but really delicious actuallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-81569133007432088412009-06-29T17:45:26.523-07:002009-06-29T17:45:26.523-07:00Sam: We don't have a guest room, but we will h...Sam: We don't have a guest room, but we will happily make you brekkie!cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-61822265202723628032009-06-29T15:41:58.059-07:002009-06-29T15:41:58.059-07:00When I next come to stay, I am ordering this for b...When I next come to stay, I am ordering this for brekkie.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-73783462033388057022009-06-27T15:09:04.514-07:002009-06-27T15:09:04.514-07:00Spitzmaus: "Eggs in a Nest" is so evocat...Spitzmaus: "Eggs in a Nest" is so evocative. Like... unhatched eggs. But very sweet. Nostalgia tastes good, doesn't it?<br /><br />MeJane: A wine glass would fit the whole egg, which our friend Limoncello should have done... You've got the right approach, I guess. Good. "Hole in One" -- me like.<br /><br />Limoncello: I take the blame. We put a lid over the pan, briefly, to help cook the egg whites. Should have said so. <br />I like the little hole, but you probably get better results with a bigger one. Try again?<br />(Blog, please.)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-34314149581493014112009-06-27T00:53:09.998-07:002009-06-27T00:53:09.998-07:00Failure!
Who can fail at a slice of bread, butt...Failure! <br /><br />Who can fail at a slice of bread, butter, a cast iron pan, and an egg? Li'l ol' Limoncello, that's who. Clearly, I need to get Cali over here.<br /><br />Ick. The butter over browned. The bread burnt in some places and got soggy in the others. The yolk-sized hole was cute, but the white spilled over the top of the bread, rendering it soggy and preventing the egg from cooking. The bread continued to scorch on the other side til I gave up and...and...flipped the whole thing.<br />I need more ingredients. I can't make ANYTHING that is supposed to be perfect with fewer than five. Truly.<br /><br />To make matters worse, the past weeks on this blog have totally unraveled at least 20 years of convincing myself that English cooking has moved on, so improved since the dark days of...well, English cooking. But it appears I also failed in disabusing myself of that notion. <br />*Sigh* Guess I'll just sit it out til fall.limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900007779042464131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-48850499415622088322009-06-26T21:11:10.365-07:002009-06-26T21:11:10.365-07:00I suspect mum only called them moon eggs in an eff...I suspect mum only called them moon eggs in an effort to get me to eat them :) Do try squeakers, tis carbo yum!Ms Brown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128283343279442537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-2281197277873304082009-06-26T20:48:40.525-07:002009-06-26T20:48:40.525-07:00We call it a "Hole in One" and use a sma...We call it a "Hole in One" and use a small wine glass to cut the bread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-70087686609462288082009-06-26T20:39:42.413-07:002009-06-26T20:39:42.413-07:00My southern [North Carolina] mama called 'em &...My southern [North Carolina] mama called 'em "Eggs in a Nest," as do I to this day. Alongside was either ham or sausage, the latter being in patty form (link sausages were reserved for "Pigs in a Blanket").<br /><br />Ahhhh, nostalgia ...Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952277939112625481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-58897321619572702882009-06-26T17:00:43.428-07:002009-06-26T17:00:43.428-07:00Limoncello: We are indeed blessed to have the loca...Limoncello: We are indeed blessed to have the local bounty. Especially the della Fattoria bread. Have a nice meal.<br /><br />Cali: What a story. I like that you moved away from the bad bread and overcooked yolk.<br />And then... the heart-shaped cutter. Must find one.<br /><br />Mouse: You can cook the yolk however you must. I understand. I'm the type who removes the two strings from the egg white before I'll beat it.<br />Moon eggs. Sigh. You and your moon. xx<br />Now, bubble & squeak... that'd be, uh... Ah, yes, a patty made with leftover vegetables and mashed potatoes. No, we don't eat that. But I could try.<br /><br />Kate: It's all good. Don't let me be a nag.<br /><br />Kevin: That's the primary name Wikipedia uses for the genre. It's nice. And good on yer grandpa!<br /><br />Spiteful: I know. Hole in the hole. I blame Chrissie Hynde. http://bit.ly/Os1wB<br />Wait, she's a Yank.<br /><br />Denise: I like that you made up your own name for them. All kids like these; good auntie.<br />But -- whippy do? That's awesome.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-83986947799049683972009-06-26T13:01:36.909-07:002009-06-26T13:01:36.909-07:00my favorite aunt used to make these for us. the n...my favorite aunt used to make these for us. the name we used wasn't as creative as so many mentioned here in the comments section. we called them "egg-in-the-middle". this was the same aunt who whipped up egg whites and sugar for us (we called it whippy do!) and fried up slices of rye bread in bacon fat for an extra special treat.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-86401546099277071912009-06-26T09:40:35.101-07:002009-06-26T09:40:35.101-07:00I think this is a British thing. They're fore...I think this is a British thing. They're forever putting things in holes: toad in the hole, egg in the hole, etc.The Spiteful Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309097272920178065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-20205772128053415312009-06-26T06:19:24.603-07:002009-06-26T06:19:24.603-07:00Egg in a basket. I rrecall my frandfather making t...Egg in a basket. I rrecall my frandfather making them - the only cooking he ever did besides BBQ.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385923797403540154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-43296180746831789742009-06-26T04:01:38.071-07:002009-06-26T04:01:38.071-07:00Cookiecrumb, we used the smallest diameter glass w...Cookiecrumb, we used the smallest diameter glass we had. Just a tad larger than a shot glass. But it's all good.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-12619530426796285352009-06-26T02:31:31.361-07:002009-06-26T02:31:31.361-07:00Moon eggs, but when my mum made it for me she alwa...Moon eggs, but when my mum made it for me she always smashed the yolk and cooked it solid, you know me & egg blood.<br />NOT toad in the hole, that's snags in yorkshire pud - I can't believe you yanks don't eat that! <br />What about bubble & squeak? Tell me you eat bubble & squeak!Ms Brown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128283343279442537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-68686083778287497962009-06-26T00:28:16.011-07:002009-06-26T00:28:16.011-07:00My grandmother made these for me when I was little...My grandmother made these for me when I was little and it was probably the first food I ever learned to cook for myself. Nana's were cooked over low heat using white sandwich bread, butter, salt and pepper. Hers were kind of soggy and the egg yolks were cooked too hard to dip much. I learned to pan toast the bread so it was crisp and cook them a bit hotter so that the white was cooked through but the yolk was still soft. And of course the hole (cut with a juice glass) was always toasted, too, and served covering the egg. When I made them for my son I used a heart shaped cookie cutter and once in a while he will now make them for me, complete with the heart shaped hole. Oh, and our family's name for them is "wink eye."Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124023839136539246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-87160745373820278722009-06-25T20:18:41.508-07:002009-06-25T20:18:41.508-07:00Ohmygosh, I have pasteured eggs from Inverness, ro...Ohmygosh, I have pasteured eggs from Inverness, rosemary-Meyer lemon bread from della Fattoria, and bacon from Prather Ranch. Now THAT's what I call a "happy meal". I'm happy just thinking about it.limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900007779042464131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-35001138087957410652009-06-25T18:17:16.451-07:002009-06-25T18:17:16.451-07:00Kate: I'm reading a lot about using the glass ...Kate: I'm reading a lot about using the glass to cut the circle. That would be a bigger hole than I remember, but still charming. (And it would be a neater hole.)<br /><br />Kudzu: Eee! Popeyes again! That is so cool. We're still working on getting the yolk to come out "dippable." :D<br /><br />ceFRET: OMG. Moon over Miami. So New York, in a way. Classy, but just dumpy, fun food.<br />Thanks for the Wiki link. I was over there too. Be sure to click on One Eyed Monster breakfast.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-2194223537369865712009-06-25T18:12:27.581-07:002009-06-25T18:12:27.581-07:00Peter: Aren't you a fancy lad, Bert? All full ...Peter: Aren't you a fancy lad, <a href="http://bit.ly/8zPiT" rel="nofollow">Bert</a>? All full of foam and smoke and ghost food from Alinea whilst us poor working blokes eat chip butty and eggs and stuff made from bread.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-43278679168098176902009-06-25T17:56:19.509-07:002009-06-25T17:56:19.509-07:00Good, but not as good as a chip butty, I'll wa...Good, but not as good as a chip butty, I'll wager. Now if you made a chip butty with two of these, why then you'd have something. And I would eat it for breakfast, I would.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-232368936365017452009-06-25T17:48:42.734-07:002009-06-25T17:48:42.734-07:00moon over miami
ate them all the time as a kid
sti...moon over miami<br />ate them all the time as a kid<br />still love them<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_in_the_basketmichael, claudia and sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466840130053606273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-2346383594909930902009-06-25T17:33:56.287-07:002009-06-25T17:33:56.287-07:00Greg -- My dad called them Popeyes, too. My mother...Greg -- My dad called them Popeyes, too. My mother called them Egg in a Nest.....These weren't common in my family so they are memorable. I love the idea of cooking the circles (rings a bell) and making little caps for the toast. Very fanciful. I can see those circles -- maybe this was so as not to waste anything -- but we just used them to dip into the egg.kudzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568605434930160363noreply@blogger.com