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Ordering Eggs at a Restaurant

Puissance — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:34:58 +0000

How would you like your eggs? That is the question I get from all day breakfast restaurants. I was only familiar with a few egg cooking styles, so I usually went with scrambled. I have done some research and next time I can order something better and more challenging for the chef. Scrambled eggs are too easy!

Some restaurants won’t cook all of these styles, but you can always ask. Also, this list doesn’t include separate entrées, such as Eggs Benedict.

Egg Cooking Styles
Scrambled Egg scrambled and cooked	Poached Egg liquid boiled in water
Sunny Side Up Egg slightly cooked on one side	Over Easy Egg cooked on both sides, but slightly on one side; liquid yolk
Over Medium Egg cooked on both sides, but medium on one side; slightly liquid yolk	Over Hard Egg cooked on both sides; yolk is solid
Hard-cooked (boiled) Egg boiled in shell until solid	Soft-cooked (boiled) Egg boiled in shell, but not thoroughly; liquid yolk

There you have it. Next time (at Mel’s Diner) I’m going to order eggs over medium. What about you? How do you like your eggs done?

Sources: Jolly II Italian Restaurant
Wikipedia – Fried Egg

Add an Apple to Lunch

Puissance — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:20:04 +0000

When I’m in school, I eat small lunches because they are quick. However, my stomach never feels full. For lunch, I usually eat either a sandwich or a 250g microwaveable lunch with a glass of (orange) juice. The entrée is usually from 200-300 calories and the glass of juice is 150 calories. If I add an apple to satisfy my stomach, I’m only adding 75 more calories. In total, I would be getting around 475 calories for lunch.

If you normally eat huge portions and want to eat healthier with smaller portions, the starch in apples will easily satisfy your stomach, so try adding one to your lunch. They’re healthy!

Sushi

Puissance — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:56:37 +0000

For some reason, I had a craving for sushi the other day. When I was younger, I never liked it, but I have developed a taste for it and now I enjoy it very much. The sushi menu still confuses me as I do not know what everything is, but when I ate with Chhai, he knows the sushi. Here are the basic items and terms that are good to know about:

Nori – seaweed
Sake – Japanese alcoholic beverage
Sashimi – small slices of raw seafood
Maki – rice and other ingredients rolled together by a sheet of nori
- Futomaki – thick rolls
- Hosomaki – thin rolls
- Uramaki – inside-out rolls
Nigiri – rice topped with a slice of fish
Temaki – hand rolls – cone-shaped nori wrapping around rice and other ingredients

Nori	Sashimi
Nigiri at the back and Maki at the front	Temaki

So for the next sushi time:

Start with Sashimi
Move onto nigiri or maki
Finish with temaki

I should also mention my favourite, unagi, which is freshwater eel. Mmmm!

Sources: Wikipedia – Sushi
Wikipedia – Sashimi
Wikipedia – List of types of sushi
Photos: Wikimedia Commons

Impatience: Chocolate, Skittles, Steak, and More

Puissance — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:17:25 +0000

Do you chew your chocolate or Skittles? Did you used to let it melt in your mouth? Well… I used to let chocolate and Skittles melt instead of chewing and devouring those tasty treats. I have noticed that I have been chewing and swallowing them at a quick pace. And it’s the same with a good piece of steak; I would eat it so quickly and then crave for another steak a week later. I am not as patient as before. By being patient and letting the treats melt or chewing the steak slowly, it allows you to savour the food. Try to remember the flavour, remember the texture, remember how good the food is, and be patient. It takes some self-control and practice, but eating slowly is rewarding because it gives your body time to digest, lets you relax, and leaves you satisfied.

If you check out the lifestyle in France, you will notice that they eat slowly and take the time to chat over the dinner table. They also eat smaller portions. Here are the things to keep in mind:

Eat slowly
Eat smaller portions
Don’t eat fast food (High in fat content and fast eating)

Follow those simple rules and you’ll be enjoying your food more and possibly even getting slimmer.

Photo: hairpeegurl

Free Fried Chicken and Ice Cream

Puissance — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:58:33 +0000

Chhai has informed me that there is free fried chicken at Popeyes Chicken today (April 16, 2007). And for tomorrow, there is free ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s.