I really, really like eggs. Yes, I know this blog is random. This is not a controversial opinion; I’ve rarely met anyone who didn’t like eggs. But I really like ‘em. Since I’ve started cooking at home, they’ve become a staple of my morning. I actually try not to eat them other than at breakfast because I think if I let myself, I would eat them every meal and probably burn out on them super quickly. They go so well with everything: spinach, cheese and tortilla chips is my favorite (kind of a gringo migas), but I’ll eat them with sausage, ham, green onions, parmesan, poached, fried, scrambled - you name it. Usually I just crack them right into a pan with a bit of spray oil and let them sorta lightly pan fry, because it’s easiest and very tasty. But sometimes I mix it up with scrambling, or cooking them on top of rice, or letting them just meld in with a tortilla while they’re cooking. I don’t know why they’re so tasty; part of it is the protein and fat, which I love.
I’ve always said I could be a vegetarian (in fact I was one time for about 6 months), but I could never go vegan. Cheese and eggs are just way, way too easy, versatile and delicious for me to give up. I’ve had meat substitutes that I really enjoyed, but I’ve never had an egg substitute that was anything other than a cooking tool or, well, gross.
I try to buy cage free eggs, free range and organic. I do feel bad for the chickens; it can’t be a lot of fun to just sit there and poop out eggs all day for humans. I would love for science to find us a replacement, but in the meantime, it seems like at least it’s better than meat (which I still eat anyways).
Eggs! They’re tasty!
