101 Things to do with an egg… Sex up your Nog!
December 15, 2011
So the Sex and the City girls did it for Cosmopolitans. The Mad Men revived the Old Fashioned. Vodka Martinis are inseparable from James Bond, Miles from Sideways championed Pinot Noir, and Homer is the poster boy for Duff beer. Even White Russians sound tempting when The Dude is drinking them. But who is campaigning on behalf of egg nog? Why is this transatlantic nutmeg-sprinkled yuletide drink so out of favour? I mean, what’s not to like? It’s creamy… sweet… protein filled… and 3 or 4 of them will have you dragging pretty much anyone under the Christmas tree. Clearly what egg nog needs in a new, elegant, hard bitten, ice cool detective to kick start its PR campaign. Someone with the silky smoothness of perhaps Denzel Washington , the curvaceous qualities of a girl like Christina Hendricks and the homely bourbon pathos of say, Steve Buscemi. Step forward… David Mitchell?
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 50–75g caster sugar
- 100ml rum or bourbon
- 200ml full-cream milk
- 150ml whipping cream
- Freshly grated nutmeg, to serve
Method
- Whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar for a few minutes with an electric whisk until pale, light and fluffy. Now whisk in the rum or bourbon a little at a time, then whisk in the milk. (The mixture will separate over time, so it may need to be whisked again.)
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold the boozy egg mixture into the whites, slurp by slurp. Finally, whip the cream until it just holds its shape and fold that into the mixture as well.
- Ladle into punch glasses and serve with a dusting of nutmeg. Mmmmm.
101 Things to do with an Egg: Throw it at a Politician!
September 23, 2011
That John Prescott Punch
Firstly, we are in no way advocating that you should throw anything at anyone. Eggs are far too precious here in the chicken coop to be wastefully exploded on the heads of hapless politicians. However there does appear to be something of a tradition of using eggs as the weapon of choice when deciding how to inconvenience the political classes.
And however much, you might assume this is a recent development in the usage of eggs – you’d be wrong. It goes back hundreds of years…. honestly. If you don’t believe me… have a look at the answer to this question: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=217280 . Now there’s a person with too much time on their hands!
A Yolky Baroness Warsi
There have been many memorable incidents in recent years where the humble egg has become the centre of the story. The John Prescott egg retaliation moment will live long in the annals of the egg as political agitator.
Actually you don’t have to throw eggs at politicians. There is a World governing body for egg throw events (How far can you throw and have safely caught a raw egg – the record is over 300 feet!! 300!!) Anyway, you can find out more about that here
Was that an ostrich?
Happy Hurling!
Summer is upon us, the beach is calling and us chicks are desperately trying to look our best.
So, as part of our ongoing series ‘101 Things to do with an Egg’, we decided to give the organic egg face mask a try! Why I hear you ask? Well eggs contain protein, vitamins and minerals, which will not only nourish, but will also cleanse and tighten the skin.
Warning – Eggs may carry salmonella bacteria. So be careful not to get raw egg in your mouth, eyes, or nose.
So here are the 7 eggy steps to more beautiful skin.
Step 1 – Separate the yolk and white into different bowls.
Step 2 – Beat the egg white until frothy, then spread over the face.
Step 3 – Wait 15- 30 minutes for the mask to dry , you should feel it getting tighter.
Step 4 – Wash the mask off with warm water, this will in turn open your pores!
Step 5 – Beat the egg yolk and repeat step 2 .
Step 6 – Wait 15-30 minutes
Step 7 – Wash off the yolk with cold water, as this will close the pores, pat dry with clean towel.
And there you have it 7 steps to The Magic Muckle Mask! Let us know if it worked as well for you as our radiant creative director…
