egg as food

  • How Learning to Make Eggs Taught Me to Cook

    How Learning to Make Eggs Taught Me to Cook

    When I decided to teach myself how to cook, I wasn’t hoping to create elaborate, show-stopping meals. I just wanted to be able to take a look at what was in the fridge and be able to whip something together like a functional human adult. But since I had no kitchen experience at all, making…


  • When Do Butter and Eggs Absolutely Have to Be Room Temperature?

    When Do Butter and Eggs Absolutely Have to Be Room Temperature?

    The most successful bakers are the most methodical and least impulsive, or they have at least learned to channel their impulsiveness into other pursuits. Baking requires a small amount of forethought, a tiny bit of planning, and a crumb of patience. Baking requires certain ingredients to be at certain temperatures before they’re even mixed into…