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  • The Secret to Perfect Poached Eggs

    The Secret to Perfect Poached Eggs

    I can’t think of a single egg preparation more finicky than poaching. Do it correctly and you’ll get a plump, oval balloon you could easily mistake for an orb of fresh mozzarella, but do it the wrong way, and you’ll end up with a hurricane of wispy egg white surrounding a naked, boiled egg yolk.…


  • You Should Make the Tiny Frozen Fried Eggs Reddit Hates

    You Should Make the Tiny Frozen Fried Eggs Reddit Hates

    It is always fun to watch the internet get angry about food. I’m pretty good at spotting outrage-inducing dishes (before the outrage even begins), and one thing I know with utter certainty is that most people do not appreciate whimsy. Case in point: These tiny fried eggs, which are causing quite a stir on Reddit.…


  • Three Unexpected Ways to Eat Leftover Easter Eggs

    Three Unexpected Ways to Eat Leftover Easter Eggs

    Easter eggs are safe to eat, provided you follow a few safety rules (and don’t try to eat the plastic kind). If they weren’t, my mother would be dead: When my sisters and I were gorging ourselves on bunny-shaped chocolate, that woman was peeling and eating our dyed eggs, determined to not let a valuable…


  • When Is It Too Late to Freeze Your Eggs?

    When Is It Too Late to Freeze Your Eggs?

    If you think you might like to get pregnant in the future, but you aren’t ready to do so right now, you might think about freezing your eggs for future use. A few years ago, Facebook and Apple made headlines by offering an egg-freezing benefit to employees, presumably so they could focus on their careers…