Good Morning Sunshine! Wake Up With This Egg Dish

Mmmmmmm..... I just finished my soft boiled egg on toast for breakfast. I check my email between older child getting on bus and needing to get younger children ready for their school. I love your breakfast posts because I usually just inhale my coffee until after the school aged kids are off to school, and then I make my breakfast. I love eggs, but sadly can't eat them every day and in trying to keep my cholesterol in check I'm always looking for ways to use very little butter, margarine, milk or cheese with my eggs. I'd forgotten about soft boiled on toast! :) Now I just have to get a snazzy looking egg cup like yours. :)

Gail

I haven't had one in forever. When I was little we had them with soldiers too. My mother used to call them dipping eggs. I'm 48 years old and have my grandfather's egg cup in my china cabinet. I will surely be digging it out soon!

Kris

Love, love, love soft boiled eggs. Probably make them 3 times a week...only one of my kids like them, but he asks for them all the time :) My making them is definitely due to my grandmother always making them for us (mom did too)...have egg cups from great-g, super special and so many memories ;)

rebecca

I have never had a soft boiled yet, crazy huh? I'll have to try it!

Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

This certainly brought back memories.. My grandmother use to make these for my brother and I. I just have have to make one for lunch today.

Annie

Love them! This is a breakfast must in most middle eastern and european households. I usually have mine either before or after a workout. YUM.

Izabel

Hmmm one I'll have to try. I grew up with eggs hard boiled, or scrambled. Now that I'm older I LOVE them over easy, but I can't seem to master the technique. This seems like It'd satisfy my runny yolk fix!

Stephanie G

Sounds good...The great thing about a hard boiled egg is that you can make them at work (if you work in an office with a stove) without making too big of a mess...The clean up is easy - just dump out the hot water.

Stan Starsky

Soft-boiled eggs are a staple in Euro households. We always have these with my family in Germany, I absolutely love them! On my mom's last trip she brought me back some egg cups so I can finally make them at home. Delish!

Britt

I have always loved soft boiled eggs. I eat them 1-2 times per week. I enjoy mine over whole wheat toast; like a poached egg but tastier. A little fresh cracked pepper and a dash of ground flax seed makes it extra healthy.

Donna

Oh that egg timer! My mom had one when I was growing up and I always thought it was so magical...

Marla

You can find an egg cup and teaspoon set at Chef's Catalog here: http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/26855-Porcelain-Egg-Cup…

You can also find *tasting spoons* fairly easily these days since "Tasting Parties" are popular. -- Plus the smaller size tasting dishes make it perfect for making portions seem larger than they are. CostPlus/World Market has tasting spoons for $1.29 each and up depending on their style. You can also use Demi-spoons or Tea Spoons (not to be confused with teaspoons!) at most tea and coffee sellers. I like to find the fancier Tea spoons and Demi spoons for eating dessert -- it makes the dessert seem more special and the smaller spoon makes you slow down and enjoy each bite.

Catzz

Love it, had one this morning. a little pepper, a slice of toast broken up and I have a hearty yummy breakfast. Only down side is the yoke can be hard to clean out of the bowl after if I don't wipe it clean with the toast ;)

Clare Bertrand

We love our Norpro Egg Rite Egg Timer thanks for posting!

Also, I have egg cups I never use. Typically our soft boiled eggs are done to medium, so no need for fancy cups.

Leah

Also, Gail that posted above "I love eggs, but sadly can't eat them every day and in trying to keep my cholesterol in check..."

There's no scientific evidence that says that eggs raise the bad cholesterol in blood. This is an old 1980s rumor that stuck.

http://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt_60/66_eating_well.ht…

Leah

Boiled egg and toasted soldiers! A staple in UK households for breakfast and/or a light evening meal. We draw faces on the eggs too. My mum and dad did it and now I do it for my kids. We also use asparagus to dip, or breadsticks with parma ham wrapped round (you can wrap the asparagus too). My kids call them Dippy Eggs.

Sarah

I am first generation Italian and we ate these soft boil eggs all the time as kids. We had these ceramic ducks to put the egg on and little spoons. This post brought back delightful memories. Def gonna share with my 4 siblings! Thanks!

Cindy

A staple in our house. We serve ours with soldiers of peameal bacon. My youngest loves dipping them in. It's a British thing and we have cute Peter rabbit eggcups and eggcups with feet. We don't have the egg spoon though. As far as cracking it, my father used to say the only way was to slice off the top with a sharp knife, quickly, so that the shell doesn't fracture. Then scoop out the white from the removed part. Any other way leaves a trail of shell everywhere.

Shirley

Oh, the memories. I used to eat soft boiled eggs in a cereal bowl at least twice a week, when I was a kid! Kind of miss that.

Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies

I love my soft boiled eggs. I put eggs in a saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. Then I turn off the heat completely and let them sit for four and a half minutes. Perfect gooey eggs!

Ophelia