My answer to the question “What would you take to deserted island” would be a brood of chickens and a rooster. They would provide me with a bounty of freshly laid hen eggs and a little company. They would live in paradise and I would get my diy on and build them a cage made of gathered sticks. Back to reality and not so far fetched would be to have our own chooks and a fancy hen house.

I like eggs fried, poached, scrambled, boiled or made into an omelette. Eggs anyway but like a good coffee they need to be made perfectly and everyone has their preferred choice of how they are done. For me over easy fried and a soft boiled egg means a good day in the kitchen!. Timing is so integral to cooking the perfect eggs – it only takes a few seconds to change the end result. The humble egg is such a versatile whole food and easily eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack. As a little bub my mumma fed me boiled rice and fried egg with soya sauce. It was and still is one of my favourite quick and easy dinners. My preference is organic wheat free tamari, shoyu or the staple in all Indonesian pantries ABC Kecap Manis – I am yet to find an organic alternative to this sweet sticky sauce.

Making a creamy scrambled eggs is relatively easy. The trick is to cook them on a medium to low heat and not overcook them. I find taking them off the heat when they are actually undercooked will give you that delicate creaminess. Once you take the pot off the heat the eggs are still cooking from the heat of the base. It can be a matter of an extra 10 seconds between perfection and cooking a scrambled omelette.

PERFECT SCRAMBLED EGGS, FETTA CHEESE + FRESH GARDEN HERBS

serves 2

INGREDIENTS

4 organic eggs, cracked

1/2 cup full cream milk or for extra creaminess use fresh cream

80 grams fetta cheese, lightly crumbled

handful of fresh flat leaf parsley and coriander, finely chopped

1 Tbsp butter

pinch salt and grind of pepper

METHOD

(1) Crack the eggs into a small bowl, add milk, pinch salt and pepper. Whisk the egg mixture with a fork.

(2) Heat the butter in a small pot on medium heat and coat the bottom of the pot with butter when it starts to foam add the egg mixture to the pot. Cook for 20-30 seconds then stir the eggs so it doesn’t stick to the pot. Reduce heat to medium to low. Continue to stir the eggs every 10 seconds for 1 minute. Add the fresh herbs and stir the eggs for another 10 seconds. Lastly add the crumbled fetta and lightly stir and take off heat. The eggs should be slightly undercooked. The last bit of cooking will be done off the heat. Stir the pot once more. Serve straight away with toast, vine tomatoes, fetta and garnish with a sprinkle of finely chopped fresh herbs and micro herbs if on hand.

In all things beautiful,

Lyn x

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This is a great crafty project to do with the kids however you might have to do the glittering as it can get quite messy! I made these with my stepdaughter last year for our family Easter gifts. They are a sweet little keepsake and in the school holidays we plan to make more to add to our collection. Another idea is to use them as an alternative to the traditional place cards, just add the name of the guest to a little tag and attach with a dab of glue.

The fun part was planning what colour and accessories each egg would be dressed in. I would recommend doing this first because once you have glued your adornments onto the glittered egg they are pretty much there to stay. Get creative and have fun.

EMBELLISHED GLITTER EASTER EGGS

SUPPLIES

plastic craft eggs (the size of a hen egg)

craft glue

paint brush

disposable paper plates

wooden skewers

glitter, assorted colours

assortment of craft accessories, haberdashery and findings; ribbon, feathers, sequins, leaves, flowers, diamantes, birds, butterflies, charms, braid and cord.

HOW TO

Before you start pick your colour palette, we decided on shades of green and blue. Having a palette to reference when gathering accessories made the design process a lot easier and ensured all the details co-ordinated. Now you are ready to dress your egg!

(1) An easy way to glitter your egg is to poke a hole at the tip (head) of the egg with a wooden skewer and push it until it is halfway up the egg. This will make it easier to get full glitter coverage of your egg and allow it to dry evenly.

(2) Brush craft glue onto egg. Generously sprinkle glitter to cover egg. Do this over a disposable paper plate to catch the excess glitter. If there any bits that need a touch up you can do this after the egg has dried. Just apply glue on the area and sprinkle over glitter. Return the excess glitter to it’s container.

(3) The next step is to decorate your eggs. Use the craft glue to attach your accessories.

Many blessings to you and your family this Easter.

In all things beautiful,

Lyn xx

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