Truffled Eggs!
We bought a truffle in Paris. And then we wondered what we were going to have it with and how we were going to have it, given that we were staying in a hotel with no cooking facilities. Well, I knew that I wanted to try it with eggs, so we bought some organic eggs from the food emporium in Galleries LafayetteÂ
We nestled the truffle with the eggs, wrapped them up and left them overnight:
The next morning, I placed them gently in the kettle, filled it up with cold water and turned the kettle on. The eggs were left for a few more minutes after the water had come to a boil before being fished out with a teaspoon. Perfect soft boiled eggs with truffle shaved over the top! I left mine in for a little longer even and had hard boiled egg with shaved truffle.
Next time, I’m going to try frying an egg on the bottom of an iron 
January 19th, 2006 at 10:48 am
Wow. That’s some ingenuity! Well done!
January 19th, 2006 at 11:59 am
Ywa, my MIL was quite impressed!
January 19th, 2006 at 9:15 pm
Oooh, I’ve never had proper truffles. Not like that. And in the kettle – very ingenious, although what would you have done if they’d burst??
After a couple of tries I have been able to post a comment thank goodness, so let’s see if it works again!
January 20th, 2006 at 9:21 am
Luckily, I didn’t think that far in advance, Plum! LOL!
January 23rd, 2006 at 6:13 pm
hi cin, how ingenious! i can’t even begin to imagine how good the eggs must taste!
January 23rd, 2006 at 10:38 pm
Lol! Don’t you love what you can do in hotel rooms with just a kettle!! Love it!
January 26th, 2006 at 7:54 am
nd I’m jelous of the truffles. You know when you fry the egg on the iron you can also do bacon
January 26th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
Great idea, Ed! I bet I could rustle up a hearty American breakfast using all the appliances in the room