How to make the perfect boiled egg by my cousin Chef Amanda

Well I spoke to my cousin Amanda who is a brilliant chef about my chicken blog and she has offered me a couple of simple recipes out there that can be done using eggs. They sound delicious. Try and give them a go.

First of all something that I always struggle with is:

The Perfect Boiled Egg

Serves 1:

Ingredients:

1 fresh egg from Faye’s Chickens/or any other chicken!!

Method:

1.Place the egg carefully into a small saucepan and just cover with cold water. Place on the heat and bring to the boil. Once the water is boiling turn down to simmer and start your timer:
3 minutes for soft boiled OR
4 minutes for harder yolk

2.Meanwhile put some bread in the toaster, get your plate and eggcup ready.

3.When the egg is ready remove it from the water with a slotted spoon and put in your egg cup. Remove the top of the shell and serve immediately with hot buttered toast cut into soldiers.

Very tasty and so simple! Enjoy

Free chickens (in Belgium)

My house mate Andy told me a while ago about a story that was on the BBC news website about chickens:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8539877.stm

I know it was while ago, but I kept meaning to write about it but first of all wanted to tell you about my chickens.

So to the story....

In Belgium they are offering two chickens to families to help "publicise alternative methods of waste management."

(As chickens can eat many things such as potatoes and pasta - more of this to come on a later blog)

However they are told if they take part they cannot eat the chickens for two years.
"Local officials are stressing that applicants could gain a supply of free, fresh eggs."

Even though I don't like chickens I think that this is a good idea. And I just wanted to spread the Belgium chicken joy! SO DON'T EAT YOUR CHICKENS....YOU WILL NEED THEM ON THAT COLD DAY- when you fancy a boiled egg and soldiers!