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Totally Eggs (Totally Cookbooks)

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I simply LoVe LOVE LoVe this lovely little palm-sized cookbook! And I love it so much so that for the longest time I was stuck on the very first chapter (even though I've read the whole thing cover-to-cover & verily, verily have been tempted by ALL the recipes contained therein) & YAY \o/ I was even stuck on the very first recipe for a while (Scrambled Eggs With Cheese, pp. 12-13), because it TURNED OUT SO WELL! Mmmmm!

"Totally Eggs" has 96 pages, easy-to-read print, no index -- but it does have a simple conversion table in the back -- & is divided into 5 lovely little chapters (excluding the brief introduction) which are filled with 47 yummy recipes of varying degrees of difficulty (bachelors, bachelorettes & non-cooks of every stripe will find this book very non-threatening & easy to use) from here & around the world :

1) Breakfast Babies (10 recipes)

2) Starters, Soups & Salads (8 recipes)

3) Eggs In The Afternoon (15 recipes)

4) Egg Breads & Beverages (5 recipes)

5) Sweet Endings (9 recipes)

Nearly every recipe has a short, pithy intro by the author:

"This is a great dish to have in your repertoire for when the cupboard is relatively bare and the wind blows cold. Its Greek name is avgolemono." (Greek Egg And Lemon Soup, p. 36)

Easy-to-follow ingredient lists:

-- 2 teaspoons butter
-- 2 eggs
-- salt & freshly ground pepper (Fried Eggs, p. 22)

Easy-to-follow directions:

"In a blender, process the ice to crush. Add egg, chocolate syrup, milk, and Kahlua or coffee liquer. Process until frothy, and pour into iced high-ball glasses." (Mocha Flip, p. 78)

And interspersed throughout are interesting little egg tips, tricks & trivia:

"A green ring on a hard-boiled egg yolk indicates the egg has been overcooked. It is not a safety problem." (p. 28)

As well as quotable quotes:

"The egg is to cuisine what the article is to speech. -- Anonymous" (p. 22)

There are no photographs, but rather a few quaint, single-color illustrations scattered here and there.

And I will admit to you that I was a little disappointed when I first received "Totally Eggs" in the mail, because I wasn't expecting such a small & no-frills book, but, as a trade-off, I HAVE been more than pleased with the high-quality, thoughtful & well-put-together content.

Here's the complete recipe list (which ranges from basic to exotic & everything in between):

Scrambled Eggs With Cheese (5 stars!)
Soft-Boiled Eggs With Toast Fingers
Toad In The Hole (5 stars!)
Baked Eggs With Parmesan & Basil
Home Egg Muffin Sandwich
Poached Eggs A La Micro (5 stars!)
Spinach & Egg Garlic Toasts
Fried Eggs (5 stars!)
Fried Egg Sandwich (5 stars!)
Breakfast Burritos Sans Beans
Hard-Boiled Eggs (5 stars!)
Egg Salad
Chutney Deviled Eggs
Scrambled Eggs & Caviar
Hot Egg & Bacon Salad
Crab & Egg Drop Soup
Greek Egg & Lemon Soup (5 plus 5 stars!)
Chawan Mushi
Cajun Spiced Eggs
Pizza & Eggs
Eggs, Onions, & Lox
Asparagus Quiche
Zucchini Frittata
Huevos Rancheros (5 stars!)
Scotch Egg
Potato Tortilla
Wild Mushroom Omelet
Greek Omelet
Matzo Brei
Faux Egg Noodles
Huevos Motulenos
Chorizo & Eggs
Salami & Eggs
Egg Bread
Ultimate French Toast
Classic Eggnog
Totally Safe Eggnog
Mocha Flip
Zabaglione (5 stars!)
Stovetop Lemon Curd
Pound Cake
Flan
Old-Fashioned Noodle Pudding
Sunshine Cake
Grand Marnier Souffle
Cookies & Cream Supreme
Ophelia's Celestial Egg Whites

The Totally Eggs Cookbook by Helene Siegel is part of a set that I absolutley love by Siegel.
You will learn to cook eggs to exquisite perfection and more new and unique ways to present eggs at your table a la gourmet.
I am so totally enthralled by this book as I am withTotally Shrimp Cookbook (Totally Seafood Series) and Totally Cheese (Totally Cookbooks Series)
I am an addict of this set and my next purchase will be The Totally Tomato Cook book.
It's made an egg lover out of me.

i love eggs and this book has wonderful recipes for all meals in your day.