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The Breakfast Cooker is my Champion

Egg-shells

Scrambled eggs never tasted so good as they did when French Husband made them this morning. When the eggs touched my taste buds I knew that this was the food of the gods. I asked, "Whatever did you do to these eggs? How did you get them so fluffy? And why haven't you ever made them before? Over twenty-some years and you pop out this secret. You are the breakfast king! Forego the baguette baby this is the Breakfast for Champions! Or is that with Champions?"

French Husband looked at me and said, "Too early, slow down."

You see I rattled that paragraph (above) in record-breaking English speed. Then I ran to get my camera. French Husband said, "Breakfast with what?"

Later Sacha came downstairs for breakfast, he looked at me as I hunched over the eggshells and said, "Mom why are you taking a photo of broken egg shells?"

Breakfast-eggs

Then he tasted the eggs. Looked up surprised. I pointed towards his Dad exclaiming, "He is the Breakfast Champion."

"Good eggs. Really good in fact."

"I am so off the hook, so done with cooking eggs, Daddy has won the award, and the honor.
Breakfast Cooker."

Sacha corrected me, "You mean Breakfast Cook."

I shook my not so pretty morning head, no, "Breakfast Cooker!"

Boy-and-his-eggs

 

Cooker… when the French first learn to speak English they often say, Cooker instead of Chef or baker or cook. French Husband has kept this little twist because I find it charming.

1988 First days of married life in France:

"You are a good cooker?" he said.
I said, "Kooky yes, cooker no."
He asked, "You are a kooky (cookie) cooker too?"

Charming now and ever so confusing then. Ah the beginning of a Franco / American love affair where the two people barely spoke the other's language.

At least they fed on good food and good….

Breakfast-for-champions

Scrambled Eggs:

Take three eggs and separate the yolk from the whites.
Whip the whites into Mount Everest like peaks.
Mix the yolks in a separate bowl with a touch of salt, pepper and milk.
Then fold the two together.
Melt some butter in the pan, when the pan is hot pour in the egg mixture.
Turn it gently over and around with a spatula.

Serve to your Queen, King, Prince, and or Princess and you will be the Champion Cooker.

 

Comments

46 responses to “The Breakfast Cooker is my Champion”

  1. Julie M.

    Mmmm…maybe I will try them tomorrow. Thank you, Corey. Have a beautiful day with your egg cooker.
    : )
    Julie M.
    ps Today at the Brocante, I found a cuter cookie cutter than the countless kooky cookie cutters they had the other day.

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  2. Mia

    Yum! That’s one recipe I’m going to try. Thanks for sharing, Corey!

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  3. joanny

    Corey
    a cute cooker FH is.. — smiled the whole way through — and will try that recipe — amazing you think you know someone and voilà –after twenty years you find he is a great cooker of eggs,
    Joanny

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  4. Melanie

    You have the sweetest stories for the most ordinary things. 😉
    I’ve got to try that recipe!

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  5. le petit cabinet de curiosites

    You made me laugh . I don’t know if I’ve got every word …but I love your french-american story

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  6. Jackie

    Wow, sounds delicious, I can’t wait to try this. Merci beaucoup!
    jackie
    bliss farm antiques

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  7. fitty

    ahhh I must try how to do this recipe! my sons love scramble eggs so much.. thanks for sharing Corey..

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  8. Marie-Noëlle

    Thanks a lot for the recipe !!!
    Shall make my family some special breakfast on Saturday !!!
    “Une cuisinière” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Lynn

    These look fabulous. Whodda thunk about whipping the egg whites first? Brilliant, I say. The…scrambled eggs…helps a couple get through a lot of confusing and hard times,yes? 😉
    Great post. Nice to smile first thing in teh morning.

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  10. Jeanne

    I love all you share
    I love you

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  11. Linda C.

    Butter. Chocolate. Croissants.
    How MUCH walking do the French do?

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  12. anne

    I had to re-read it, I think you were in a hurry this morning 🙂
    According to my family I am the best Scrambled Egg maker.. and they should be soft
    “slowly cooked and stirred” ..!
    We also do Scrambled eggs with Smoked Salmon a real winner!
    http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/egg-recipes/smoked-salmon-and-scrambled-eggs

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  13. Denise Solsrud

    ah, nothing better than scrambled eggs. what could be better? nothing except my 2 1/2 granddaughter coming in minutes for the day. day care lady is not working today. love this, she makes me laugh all day. Bestest to all,Denise

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  14. Eileen @ Passions to Pastry

    I took a class at the Ritz Escoffier in Paris and the chef made scrambled eggs, unlike any scrambled eggs I have ever had. He kept adding cream and lifted the pan off the heat, and stirred. Very little heat, lots of cream! Incredible!

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  15. yvonnerosenfield

    I have shirred eggs ,, but this I am trying tomorrow… Thank you I love great info..Yvonne

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  16. Jeanette M.

    I make scrambled eggs several times a week, just love them. I thought I had finally perfected them but now…..will be giving this new technique a try tomorrow. I’m very excited. I love my eggs with a few chives and tiny bits of cream cheese added at the end (so it doesn’t melt too much). I must say, Sacha’s shirt is so nicely pressed! Him? You?

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  17. Nancy

    We recently traveled to Texas and ate at a small Mexican restaurant. Each morning we had a delicious quesadilla with fluffy scrambled eggs, bacon, and cheese in the middle! Now I’ll try to make it with your recipe! Thanks Corey!
    Nancy

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  18. k.

    yes-sonny sacha the shells and the carton
    must be photographed – the 6-‘peck’ carton
    could be a star in the online shop! sooo
    petite … k. and the eggs are divine-and
    you are a French Looker!

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  19. Julie Ann

    Uncanny. Ever since Alex when he was little called me a “Good Cooker” (ironic as he refuses to eat almost anything I prepare for him !), Keith has kept the expression for me.
    Furthermore, Keith loves & makes great scrambled egg – I had it with smoked salmon & champagne for mother’s day brunch on Sunday after an earlier breakfast of Nutella crepes. All absolutely divine. I don’t want eggs 1st thing, but I love them for brunch x

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  20. AmyKortuem

    Oh YUMMY! So that’s how it’s done. The best omelette I ever had was in a cafe on Rue Monge in Paris. I’m going to try this to see if it replicates that fluffy goodness of it.
    Kiss the Cooker!

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  21. Cookie

    Dear Corey…….how did Sacha grow into a man without us noticing???? OMG he is gonna be a spitting image of French Husband….Ooh La La !!!! Hugs…Cookie

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  22. adee

    ooh! i loved it.
    though the only things that i can cook are noodles and tea 😀
    i love the way u bring everyday life to life. i love the way u make broken egg shells look charming, scrambled eggs look delicious and just make me wish for a life like this 🙂

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  23. Rhonda P.

    I will have to try that recipe, easy enough. Ah, men who cook. Got to love them.

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  24. Shelley Noble

    Charming!

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  25. cynthia Wolff @Beatenheart

    Funny that…English husband is the egg cooker in this family as well. He makes the best scrambled eggs. I don’t know his exact technique and I don’t really want to know..No need really as I’ll never make them again. He is the main man! I love when people cook for me period..always tastes better..Have a Beautiful evening Corey..

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  26. annie

    Ummmmm, love all that good . . ., Corey. Thanks for the morning smiles.

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  27. Sally

    I love it when my husband makes me breakfast, he is the Breakfast Champion too. 🙂
    Thank you so much for this post Corey, I’ve never heard of separating the eggs for scrambled eggs before! I love soft scrambled eggs – can’t stand dried out ones – can’t wait to try your recipe.
    Happy day to you!

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  28. Jenny N

    Well, did Yann ever explain why he had been hiding this little talent away? Sounds yummy! THanks for sharing. Also I just read yesterday’s previous post and now I know why I have been finding it so hard to lose weight. I don’t snack or eat big portions but it has to do with lack of exercise….therefore in order to be motivated to move I need the streets of Provence. Now there’s an exercise regimen for you. Yep, I noticed when we were in Paris in ’08 for only three days I ate deliciously and lost 5 pounds….for all the walking!

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  29. Kathie B.

    Sacha really needed to ask, “Mom why are you taking a photo of broken egg shells?” You’d think he’d know by now that Corey can photograph darn near anything and turn it into a work of art!
    “Breakfast of Champions” — when I was in college this was said to be Olympia beer ;-)))

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  30. Star

    Oh, these sound wonderful right about now… I’ll have to give that technique a whirl (but I’ll be careful about sharing so as not to become the official breakfast cooker). 😉

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  31. PattyG

    corey, I read this receipe to my husband… since I try not to cook if he’s home.
    Pat

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  32. kelleyn

    Thanks for the tip. I can’t wait to try this out and see if it makes a difference from how I make them.

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  33. Sara

    Wow–that is serious love, to cook scrambled eggs like that!

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  34. Shelley at decoragain.blogspot.com

    Eggs-traordinary!!! Souffle scrambled!

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  35. Cheryl ~ Casual Cottage Chic

    I could not believe when I read your post today that French Husband makes eggs just like I do! They are so fluffy…but now you have given away my secret 😉 Be careful not to add too much milk ~ just a splash. Add some grated cheese for an extra zing! And enjoy…

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  36. Nora

    Something to try over the weekend – merci. Oh, and your boy is just divine. Oooh la la!

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  37. rita darnell

    i tried the egg technique.
    i put a southern twist on them. i topped them with a mexican sauce from a restaurant (chuy’s)here in texas called creamy jalapeno sauce. i must say they were the best eggs i have ever eaten! simply scrumptious! i cannot wait to try them this weekend with fresh parmesan cheese.
    your son is adorable!
    thanks for sharing the recipe.
    rita

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  38. Elaine L.

    Little surprises, keeps a marriage alive. Smart FH.
    ~elaine~

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  39. Alexis

    I love the cook-cooker conversation. 🙂
    I love scrambled eggs, I think I’ll ask my dad to try this recipe this weekend. He’s definitely another good “cooker” I know. 🙂

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  40. sherry

    Corey, Your cooker brings tears to my eyes-My Grandma, a little Canadian French lady, cooked for a sorority house at UCONN. Those girls were so lucky. She did this to the eggs. They were magically transformed! She whipped up things like cream puffs, Napoleons, pies, cakes, with no effort at all! Some’s got it-Some’s ain’t!
    Sherry

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  41. Marlene Brady

    The first time I saw my husband of 41 years, he was cooking. It was love at first sight. The food looked good, but he looked better. We are retired and he cooks for me almost everyday. I connected instantly when you described the incredible taste of the food. Oh how heavenly….how do they do it?

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  42. Catalina

    I will surprise my french husband tomorrow morning with this recipe!!!!! Thank you!
    😉

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  43. Patty

    I never ceases to amaze me how some people can make perfect scrambled eggs and others (like me) just can’t for the life of them!

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  44. carol

    Your son….what a handsome fellow! That girl at the dance should have waited a little bit longer…
    The eggs look divine…I plan to try them this way as my eggs never seem so fluffy.

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  45. liannallama

    wow–what a great idea to make them extra fluffy! I will try this next time I am able!

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    I would like to know if eating breakfast every morning is more likely
    to raise your weight because of the extra calories or lose weight
    because it gets the metabolism going sooner.

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