Tea Eggs!
Made about eight tea eggs earlier this week with the remainder of a carton of eggs; I was really craving these yummy treats but I realized after already doing my initial hard boil that I didn’t have any cinnamon sticks or clove because I’ve been using them to treat the pain from a cracked too that I can’t afford to get fixed right now.
So, I scoured the internet looking for alternative tea eggs recipes and I eventually settled on one that used soy sauce, sugar, salt, a juiced tangerine which I happened to have in the fridge, some vanilla, and peppercorns. And, of course, my tea. I picked this one because I figured the almost anise-like notes of the tea and natural fruity/orange notes I’ve experienced would compliment the rest of the flavour profile.
So, several hours later… tea eggs!
I actually quite like this alternative recipe: the eggs came out super pretty looking and they taste nice too. Of course, it’s a little tricky figuring out just how much of the flavour I’m tasting is from the added ingredients and how much is from the tea itself; but in addition to the normal flavours a hard boiled egg would have each of these also has a subtle sweetness (the vanilla?) and a light citursy/tangerine like flavour. It’s kind of different, but in a very enjoyable way.
These have kind of been my “on the go” breakfast the last few days – and now I only have two eggs left and I’m already really sad to be done with them. I go through tea eggs way too quickly.
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I just googled to see what tea eggs were, and wow those looks beautiful and delicious! I’m going to have to try this, because I love eating hard boiled eggs for breakfast too. :)
Tea eggs? what is this magic combination
Cracked tooth! Aargh! Poor thing. Here, there’s a dentistry department at the university in which you can receive dental care for either free or a nominal fee. Check this system out at your local university. I hope you can get this painful and worrying thing dealt with very very soon.
Aww, poor Roswell! I thought Canadian health care covered dental! Hopefully Evol’s idea works out and you can get the treatment you need soon.
Tea eggs are awesome though.
@Evol Sadly I’ve checked that out before and there just isn’t a program like that anywhere near me – I’m just gonna have to wait until I can pay for the work that needs to be done.
@Kaylee – I’m partially covered under my plan at work but the way our plan works is that I have to pay everything up front and then fill out a claim for to get reimbursed. But saving up enough to pay it all up front has been challenging on top of day to day living expenses and paying for my schooling.
Sorry to hear that, Ms. Strange. Here’s hoping the pennies add up quickly so that you can get this sorted asap.
I just googled to see what tea eggs were, and wow those looks beautiful and delicious! I’m going to have to try this, because I love eating hard boiled eggs for breakfast too. :)
Tea eggs? what is this magic combination
Cracked tooth! Aargh! Poor thing. Here, there’s a dentistry department at the university in which you can receive dental care for either free or a nominal fee. Check this system out at your local university. I hope you can get this painful and worrying thing dealt with very very soon.
Aww, poor Roswell! I thought Canadian health care covered dental! Hopefully Evol’s idea works out and you can get the treatment you need soon.
Tea eggs are awesome though.
@Evol Sadly I’ve checked that out before and there just isn’t a program like that anywhere near me – I’m just gonna have to wait until I can pay for the work that needs to be done.
@Kaylee – I’m partially covered under my plan at work but the way our plan works is that I have to pay everything up front and then fill out a claim for to get reimbursed. But saving up enough to pay it all up front has been challenging on top of day to day living expenses and paying for my schooling.
Sorry to hear that, Ms. Strange. Here’s hoping the pennies add up quickly so that you can get this sorted asap.