Cafe Flore's Oeuf A La Coque, Watercolor, 9" x 11 1/2"
Why is it only the French understand so well,
That a plain, simple egg can really be quite swell?
That a plain, simple egg can really be quite swell?
Nothings too good for the French egg.Diners have been known to beg.
They'd rather eat a French egg than a chicken leg.
Decked out in caviar and truffles,All that's missing are the white ruffles.
Many a book is proudTo have a French egg grace its cover.
I've heard Parisien crowds shout out loud,
GIVE US THE BOOK with the French egg on it's cover!
GIVE US THE BOOK with the French egg on it's cover!
Even the finest French cafesThink nothing of having eggcups on display.
You may well find a French egg at the Musee D'Orsay!
Heavens, even FabergeCreated an array of golden eggs.
No such glories await the USA egg.
Oh why is it only the French, who understand so well,
That a plain, simple egg can be filled even with caramel.
BONJOUR FRENCH EGG!
© by Carol Gillott 2010
What a great post! Eggs are not lowly! They are perfection!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE eggs too..in all forms
ReplyDeleteThe perfect food.
merci
Ok Carol, this must stop.
ReplyDeleteJust before making my usual cereal & banana breakfast, I bop into PB & now, at the end of this comment, its' downstairs to make an omelet!
Once again; seduced by your blog.
Eggs, here I come.
Yum.
Bill
I just love eggs and toast.
ReplyDeletewell
ReplyDeletethis posting came
just as i was
eating my omelet
go figure!
:-)
yes
yes
yes
GIVE ME THE ARTWORK
with the French egg
painted by U ♥
{{ although the book is nice, 2 }}
An eggspiring post! :-)
ReplyDeleteMay I whisper that I have had many a good egg even here in Wien? Egg cups everywhere in the cafes! ;-)
I love eggs too. There is not enough blogging about eggs, and especially egg cups. Thanks for this special treat.
ReplyDeleteMaureen
Love this post but then I always love your posts!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like a soft-boiled egg with toast soldiers!
BTW wonderful watercolor!
Eggs really are perfect--for any meal of the day.
ReplyDeleteI've been lucky enough to get duck eggs from a neighbor for the past year. They are spectacular.
Thanks for the post!
Eggs really are perfect--for any meal of the day.
ReplyDeleteI've been lucky enough to get duck eggs from a neighbor for the past year. They are spectacular.
Thanks for the post!
Beautiful washes on said gorgeous eggs!!!! Hm.. it's lunchtime and NOW I am craving an omelet....:)))
ReplyDeleteAnd, well the French should be proud of their deliciously fresh, bright orange eggs.
ReplyDeleteThe Spanish, too, elevate the egg. Not usually just a soft boiled one in cute cups.
But their Tortillas and various scrambles which are often served as a first course or a late supper plate.
Paula Wolfert has a fab recipe for eggs with truffles that I did when we were in France last year and the truffles were outrageously priced because of the draught.
xxxx
Our family loves the soft boiled eggs and I have many egg cups.....some are French
ReplyDeleteAh the Spanish tortilla!
ReplyDeleteNobody does it better...
Except for the Italian frittata.
And we have home fries and sausage..
Burp!
xxx
I forgot to say how lush & loose
ReplyDeletethat beautiful little still-life is!
Love it. And it made me really hungry...
for eggs.
Which I'm now heading down to make.
xx
wmt
I do like a good baked potato from time to time but that has nothing to do with eggs!
ReplyDeleteI love the painting!
ReplyDeleteThe whole post,is a delight as always!
(Love the sidebar art,too.)
LOVE .. the painting... and i ADORE eggs... in an egg cup.. somehow they always taste better that way...
ReplyDeletex pam
I love Eggs. Anyway you fix them I love em. Love the painting and this post too. Think I will go hard boil some eggs. :)) Maybe have a soft boiled one in the morning. :)
ReplyDeleteHello????
ReplyDeleteI will take that FRENCH EGG
with the caviar and truffles. Oh!!
that is Paris.. Love this post
You started the new year with a
great post,
Yvonne
Hi Carol. I just wanted to let you know that I posted your blog on my blog...about Oregon macaroons.lol.
ReplyDeleteSi tu viens voir LE BEC il est dans ma ville.....
ReplyDeleteJ'aime bien les œufs américain le matin au petit déjeuner car avec le décalage j'ai très faim.
bonne année2010 ma chère Carol
amitiés
Manon
Incidentally, toots--did you sell that watercolor of the egg in the cup up top here? Inquiring minds want to know. I've always been partial to it, you know...
ReplyDeleteI know why the American egg gets such a poor reception: the eggs in supermarkets - even the ones called "free-range" "organic" "from ecstatically happy hens" - all suck! They are pale imitations, weeks old and thin and runny. I have just lost my personal egg connection, a workmate who raises chickens who truly roam free and eat bugs and grains and produce the most incredible eggs! You can poach them without resorting to ANY culinary tricks (like vinegar, poaching cups, swirling the water) and they come out perfectly every time! Alas, I will eat no decent eggs till he completes his move and has time to set up the new Palais des Poulets.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely fantastic eggs painting!
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