I can feel ita giving me the stinkeye, but there is no bad way to cook eggs. I felt like a magician last summer when I realized how good egg salad is with an avocado in the mix.

Mashed or chopped avocado? Because I love egg salad and am still looking for the perfect recipe.

Mastering poached eggs is a good way to maximize their nutritional eggy goodness, and also it feels Fancy and Not Deprived.

::Turn away Hec. You will NOT want to see this::

A friend gave me an electric egg poacher and I _loooove_ it. So easy, tasty and foolproof.

A friend gave me an electric egg poacher and I _loooove_ it. So easy, tasty and foolproof.

I have no problem with that. Poached eggs, life is easier. Boom.

I'm still a big fan of shirred eggs. yum!

Hey, I have a question for the hivemind. My cat is starting to develop renal disease and needs special renal formula food. Any recs on good brands? Thanks

Burrell, I'm sorry to hear about your cat's impending renal disease. Without being able to read labels, I'd go with Iams/Eukanuba over Hill's. But the key really is reading the labels. Here is a well-researched article (citations included at the end) written by a lay person who loves cats and has some mad research skills. [link] It was posted in a threaded forum and was bigger than a single post allowed. It is entitled "A Primer On Urinary Tract Health in Cats". Unfortunately, some of the replies including my own got mixed in between the posts that are the article, so do keep scrolling down until the end. IIRC the main focus was on FLUTD but did also include information pertinent to renal failure. Depending on when your vet graduated, it is entirely possible that "That Woman Sez" is more educated on the topic of feline nutrition and renal health. Until recently any classes on nutrition at veterinary schools were merely seminars taught by reps from Iams or Hill's and not to be relied upon to truly educate.

Thanks WS, I knew you'd have something helpful. The vets office sold us a few cans to try but I wasn't sure what to look for.

I read that but now I'm confused. My cat drinks tons of water, and eats mostly wet food these days as she's old and her teeth aren't great. But the vet recommended a low protein diet, not high protein. Hrm. But thank you. More info is good, even if it takes me a while to process it.

I seem to recall something about protein and uric acid, possibly from Hubby's gout days, but that may just be a random concatenation of facts that don't really go together.

(our spell checker knows how to spell concatenation! Even the board itself is smart!)

Until recently any classes on nutrition at veterinary schools were merely seminars taught by reps from Iams or Hill's and not to be relied upon to truly educate

I knew that Hill's and Iams pushed their product through vet schools, but did something change recently?