Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!

Xander ,'Chosen'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Steph L. - Sep 18, 2014 3:43:00 pm PDT #6477 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I have heard that there is not insignificant danger of ending up with soup + scrambled egg

Here's what I did, and it avoided scrambled egg:

*4 cups of chicken broth (which I made from bouillon that's both vegan and GF [and yet tastes EXACTLY like chicken...I suspect dark magics])
*keep 3/4 to 1 cup of the broth in a bowl, and mix it with 2-3 Tbsp cornstarch (based on how thick you want the soup)
*put the other 3-ish cups of broth in a saucepan, add 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp powdered ginger; bring all that to a boil
*mix the cornstarch/broth mixture in the boiling broth
*beat 2-3 eggs (depending on how much egg you like) with a fork and then let the beaten egg drizzle off the tines of the fork into the broth

It's the drizzling that creates the ribbon effect. I did pour a little egg straight from the bowl into the broth because I wanted some big egg pieces, but it did basically turn out like restaurant soup, with long skinny egg ribbon pieces. Next time I make it I'm going to add garlic.


Jesse - Sep 18, 2014 3:47:16 pm PDT #6478 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'll do just an egg in broth when I'm sick, ribbony like that, but only two steps!


Steph L. - Sep 18, 2014 3:57:38 pm PDT #6479 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I like the thick texture, so I don't mind the cornstarch steps. Still super easy! Also not as fluorescent yellow as restaurant soup. Maybe I need to add food coloring!


-t - Sep 18, 2014 4:04:13 pm PDT #6480 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

You inspired me, Tep!

I did arrowroot instead of corn starch and poured the egg directly from the measuring cup I beat it in rather than drizzling of a fork, but I whisked the broth with a fork while I poured. Some ribbons, some bigger pieces. I might like the bigger pieces more?

I used TJ's Savory Turkey Broth in a pouch, because it was handy. The kosher-for-passover chicken-style powdered broth (I think the brand is Osem) I have also has no chicken in it. I cannot tell. In my memory, it's pretty yellow, but I'll have to make it again to confirm.


-t - Sep 18, 2014 4:06:36 pm PDT #6481 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I wanna say that free-range chickens have yellower fat (from eating bugs and stuff? IDK) and thus make yellower soup, but I could be totally making that up.


Atropa - Sep 18, 2014 4:08:42 pm PDT #6482 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

All the Buffista food talk has made we want the buffista opinion on a food question: If you can't have both, cookis or cupcakes?

CUPCAKES. ALL YOUR CUPCAKES BELONG TO ME.


DavidS - Sep 18, 2014 4:16:54 pm PDT #6483 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I was stunned at how easy it is.

I was the same way when I figured out to do Hot and Sour Soup. "You mean...the sour part is lemon and the hot part is Sriracha? That's it?"


erikaj - Sep 18, 2014 4:28:33 pm PDT #6484 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

Yum, egg drop is my fave.


erikaj - Sep 18, 2014 4:31:22 pm PDT #6485 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

I would probably like hot-and-sour too, except those words in English...kind of make me think of bile together. Someone needs to give me some and not leave me the not-ordering choice. Also, with "clotted cream"


-t - Sep 18, 2014 4:32:01 pm PDT #6486 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

If you can't have both, cookis or cupcakes?

I can't give you an answer without more information. What kind of cookies? What flavour cupcakes? What kind of frosting? Why can't I have both? Are you sure?