The Eastern Seaboard got dumped on again by Nimo and Toronto wasn’t spared this time. A total of 30cm (12inches) covered the city over 28 hours! Could have been worse. Here are a few shots for your enjoyment. Hope you were spared the carnage!
My dear friend Norma (at Garden to Wok) reminded me of a recipe I wanted to try. Norma posted Egg Foo Yung in April last year and I was so struck by it that I made it shortly after, with much success! Norma kindly suggested that next time I try it in the ebelskiver pan that Barb posted about. As you know, this Christmas Santa Barb generously bought me very own Ebelskiver pan and even though I’ve been giving it (and my arms, since it is cast iron) a good workout, I decided it was time to expand the horizons of the humble Ebelskiver pan. Last week, I needed dinner and thought, what an opportunity! So, I pulled out the pan and made Eggelskiver.
I followed the original recipe exactly, with the exception of the cooking time, since these were a bit thicker, they needed a little oven time (350°F) for about 12 minutes until the egg and seafood are cooked through. Because the round part is at the bottom, they get a gorgeous golden colour without having to flip so don’t bother! I put a few chili flakes onto the soup as garnish.
I will definitely make this again, thanks Norma for the suggestion, I almost like these better than the original!
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Hope you have warmed up a bit. It seems impossible to imagine shovelling snow….from where we sit here in the heat. I agree with Charlie, I’m not sure if I could cope. I love your dish it looks delightfully comforting and warm……
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Ah yes, you guys have been hit hard with heat whilst we’re being dumped on with snow and cold! I think I’d prefer the cold to be honest; the humidity would just kill me.
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Goodness, what some lovely snow! We had a little bit this year – not all that much, although it was enough to make me happy that my car (yeah – the tiny little one you saw me in in Paris) is 4WD. If it had only been 2WD I’d have been stuck for sure because I ended up dumbly trying to reverse out of my parking spot next to my apartment and ended up driving straight up onto this huge pile of snow banked up behind my car. Wheels were spinning and I’ve had been stuck for sure otherwise 😀
Do you guys have to push the snow off the roofs over there? My wife’s father has to get onto the roof of his house (well, not just him, everyone) and clear the snow away every week or so in the winter because otherwise the snow can cause structural issues to the houses.
Anyway – the “egg-elskiver” – looks wonderful… what a wonderfully creative way of serving foo-yung. (I’m such a fan of that dish!) – and the name as well… very cool :D.
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Hi Charles, I suspect that if we had so much, we would want to push it off the roof too but we normally don’t. My brother has someone do it at his cottage, but they get significantly more snow than Toronto.
I know what you mean about the car, we had an all wheel drive a few years ago and it came in very handy the year the mayor had to call in the army because we had so much snow. We were the only car on the street that could go in the deep snow. It was eery to drive around.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/1999/01/14/snow990114.html
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These look SO delicious Eva! I can’t believe how much snow you guys got too-you should come over here one day 😉
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Thanks Lorraine, I’d love to go to Australia. One day!
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Wow, you guys really did get some snow! It’s so pretty, but I know it can be a pain, too. Fortunately you had these very cute and very edible Ebelskiver egg foo yung to comfort you! I love the idea of making it this way, and what a wonderful dish. So clever and so delicious, too, I’ll bet. Hope your snow has melted!
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Hi Betsy, yes the rain and wind and sunshine has melted most of the now, but not all. Now we have black snow, with the dirt of the city. Not pretty at all. This is about the time I would like to fast forward to spring.
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I feel torn about snow it’s pretty but can get so crazy…but as for these balls…I could happily feast on 5! =)
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Thanks SM, it was rather lovely until I had to spend two hours shoveling!
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I love your snow pictures; especially the first one! Beautiful. I haven’t eaten egg foo yung in a long time. Yours looks perfect and delicious 🙂
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Thank you kindly Judy, it was tasty. That first pic was taken with my iPhone 4s and an app called camera awesome, by Smug Mug. It’s free with a very good number of filters and you need not subscribe to the cloud to store your photos like Instagram. No copyright issues, your photos are your own!
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Hi, thank you for your kind words; you didn’t link your site, I will need to review it before I will link.
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I’ve never made anything nearly this creative with soup before. I’m taken by the wholesome ingredients and the beautiful look of this recipe Eva. I can well imagine how good it tastes – so warming and satisfying too for this snow-filled Canadian winter we are having! Great pics by the way – I especially like the one from your office – it has a nostalgic sepia tone to it that’s lovely.
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Thanks Kelly, it was really very tasty and comforting on that bleak day. I’m using a new app on my iPhone called Camera Awesome. It’s free and has a number of free filters but what I love about it is that it can do selective focus similar to my Canon. I very seldom pull out the canon these days.
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That looks delicious! Makes me want to put some rice on the side (the meatballs.). Yum! 😀
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Hi Anne, sorry you missed this post, it’s not meatballs, but egg foo yung, an egg dish from China.
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12 inches is still a LOT of snow! Ours is finally all melted…and hope we see our grass till spring 🙂 I grew up eating and loving egg foo yung…and you’ve given me the biggest craving! It’s been decades since I’ve had this dish…
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Thanks Liz, we’ve had a warm and rainy day so I’m hoping the piles of snow will be melted before the next storm hits.
Yes indeed egg foo yung is rather tasty.
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We weren’t. I have about 40 inches of solid snow still sitting in my backyard. Piles as high as 12 to 14 feet are lining up the streets that are treacherous to negotiate. School buses today were almost an hour late ferrying the kids. It’s fun, when you don’t have to dig out of it, seriously.
What a delightful recipe Eva! Delicious!!!
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Yikes that’s a lot if snow Minnie! Some of ours melted today with warmer temperatures and rain, still more to go though.
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Eggelskivers were new to me when you last posted the recipe — and they still are. I must say, though, that each looks so delicious in your broth. I hope you had a lot of both, broth and eggelskivers. It sounds like the perfect meal to enjoy as the snow falls.
I see you’re getting the rain we received yesterday. Good! It will really help to clear the snow in no time. Glad to read that you were only inconvenienced and nothing worse. Remarkable that, with this storm, receiving “only” 30 cm is considered lucky.
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Thank you for your kind words John, we fared OK with the storm, hoping you did too. Today was rather warm and rainy and it too about 40% of the snow, still a lot more melting to do.
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Big fan of chili flakes. The heat nicely balances with the mountain of snow in my backyard.
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It’s fun if you don’t have to shovel. Or drive in it.
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Oh my goodness! You certainly did get dumped on with snow! Reminds me of winters in Minnesota. Do you have some excellently cute boots for the occasion? 😉 These eggelskivers are adorable! And they sound absolutely delicious. The chili flakes are a great addition too. Great use of your new pan!
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Thanks Kristy, I pulled out my Sorels which are anything but fashionable. Warmth and dry were key. They don’t even sell my ugly version anymore!
I’m happy to have found another use for the pan, and it was very tasty too.
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An amazing use of your pan, Eva. I’m sure the makers never thought of this application. 🙂 And serving the egg foo yung with a broth instead of a heavy sauce made it a healthier choice.
We were lucky and got barely 2 inches of snow compared to your foot. It’s mostly gone now
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Thanks Maria, I was excited to have another use for it.
Today is rather warm and it’s raining, I doubt it’ll be enough to melt everything but at least it’s a start. I hope it all goes before the next dumping…I have run out of space at home to put it!
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Not having one of those great pans, I guess I’ll have to stick with the regular version though I haven’t made any egg foo yung since the great turkey binge of 2012. 🙂
I haven’t been keeping track of upcoming snow predictions. Hope we don’t get another dumping soon.
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Hi Maria, Norma in upstate NY says there is another one coming on the weekend.
You should definitely make it again, so yummy.
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Stay warm my friend and enjoy the snow from the window while staying warm with this delicious dish 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Thank you kindly CCU. The weather warmed up today and it’s raining so hopefully most of the snow will melt before the next storms dumps on us!
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That’s an awful lot of snow Eva, hope everything gets back to normal soon. Love your egg foo-yungs. I remember the first time I ordered them from a take away, I was so disappointed when it turned out o be an omelette. Tasted amazing though.
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Thanks David, I’ve only made it at home and the scallop and shrimp combo are wonderful in the slightly salty broth. A very tasty meal indeed.
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Love the looks of your Egg Foo Yung cooked in the ebelskiver pan, I too like this presentation, they are so cute swimming in the broth. Thanks for the shout out.
We had about 12 inches of snow, but the driveway had about 30 inches with the drifts, another storm is heading our way this weekend.
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Oh no, not another storm, I sure hope it bypasses us both. The shout out was my pleasure, I got a lovely dinner out of it!
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What an original, delightful recipe, Eva. They also look very cute. I would do it immediately if I had the magic pan. I am exercising now with all my pans because I finally got rid of the teflon coated toxic stuff and only use old good thick steel pans, which are almost as heavy as cast iron (my wok is made of a very thin steel layer, so it’s the only light pan I have).
Believe it or not our city today looks similar to yours! (Although not 30 cm of course!). It’s very rare here to see everything covered in snow (we are not in high mountains).
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Oh your city is indeed beautiful, and a nice dusting of snow would make it so romantic. We got rid of the poison pans too for that very same reason. I prefer to cook with the cast or enamel anyway.
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I would swear that we got more than 12 inches of snow. It took us almost 3 hours to dig out our driveway and sidewalk. I shoveled the first hour to get the car out to go pick up the girls from school! Do you think the egg foo yung could finish cooking nicely on the stove top? I made a Chinese feast last night with one of Norma’s dishes–the one she revised for your diet a while back! Now I want to go to Tap Phong Trading Company and buy a bunch of utensil and dishes!
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Yes, I’d turn the heat down and put a lid on it so it replicates an oven. Let me know when you go to Tap Phong, I’ll go with you.
There was a lot if shoveling; may I suggest a snow blower for Kevin for Valentina’s day?
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wow…lots of snow!
I would love one with lots of broth!
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Thanks Angie, yes indeed it was a lot of snow.
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This looks so good and great for a snowed-in evening. I can’t believe all the snow. I have no idea how I would live in those conditions. Just how do you get out and about? We don’t even get as much as a frost here in Sydney xx
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Hi Charlie, we have snow tires which helps quite a lot. Some cars have all wheel drive (we had an Audi that had it) which allows you to plow through anything. I usually just go out on foot, our stores are close enough to my house that I walk.
Yes, the dish was lovely and warming.
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