XXL, eggs that is!

I'm at Whole Foods at Columbus Circle today and I find these there, in the produce section next to a variety of mushrooms, eggplants, and summer squashes.  I've never actually seen an Emu or Ostrich egg up close and personal like this, but let me just tell you they were a little scary!!  I actually couldn't bring myself to even touch them.  I know that's kind of cowardly of me but still they freaked me out, so instead I took a photo for you all!  The Emu eggs were the scariest looking.  They had like a scaly shell with tiny raised darker spots over the overall avocado green shell.

They are pretty pricey too!  I did a little research online and found out that an Emu egg is probably around the same weight of about 10 extra large chicken eggs.  You can get a dozen organic eggs for around 3-4 dollars, no need to pay $29.99 for one Emu egg that apparently has a pretty bland taste.  From what I've heard Ostrich eggs taste pretty much similarly to chicken eggs.  I think one Ostrich egg is equal to about 24 chicken eggs.  I'd rather just buy 2 dozen eggs rather than spending $39.99!

What are you thoughts?  Ever eaten either of these eggs?  Would you?  Leave me a comment and share your thoughts!

BBQ...and more Quinoa

Another quinoa creation made by me, I call it non other than, Asian Style Quinoa. It contains edamame, cilantro, sauteed shitake mushrooms, slivered almonds, toasted sesame seeds, and 2 cups cooked quinoa.

Asian Style Quinoa Dressing

(This is enough to pour over 2 cups cooked quinoa)

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

2 shallots finely chopped.

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons peanut butter or tahini

1/2 cup sesame oil

1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil

1/4 cup soy sauce

Mix all ingredients together and pour over quinoa salad before serving.

Errol eating the quinoa...he's a first time quinoa tryer and now he's a quinoa lover! Sous Chef Seth enjoying the quinoa as well! Bacon Wrapped Scallops made by Seth

Seth also made Mexican style corn smothered in sour cream and shredded cojita cheese sprinkled with lime, AKA Elote....who knew it would be so easy to make something so good! Let me tell you, it was f-cking amazing!!! I think I ate it up in 2.5 minutes! YUMMY!

What do you do with your leftover oil after using it for cooking? I always let it cool and then I usually pour it down the sink. Sometimes if I have a jar handy I pour it in there and then throw it away. Neither of these solutions are good for your pipes nor is it good for our environment. I came across this article in the New York Times. After reading the article I was very intrigued. I think this is a really cool new product! It's safe for the environment and solves your problem of what to do with leftover cooking oil, and even solidifies paint, WOW! I haven't actually had the chance to look for it in supermarkets but when Chanukah is near again I will be sure to search around for it. Meanwhile, I guess I won't be doing much frying!

Hip Hip Hooray for CobZorb!!