My new credo is to set a timer whenever I boil eggs on the stove. This morning, my eggs had been over the flame for awhile, but not too long ( or so I thought ). A loud crack pierced through the air suddenly, reminding me of my forgotten breakfast project. Uh oh.

Racing to the kitchen, the cracking turned out to be one of the eggs rupturing as it writhed inside an empty pot over a scalding hot flame. It just snapped and went postal inside there. The egg is now a pinnata. I’m happy to report the pot will survive and though it has some not so nice char marks on it, with any luck I’ll sort that out before the wife gets home. Oh, is the wife reading this? Everything is great, honey! Nothing is broken!

Speaking of eggs, here’s another tip. Let’s just say you have some well cooked hard boiled eggs sitting in the refrigerator awaiting future consumption. After peeling the shell and taking a bite, perhaps it might seem like a good idea to warm this stone cold egg. After all, mom always said don’t eat cold food unless it’s a vegetable right?

Please be warned. The microwave is no place to reheat a hardboiled egg, unless you want egg confetti.