Hi Everybody! Happy day! The 10 year old only child is gone and with him his picky eating habits!!! Grrrr...."Mommie doesn't make me eat that!" (Daddy works hard and gets home 7:30 so he's little help) Leave that kid with ME for a few weeks!
No, he didn't eat the egg gravy--only person who hasn't but I suspect some of that junk is about control... oh well...
The egg gravy is also what Bob's mother calls creamed eggs so I didn't give her the extra ingredients. She 'llowed as to how she used to make it years ago. Ok....
Since I don't measure anymore I'll guess this is for maybe 3 people:
4 eggs, hard cooked (for pretty eggs bring to soft boil and then remove pot to finish cooking 10-11 minutes and then blanch with ice water. This keeps 'em from turning gray)
1/3 stick butter (not margarine), melted and then corresponding amount of plain flour stirred in to make a roux. It's ready for warm milk when there's a tiny glaze over the top of the roux as you stir it. Takes 3 minutes or so to cook the flour taste out. As that butter is melting I add a chicken boullion cube to melt with it. Just don't add as much salt as you might.
Slowly add warm milk until you have a "gravy" or sauce as some folks say. I shake in garlic powder and cayenne powder to taste and then add the cut up boiled eggs. Then some black pepper for different oils and whatever salt you need. The aim here is not to produce a spicy product but just to add enough cayenne for completing the taste. I pour this over toasted multigrain English muffins or barring that, whole grain bread. Is this simple? Just makes a good hardy start for company because you usually go out and it has lots of protein in it. If you need meat, just do Boca sausage, regular sausage, bacon, etc. on the side.
Nothing really special, folks. I was touched by so much discussion about it. Hope your holidays are what you are happiest doing. I think we'll settle for candles, a fire, some greenery and yummy food. Incidentally, Bob's been looking for a dwarf black bamboo and informs me that he's found it for $287 a pot!!!! Insane!!!! Anyone know of any other sources? We're going to put it in a 2.5' pot in the ground to contain it.