The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg

Morning snack: Hard boiled egg and strawberries

Lunch: Mac and cheese and steamed broccoli

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I don't pack hard boiled eggs that often because LQ likes to peel her own and it can get a bit messy.  But with LQ's increasingly limited protein options I decided to cook some up.  Hard boiled eggs are funny little things.  Cooking them too long and they turn a bit green, not appetizing and can even get an "eggy" smell.  Or if not cooked long enough the yolk doesn't firm up and they can be a bit runny.  So what to do?

Place raw egg in pot covered with cold water.  Turn the heat to high.  As soon as the water gets a rolling boil cover the pot and turn off the heat source.  Set a timer for 10 minutes.  Once the timer goes off place the cooked eggs in ice water to stop the cooking process.  Tah dah!  Congratulations, you've just made perfectly cooked eggs.