Chances are, if you ask me to do something, like help with a project, climb a tree, or show up somewhere regardless of the hour, I’ll say yes. Maybe because I subscribed to #YOLO before that was a thing or maybe I don’t want to suffer from #FOMO, before or after or even if that is a thing.  Or maybe because it’s nice to do nice things for nice people and karma usually comes back and pleasantly surprises you.

Like this:

It looks like brunch, but it’s actually karma.  See, the only person who ever made me soft boiled eggs with buttery toast strips to dip in it, (eggs and soldiers), was my grandmother.   A couple things have put me out to sea this week, but I haven’t dealt with them because I spent my free time helping friends with a super cool project.  It was heaps of fun, but by Sunday, I needed a completely supportive/full of truisms/reminder of the important things in life hug from my g-ma to re-balance my psyche.  But she’s drinking campari in the afterlife, which is cool for her, but left me a little wistful.  Then I went to brunch and my friend had made soft boiled eggs with buttery toast strips.  It was a hug from the universe in an egg cup and the nicest thing ever.  Psyche: re-balanced.

When I got home, I baked a million and a half mini cupcakes.  As a favor.

Eggs & Soldiers

Fill a pot with enough water to cover the eggs by about an inch.  Bring to a rolling boil.  Carefully lower cold eggs into the water with a spoon and boil for about 4 minutes.  Remove from heat and run under cold water.  Serve in egg cups or shot glasses.  Crack the top of the egg with a spoon and remove some of the shell or use egg shears (a thing!) to take off the top of the egg.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Dip strips of buttery toasted bread in the soft egg yolk.