I consider myself pretty proficient in the kitchen…. Now. Back before I started this blog, I was afraid of baking and poaching. I never thought these were things I could accomplish until I tried. Baking is not that hard, once you learn patience. Poaching is easy to do as long as you don’t stir the boiling water too quickly, so much so that it leaps out of the pot, scalding your body. Not that that happened to me or anything… Truth be told, Mike is actually a great poacher. How on Earth he can poach an egg yet not understand or even follow a recipe, I have no idea. He is actually better at poaching than me. Don’t tell him that though! Poaching an egg is simple. I am sure everybody has different methods, as with most things, but this is the way that has worked for me time and time again. The trick to poaching an egg is to start off by cracking the egg into a bowl with about ¼ cup of white vinegar in it. Let that sit for five minutes while you bring a large skillet filled ¾ of the way with water to a rolling …

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