don’t let that rice go to waste

That is, we are loving the taste of sweet and tart fruits with egg and rice. Easy to eat at home when you have the leftovers. Easy to give away, because whole fruits with pits like nectarines, peaches, and apricots are small and easily transportable. Sweet+salty delight.

Ladies and gentlemen, Egg in a Box presents our very first photo shoot! Also, check us out on Twitter. Such new developments! Special thanks to MAJ.

We’ve talked about how to boil an egg, but we need to talk about how to peel an egg, don’t we? This information is for those of you eating eggs yourself (obviously, not for those giving them away). Information forthcoming.

To note: both recipients looked cold, hungry, and appreciative. One was diabetic and asked about ingredients and then accepted the box. E-in-a-B is diabetic-friendly! (Note: this event took place on Christmas day; to those celebrating Chanukah on the same day, Happy Chanukah from Egg in a Box!)

 This box makes sense: smaller than a cup of coffee, but enough to fuel a vegetable and tofu dish.  At the top of our to-do list is researching drop-off points for boxes.

 This just in: Wasted Food featured an interview with us! Chow has covered Egg in a Box! Thank you so much to these wonderful publications. We’d like to take you out to the diner across the street.

On December 25, we packed the first batch of Egg in a Box containers and took to the streets of Manhattan to distribute them. Our initial foray into the streets with boxes was met with a resounding “Yeah!” from our first recipient when we told him what goodness the package contained. Here’s what the boxes looked like:

We were originally thrilled to learn of foodbox-ny.org, a project that installs drop-off boxes for leftovers on the streets of New York. Perfect for Egg in a Boxes! But it seems to have gone out of business. Let us know if it comes back, everyone.Happy holidays, everyone, and happy holiday spirit. We just got broccoli and tofu in brown sauce, and a small rice with it for dinner tonight, and we’ll let you know what happens with our leftovers.Have you heard about FreeRice.com? It’s been circulating widely.The South China Morning Post reported on October 1 that “Less Money Save Rice” day will give diners the option of a less expensive meal if they opt for less rice! And that means less wasted rice.