Egg in a Box

Lox in a Box

egginabox — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:59:14 +0000

I’m wondering if we’re overusing our “in a box” moniker, but I saw this neatly-placed bagel in a newspaper box in front of Zabar’s. It reminds me, too, of the FoodBox, recently profiled by Wasted Food here. Lox in a Box, indeed. . .

Featured Philosophical Question

egginabox — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:07:59 +0000

There is room in a box for two eggs. If one, why not two? If two, why not three? Where do you go with a problem as big as hunger? This time of year is a good time to reflect on the fact that the most important thing is to start somewhere. This pic is from the Dec. 25th giveaway!

Egg Rolls in a Box

egginabox — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:50:44 +0000

We went to Chinese food + Mel Brooks movies at 92Y Tribeca this year, and though we missed our usual festivities with loved ones who need to take a break just this year, we had a great time watching Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs. Most importantly, the Y was good enough to provide takeaway boxes, so we could create Egg Rolls in a Box. Our 3rd annual holiday giveaway! In other news, our sticker project is taking form. We are really excited about this project for 2010, and celebrate two years of Egg in a Box in January.

November News: Sticker Project

egginabox — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:45 +0000

Egg in a Box is working on a new prong (let’s go with the fork tableware metaphor!): Sticker Project. In an eggshell: we want to get restaurants to put a small sticker on their to-go rice boxes. This sticker will inform eaters to not waste the extra rice and will point to this website for information. We’ll going to start by speaking to three Chinese restaurants that operate close to W. 23rd Street in Manhattan. Ideas and questions? Please write us! Special thanks to writer Jonathan Bloom of Wasted Food, who is writing a forthcoming book about wasted food in America (look for it in bookstores in 2010!), for re-invigorating the discussion about this.

Harvesting: Cooked v. Raw

egginabox — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:54:43 +0000

This weekend, I harvested squash, carrots, beans, various lettuces, swiss chard, cukes (22 of them!), and broccoli from our new garden in Upstate NY. It was the first time I had done that in my life. I felt so healthy eating the food just minutes after picking it, and it felt so good to get down in the earth and harvest. Question of the day: how much of your leftovers = raw? How much cooked? Are leftovers usually thought of as cooked food?

Today’s News: We’re digging fruit

egginabox — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:02:23 +0000

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.

M & M Photo Shoot

egginabox — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:06:26 +0000

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.

Today’s News: How to Peel an Egg

egginabox — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:04:04 +0000

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!)

Featured Recipe Query: Crunchy rice

egginabox — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:12:01 +0000

What do you do with this much extra brown rice? These are two real-live views of our fridge from a few months ago. We ordered Chinese food for four, and later that night, one of us got hungry again and ordered a dish from the joint on the corner that delivers until 12am (this was a particularly intense ordering-in day). The remaining unopened boxes could either be given away, eaten soon, or saved until they got crunchier and made into something later.

And this is another view of our fridge:

We need your ideas for those recipes that involve the rice staying put! We tend to reheat our brown rice from takeout and serve it a week or two later. Inevitably, it’s a little dehydrated, but it works. Do you use water, broth, or something else to make your rice stay “ricey”?Have you found a way to use crunchy rice in recipes? What about on top of savory pies? Take a walk on the wild side: what about crunchy rice instead of typical cake crumble in certain recipes? Submit your ideas to us!

Featured Recipe: Rice Orbs

egginabox — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:03:16 +0000

A San José, CA reader suggested this nifty recipe for reusing extra rice:

1. Take your extra rice (sticky rice is ideal) and form tablespoon-sized orbs, using a little warm water to mold them
2. For extra flavor, sprinkle sesame seeds on them, or better yet, roll them in sesame seeds
3. Dip them into soy sauce from your extra packets
4. Voila: rice orbs thanks to San Jo!