eggs

welcome to albert & worsley's 2nd annual easter egg dyeing extravaganza. this year worsley graciously hosted the event in her warm and cozy kitchen. when i arrived, worsley had all of the dyeing necessities carefully lined up on her beautiful harvest table...red cabbage, onion skins, beets and bowl full of eggs {the turmeric and coffee grounds came later}. did i mention she also had muffins baking in the oven? oh that worsley...one day i'll gush about her baking talents. but for now, we're talking eggs...so we dove right in to our dyeing stations...albert: prepping beets...worsley: managing boiling pots on the cooker.
we hesitated {ever-so-slightly} trying to recall exactly how is it that one dyes easter eggs naturally?:
albert: "do you remember?"
worsley: "um, not really. do you?"
albert: "hmmm. i think we are supposed to add vinegar to...something."
worsley: "oh, that sounds right."
we didn't let our foggy memories take a hold of our momentum so we forged ahead added a little boiling water here a little vinegar there and too much oil here {the oil was my idea...a bad one}. sometimes, not having a clue what you're doing brings the most unexpected...the most splendid...satisfying results!
happy easter.