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Egg-cellent Meal!

Daily Mail reports:
One creative mother has come up with a novel way of making sure her offspring eat their breakfasts - by using eggs to make works of art. Sculpted into a variety of extraordinary designs, Anne Widya, from Hong Kong, uses sunny side up eggs to make sure her children's plates are always cleared.

Made using a cookie cutter and sushi wrap, the mother-of-four serves eggs in an assortment of shapes from smiling pigs to ice cream sundaes. Mrs Widya's art career first began as way to cheer up her son, Andrew, when he became unwell and was forced to miss school. The colourful designs proved a hit and since then, Mrs Widya, who has never been to a single cooking class and is completely self-taught, has made them every day. Ideas for the designs come from everyday objects, interesting pictures discovered while browsing the internet, the TV or book illustrations. And she's also become an internet sensation in her own right, after she began posting photos of her designs online.

'I've always loved decorating my kids plates, whether it was for dessert, pastry or bread but it used to be something simple,' she explains. 'In 2012, I posted a picture of Andrew's fully decorated meal when he was sick and my friends loved the plate. 'As time went on, their breakfast plates ended up becoming my art projects. Sunny side up requires a little patience to make, the edges will burn or overcook using high heat. 'I usually plan everything ahead of time, I cut the bread up using scissors the night before and keep it in an air tight container. 'In the morning I slice the fruits while toasting the bread and fry the sunny side up eggs and sausages all at the same time.

'If I see a cute thing on the internet, TV or in a book, I will take a picture of it using my iPhone and keep it for reference. 'When I have free time, I will look at those pictures again and think about how I will make that shape using egg, fruit or bread. 'For morning egg art it usually takes 45 minutes for 3 decorated plates, I only make 3 plates because my youngest is still very picky and is still in the phase of throwing things on the floor. 'I make them as often as time allows, I don't make food art in a hurry as it would defeat the whole purpose of making it. I want to create happy memories for all of my family.'