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You've heard of cooking steaks sous vide, but one beloved chef says a similar method works for eggs — and tried it herself.

Ree Drummond, the Food Network host also known as the "Pioneer Woman," recently cooked an omelet in a plastic bag placed in simmering water.

"I am really excited to try this," Drummond said in a YouTube video posted March 18.

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The celebrity chef began by using a heat-safe plastic bag and preparing the ingredients.

"The good news is I'm not making a huge commitment by just making one omelet in a bag," she said while chopping a tomato. "It's nice to experiment with things like this before you really go whole hog."

After cracking the eggs into a bag, Drummond began to whisk them together with a fork.

"I sure don't want to pierce a hole in the bag," she said in the video. "And then everything just goes in — the peppers, tomatoes, some grated cheese, some thin deli ham."

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During the process, Drummond said, "I gotta tell you, I love it already."

"I love the idea of making a bunch of these the night before," she said. "It would make the cooking process go so much faster than tending to a skillet. All right, here goes nothing. Drop the bag right into simmering water."

After removing the bag from the simmering water, the chef admired the omelet and said she was "so intrigued."

She went on, "I'm gonna set it down and just let it cool off a little bit. It is mighty hot."

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She continued, "My dream is that this thing falls right out of the bag. … Ah, it looks amazing," Drummond added, impressed. "Wow, it's just so moist and perfect. I think it could use just a little garnish."

There were mixed reactions posted in the YouTube comments section. 

"Cooking in plastic bags ... eish!" one person wrote.

"Looks super but are the eggs in the middle all the way done?" another questioned.

A third user wrote, "The traditional way is easier, faster and less mess."

Others thought the trick seemed promising.

"My sons learned this in Boy Scouts. We have them pretty often. ... They're good and no mess, or dishes to wash," one mother commented.

Another said, "Love these, been making them for years."

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The egg-cooking method is convenient but imperfect, California food scientist Rachel Zemser said.

It would take a skilled chef or scientist to get the egg consistency "just right," Zemser told Fox News Digital.

"If the temperature is too high, or if the egg is cooked too long, then the egg will become rubbery as the proteins will tighten up and squeeze out all the extra moisture," she said.

The result, Zemser noted, would be a "rubbery egg in the bag."

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"If the temperature is lowered, or cooking time adjusted, this can be perfected to create the ideal textured omelet," she said.

For those who'd like to try it, Zemser suggested cooking the dish sous vide (French for "under vacuum") at 167 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.

"That would prevent the proteins from binding up tightly, squeezing out the water and drying out the egg, making it rubbery," she said.

"Adding ingredients like fat or cream can prevent the egg protein matrix from binding up so tight and keep the omelet softer and smoother during the cooking process."

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The eggs wouldn't brown or caramelize, but that might not make a difference depending on tastes, Zemser said.

"No caramelization could be a good or bad thing depending on the consumer," she said. "Some people like some cooked brown notes on their eggs, others do not — so it's a preference thing."

Zemser also cautioned that, while not an expert on microplastics, cooking food in plastic bags may not be for everyone.

"I would imagine that some people may have concerns about microplastics leaching into food," she said, noting that issues typically arise at higher temperatures, such as boiling.

Fox News Digital reached out to Drummond for comment.

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In case you blinked and missed it, President Donald Trump is back to threatening Iran.

And that seems to undercut the idea that his envoys are having very good talks, through intermediaries, with the Iranians.

Just look at the tone of his Truth Social posting yesterday:  

"The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran. Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched.’ This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old Regime’s 47 year ‘Reign of Terror.’" 

Does that sound like someone who believes he’s close to an agreement?

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I don’t think Trump wants to bomb the hell out of Iran’s energy facilities. He’s fully aware of how that would escalate the war and keep the U.S. mired in the conflict for many months at a minimum – a worst-case scenario for a man who campaigned against entanglement in foreign wars.

That’s why he extended his deadline by 10 days, to try to work out some compromise with what remains the world’s leading terror state. It’s hard to feel an ounce of sympathy for these murderous dictators who are responsible for so many thousands of deaths, including those of their own people.

The president told the New York Post yesterday that the administration has been dealing with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Ghalibaf, saying we’ll find out within a week "whether he is someone America can truly work with."

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters yesterday, "I hope journalists in this room are wise enough not to take[the word of] an Iranian regime that has repeatedly lied about our country, about our values, about everyone in this room, frankly, for nearly five decades."

From the point of view of Iran, which was invaded by British and Soviet forces during World War II, all the regime has to do is survive and then claim victory.

The president is in something of a box. He clearly wants to end our military involvement in Iran, but can’t be seen as backing down on his threats.

Trump, at a minimum, needs two things. One is an agreement he can sell as limiting Iran’s ability to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons. The other is ending Tehran’s blockade of "hostile" powers using the Strait of Hormuz, which has choked off 20 percent of the world’s oil traffic.

With the president moving tens of thousands of troops into position in the Middle East, he certainly has the boots he needs for a sustained attack.   

Trump is, as everyone knows, paying the price at home. The stock market has plummeted, shrinking the retirement accounts of millions of Americans. The cost of living, led by soaring gas prices, keeps rising after an election that was focused on "affordability."

And the president’s standing has nosedived among young men, many of whom want no part of this war or feel they were misled about foreign wars.

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Meanwhile, Iran’s military machine has been decimated, but it still has the ability to inflict damage with cheap drones. Over the weekend, one such drone injured at least 10 American service members at a Saudi air base, two seriously, and others have caused damage in Israel, killing at least 20 people.

The New York Times says "there has been little apparent progress in the negotiations. Iran has denied holding substantive talks with the United States and has rejected the Trump administration’s conditions as unreasonable. The war has raged on, drawing in much of the Middle East, sending oil and gas prices skyrocketing and fracturing Mr. Trump’s political support at home."

The Wall Street Journal reports the president "is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, according to U.S. officials, a complex and risky mission that would likely put American forces inside the country for days or longer." While "considering the danger to U.S. troops," Trump is "open" to the idea "because it could help accomplish his central goal of preventing Iran from ever making a nuclear weapon."

Trump is no stranger to shifting rhetoric. After vowing to block any oil shipments to Cuba, Trump let a Russian tanker through, saying it doesn’t matter because the island’s economy is collapsing anyway. An alternate take: He wanted to avoid a confrontation with Moscow while heavily focused on the Mideast.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the "hate-Trump" press is constantly playing up negative news. While the coverage has indeed been overwhelmingly pessimistic, I don’t know how else the latest exchanges between Washington and Tehran could be reported.

Hegseth, a decorated Army veteran, is taking heat for his repeated emphasis on Christianity, including, as the Washington Post notes, bringing clergy from his small Christian denomination to preach at the Pentagon.

The other day, talking about the war, Hegseth prayed for American troops to bring "overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy … We ask these things with bold confidence in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus Christ."

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It sounds rather melodramatic to say so, but we are at a critical turning point. Either some kind of deal is made, face-saving or otherwise, or an aerial assault is unleashed upon Iran that prolongs the war and raises the prospect of an Iraq-style quagmire. 

If the Iranian leaders were rational, they’d want to avoid further obliteration. But I’m not sure they are. They are maddeningly phony negotiators who deserve whatever they get. But the consequences of an all-out bombing for America, and the president himself, could be just as severe.

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The chair of the Hernando County, Florida, Democratic Party was arrested for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a bullhorn during a "No Kings" protest over the weekend.

Brian Stewart, 63, was charged with simple battery and booked into the Hernando County Jail after the incident on Saturday. He was released later that day, jail records show.

Deputies responded at around 10:30 a.m. to the intersection of Mariner and Cortez boulevards, where Stewart allegedly struck a disabled veteran — identified as Thomas Michta in police reports — in the head with a bullhorn. The incident occurred as demonstrators in Hernando County and across the country protested against the Trump administration's policies, according to WTSP.

Michta told deputies he was walking through the protest when he and Stewart became involved in an argument, the outlet reported.

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The man accused Stewart of striking him during the dispute and reported being in pain, with a visible lump on his head, according to an arrest affidavit, WTSP reported.

Deputies spoke to a witness who said he observed a fight during the protest.

According to the affidavit, video footage captured by the witness and reviewed by deputies showed Stewart using a bullhorn to hit the man in the head and push him in the chest.

After reviewing the video, the witness statement and Stewart's own admissions, deputies said they developed probable cause to believe Stewart intentionally hit the man and caused bodily harm, the affidavit says.

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Stewart is scheduled to appear in court on April 27.

The Florida Republican Party called for Stewart to be removed as chair over the incident at the protest.

"Violence and political intimidation have no place in our state, and Floridians deserve better than mere silence from Democrat leadership. Nikki Fried must immediately remove Brian Stewart from his position of leadership in the Florida Democrat Party!" Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power said in a statement to WTSP.

The Florida Democratic Party and the Hernando County chapter said in separate statements that they "condemn violence."

"We have been made aware that our Chair, Brian Stewart, was arrested after responding to a provocation from a local agitator who threw a drink on him and yelled obscenities at community members during a protest," the Hernando County Democratic Party said in a statement to the Tampa Bay Times.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Hernando County Democratic Party for additional comment.

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FIRST ON FOX: States that decline to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) could forgo nearly $23 billion in education funding over the next three years, according to a new analysis from the America First Policy Institute.

To highlight those potential losses, the group will launch an interactive Funding Loss Calculator designed to show how much each non-participating state stands to lose in charitable donations tied to the federal tax credit program. 

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The projections estimate that 23 states could miss out on nearly $23 billion between 2027 and 2029—equivalent to more than 4.1 million could be lost in scholarship opportunities for students.

"We wanted to make sure that governors know and especially, the people in the states know, what is being foregone if they do not opt in to this federal tax credit scholarship program," Erika Donalds, chair of educational opportunity at AFPI, told Fox News Digital.

"The program will provide not just private school tuition, but homeschool expenses, curriculum assistance, tutoring, special needs services, dual enrollment and so many other resources for families," Donalds said, adding that the funds come from private donations and not state budgets.

So far, she added that so far, 28 governors have opted into the program.

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Under the policy, taxpayers can receive up to $1,700 in dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits for donations to scholarship-granting organizations, which fund K–12 expenses such as private school tuition, homeschooling, tutoring and special needs services. But only students in participating states are eligible to benefit.

That means taxpayers in states that opt out can still claim the credit—but their contributions are redirected to organizations in other states, effectively sending education funding elsewhere.

As a result, the calculator allows users to model different participation rates and view projected losses on a state-by-state basis. Supporters say the tool is meant to underscore the potential consequences for governors weighing whether to join the program.

"Every parent deserves to make education decisions on behalf of their children. We have seen state after state where parents are begging for school choice options," Donalds said.

"In Texas, in just one month, 250,000 applicants for a school choice program that is only going to accommodate about 80,000 students. In Tennessee, over 50,000 applications for a program that accommodates 20,000 student. There should not be wait lists on education freedom," she added.

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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is calling on prosecutors to try, convict and punish the undocumented killer of Stephanie Minter, arguing that he must face American justice before he’s ordered to leave the country.

Kaine said he fears deportation could be a form of leniency.

"I’m not sure that if he’s deported, [that] he will really face the punishment that he should face. If you do a deportation now, what’s the guarantee he would really face severe consequences for what he’s done?" Kaine said.

"I think he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and then possibly deported after that, but I wouldn’t want him to escape accountability for the crime."

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Authorities are charging Abdul Jalloh, a 32-year-old Sierra Leone native, with the murder of Stephanie Minter after authorities found her dead at a bus stop in Fairfax, Virginia last month.

Jalloh had already been arrested more than 30 times before his fatal confrontation with Minter, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Among others, his previous charges included rape, malicious wounding, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing and more.

Local authorities dropped previous charges against Jalloh, allowing him to walk free.

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Kaine believes this time should be different.

"I think he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and then possibly deported after that," Kaine said.

Jalloh has been charged with second-degree murder.

Even as questions remain about why Virginia authorities let Jalloh go, Kaine, who served as governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, posited that ICE may have failed to follow through on requests to detain Jalloh ahead of Minter’s murder.

"My experience when I was governor — and this is now 15 or 20 years ago — is that we would normally let ICE know before we let anybody out of prison in Virginia, and then they wouldn’t show up," Kaine said.

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"We would give them two-weeks notice [and say] ‘Hey, here’s somebody who’s here, come pick them up,’ and they wouldn’t show up. That was more my experience."

Fox Digital reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.

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The U.S. government will allow a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, effectively easing a blockade that has pushed the island into an energy crisis, according to a report.

The Russian-flagged tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, was headed for Cuba on Sunday, carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of oil, The New York Times reported, citing a U.S. official who had been briefed on the matter.

The tanker Anatoly ⁠Kolodkin was just off the eastern tip of Cuba on Sunday, ship tracking data showed.

"We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload, because they need … they have to survive," President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked about the report.

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"If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it’s Russia or not," he added.

Trump had sought to restrict oil shipments to Cuba in an effort to pressure its government.

The U.S. government has temporarily eased some sanctions on Russian oil shipments to help stabilize global energy markets amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran that began last month.

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The Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed from Primorsk, Russia, could soon dock at the Matanzas port in Cuba if it remains on its current path, according to tracking services MarineTraffic and LSEG.

The oil would provide significant relief to Cuba, where President Miguel Díaz-Canel has said fuel shortages have persisted for months, forcing strict gas rationing and deepening the island’s energy crisis.

The U.S. capture of then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January stripped a key Cuban ally who had been providing oil to the island on favorable terms.

The Trump administration then blocked all Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba and vowed to impose punitive tariffs on any third country that supplied shipments to the island, forcing Mexico to stop its exports to Cuba.

Another ship, the Hong Kong-flagged Sea Horse, was also carrying about 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel to Cuba, but was rerouted to Venezuela.

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A Texas woman is dead after being shot in an alleged carjacking while visiting her cancer-stricken best friend. 

Marietta Allison traveled from Austin to Houston to accompany friend Cassie Daniel to her second treatment for stage 4 ovarian cancer on Saturday, March 7. 

Following a day at the hospital in which Allison took care of Daniel as she received a round of chemotherapy, the pair of friends left around 10:30 p.m. to spend the night at a nearby friend’s house. 

When there was no parking at the building, Allison dropped Daniel and her father off and circled the block to find somewhere to leave the car. 

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"We were putting our things away, and I heard a scream and then a gunshot," Daniel told Fox News Digital. "I felt like something large dropped to the floor, and I was like, ‘Was that a gunshot?’" 

When Daniel realized Allison had not returned from parking the car, she began to worry. 

"I stepped out into the living room and told my friends, ‘Was that a gunshot?’" Daniel said. "She was like, ‘Have you heard from Marietta?’ and I said no. And my friend said, ‘Well, I just tried to call her, and she didn't answer.’" 

Feeling as though something was wrong, Daniel went to the last known location of Allison’s phone, where she found Allison lying on the sidewalk surrounded by police officers. 

"She was lying on the ground, and the paramedics were around her and I could see her purse down on the sidewalk," Daniel said, adding Allison’s wallet was left at the scene.

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Authorities quickly learned that the vehicle Allison was driving was missing, launching a frantic search for an apparent carjacker as her loved ones watched helplessly as she was transported to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries.  

"She was almost instantly killed, if not just a few seconds later," Daniel told Fox News Digital. "She was shot kind of through the neck and through the head."

Following a brief search, officers found 18-year-old Darius DeWayne Hall driving the victim’s stolen vehicle, resulting in a high-speed chase, according to KHOU 11. 

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Hall subsequently crashed the vehicle along the Southwest Freeway and attempted to flee on foot, sparking an hours-long standoff in a nearby residential area, according to the outlet.

"I opened my door around 4:15 a.m., and there was an officer on his knees with a shield and one behind him with a gun pointing right down the stairs to that unit where they found him," neighbor Ken Knisely told KHOU 11.

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Hall was later taken into custody at around 7 a.m. and charged with capital murder stemming from Allison’s death.

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In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Daniel is choosing to remember Allison as a loving individual who spent her last moments taking care of her friend in need. 

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"She was literally sitting in the hospital bed, spoon-feeding me a fruit bowl," Daniel told Fox News Digital as she recalled her final day with Allison. "And I was like, ‘Love like this exists.’"

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"So I could see the tender care, compassion, empathy and just the love that was there. And at the same time, I was like, this is a precious moment. I had no idea that it would be one of my last moments with her." 

The Houston Police Department did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

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