Egg Salad recipes from Elizabeth Baird

Canadian cookbook author, food writer and newspaper food columnist Elizabeth Baird predicts that egg salad will be the next iconic filling in the sandwich world. Find out why, and get her recipes for…… Classic Egg Salad Open-Faced Smoked Salmon and Egg Sandwiches Egg Salad Nicoise Salmon and Egg Salad Subs She’s also included directions for [...]

Shakshuka – an Israeli recipe for eggs poached in tomato sauce

Here’s another recipe for eggs poached in tomato sauce (see eggs in pergutory posted earlier this week). Shakshuka is the Israeli version of this flavourful dish. In her online newsletter for June, food writer/ cookbook author/cooking school owner Bonnie Stern shares a recipe for Shakshuka given to her by a friend. I was going to [...]

Are eggs coated with oil during grading?

The Hamilton Spectator posts a daily food tip on their website Monday through Friday. It’s an easy way for readers to pick up great food and cooking tips or to get an answer to a burning cooking question! Yesterday’s tip was in response to a reader who asked how long hard-cooked eggs will keep. (The answer is [...]

What to do when there’s leftover scrambled eggs

So – what if you one day you misjudged how hungry you were, and after eating breakfast, or breakfast-for-dinner, you were faced with a little mountain of leftover scrambled eggs. Okay, this probably wouldn’t happen very often (if ever!), but just humour me. Say you were hosting a brunch or cooking for a small crowd [...]

Having trouble peeling hard-boiled eggs?

Judy Creighton, esteemed food writer at The Canadian Press, recently called to ask about peeling hard-boiled omega-3 eggs. She thought omega-3 eggs seemed more difficult to peel than regular eggs, and she wondered why. Since I’m not aware of any formal testing that’s been done to determine if there is a difference between peeling regular eggs and omega-3 eggs [...]

Taking “poetic license” with one’s preference for eating eggs

We all have a personal preference when it comes to how we like to eat eggs. There’s no question as to the preferred way to eat eggs expressed in this verse from Egg Thoughts and Other Frances Songs by Russell Hoban!  What’s your favourite way? Cast your vote in my poll at the end of this post. Egg Thoughts [...]

Cauliflower Ham & Parmesan Frittata

I recently picked up this recipe card at one of my local grocery stores (Real Canadian Superstore). It was hanging on a display board near the entrance to the store along with other recipes and some money-saving coupons. There are a few more recipes in this Feed Your Family series. Of course I was drawn [...]

A favourite way to enjoy hard-cooked eggs…and a chance to win a container to store hard-cooked and devilled eggs

I’m giving away three Rubbermaid Snack Keepers for storing devilled eggs and hard-cooked (hard-boiled) eggs. To enter the random draw to win one, all you have to do is leave a comment telling me your favourite way to eat hard-cooked eggs. And you have to live in Ontario, Canada. My favourite way to eat hard-cooked [...]

Enter our draw to win one of three Snack Keepers for storing devilled or hard-cooked eggs

Please note: This contest has now concluded. I’ve got three Rubbermaid Snack Keepers to give away! The picture above shows what they look like. No, the contents are not included!! Each Snack Keeper holds 20 devilled eggs or hard-cooked (hard-boiled) eggs, measures 13″ x 9″ x 2-1/4″ (33 cm x 22 cm x 5.5 cm), [...]

What to do with hard-cooked (hard-boiled) eggs after Easter

If you’ve got some hard-cooked eggs leftover from Easter that haven’t been left unrefrigerated for more than a few hours, you can turn them into some tasty devilled or pickled eggs pretty easily. Whether you prefer a classic devilled egg or one of the variations below, there is sure to be a devilled egg to [...]