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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fuel your workouts like an Olympic athlete

Have you been inspired to become more active after sitting in front of the TV for the past couple weeks watching Olympic athletes perform intense, high-speed, energy-draining, and what often appears to be death-defying or at least potentially injury-incurring activities? If you’re nodding your head enthusiastically at the thought of your body becoming a finely tuned machine (or even just [...]

What’s in your fridge at work?

A few weeks ago, these two snack options greeted everyone who walked into our lunch room at work. They sat side-by-side on the table – the box with baked goodies from Tim Hortons, and the bag of carrots. I’m not sure who brought the snacks – possibly one and the same person who wanted to [...]

Eating habits of men (including egg salad)

This humorous slice-of-life column about eggs written by Lorraine Sommerfeld is in today’s Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator – Household Males Egg One Another On You can read more of Lorraine’s writing at www.lorraineonline.ca. Any one else like to make egg salad from warm eggs? With butter mixed in?