Posted on June 30, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
I love Caesars. The drink. (OK, the salad too!) Apparently lots of Canadians love Caesars. We drink so many of them that there is currently a promotion to make it Canada’s national cocktail (albeit sponsored by the folks behind Mott’s Clamato juice, the spicy tomato juice and clam broth beverage the majority of Canadians use to make our Caesars!). The [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
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 [...]
Filed under: Egg Cooking Techniques, Egg Fun, Egg Quotes, For Egg Lovers, Hard-cooked eggs, Scrambled eggs | Tagged: Egg poem, egg poetry, Egg Thoughts, Russell Hoban | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 22, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
It’s spring. It’s Earth Day. In the mood to plant a little something? This is an easy Earth Day or any-day project that’s a bit different. A tad out of the ordinary. And it comes with a bonus. Once you’re done planting, you can make lunch with the “leftovers”! The idea is to use emptied egg shells as little [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
I figured I’d just talk fast, cook fast, then get out of town. This morning I was in London on the Rogers Daytime TV show demonstrating how to make devilled eggs and pickled eggs. (The recipes are in yesterday’s post.) When hosts Cheryl Weedmark and Darrin Laidman donned London Knights jerseys to wear during the [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
I came into work this morning to find the following message in my inbox….. EGG FARMERS OF ONTARIO ESTABLISHES METRIC DOZEN Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO) has decided to fully embrace the metric system by establishing the Metric Dozen (MD). Given that most people have 10 fingers and 10 toes, there are top ten lists [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
There are lots of egg-citing things happening at TVOKids this week! The Space host Jackie visited an egg farm in the Niagara area a few weeks ago. See what she learns about egg farming from Josiah, her young tour farm guide, by watching TVO at 4:58 p.m. today and Friday. Online at TVOKids, The Space hosts [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
You probably won’t fool anyone into thinking these treats are really bacon and eggs, but they should elicit smiles on April Fool’s Day! No, there aren’t any real eggs or bacon involved in this treat version of a breakfast (or breakfast-for-dinner) favourite, but I thought I share the recipe anyway since it’s egg-themed and so easy [...]
Filed under: Desserts, Egg Crafts, Egg Fun, Egg Recipes, For Egg Lovers, For Kids, Snacks, Special Occasions | Tagged: April Fool's Day, bacon and eggs, Callebaut, candy, chocolate, recipes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 16, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day and all the world will wear green and want to be Irish for the day. If drinking green beer, green milk or green tea is yesterday’s news and you’re up for something a shade different, how about a plate of green eggs and ham? Now there’s a winning culinary combo! You remember the Dr. [...]
Filed under: Breakfasts, Breakfasts/Brunches, Egg Fun, Egg Recipes, Entrees, For Egg Lovers, For Kids, Fried eggs, Lunches, Special Occasions | Tagged: Green Eggs and Ham, Green Eggs and Ham cookbook, Dr. Seuss, Georgeann Brennan, St. Patrick's Day, green eggs and ham recipes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Wendi Hiebert
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?
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Posted on December 18, 2009 by Wendi Hiebert
Ever wonder how restaurants can fry an egg in a perfect circle? They’re probably using an egg ring like the one in the photo below. You can get both metal and silicone egg rings. And, you can get egg rings in a variety of different shapes. My egg ring collection consists of a few different [...]
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