Hard boiled Egg Recipes – or What To Do With All of Those Easter Eggs
April 1, 2013 | by DianaAre you over run with Easter Eggs- or just plain old hard boiled eggs? I can eat hard boiled eggs long after Easter is over, but sometimes changing it up is fun also. Here are some different approaches to using up your hard boiled eggs.
- Deviled Egg Post – a pretty big list of deviled egg recipes
- Cobb Salad
- Three Potato Salad
- Scotch Eggs
- Warm Spinach Salad with Egg and Bacon
- Asparagus with Sauce Gribiche
- Curried Egg Salad in Mini Pitas
- Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad
- Avocado Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps with Bacon
- Broccolini with Hard Boiled Eggs
- Paula Dean’s Macaroni Salad
- Classic Egg Salad
- Nicoise Salad
- Salmon Salad with Vinaigrette
- English Muffin Egg Pizzas
- Not Yo Mama’s Meatloaf
- Pickled Red Beet Eggs
- Boiled Egg Burrito
Rosemary-Date Crusted Rack of Lamb
March 28, 2013 | by DianaServing Lamb for Easter has become a tradition in my home, and every year we knock it out of the park. One of my favorite pairings with lamb is dried fruit and wine. I ground up dates and added stonefruit vodka and rosemary to create a paste. After baking in the oven, the paste set up into a crust that was chewy and went well with the lamb rack chops. Really yummy! The photo is awful – I can’t go back and fix it – but you can probably see how the crust set up.
Ingredients:
- 1 rack of lamb prepped for cooking
- Large handful of dates
- 1 cup stonefruit OYO vodka (or plum wine)
- 5 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 shallot diced
- Rosemary
- Salt & Pepper
- Olive Oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.
In the magic bullet or another food processor – drop in the dates, garlic, shallot, and alcohol. Pulse until smooth. Add olive oil to thin out. We want a liquidy paste. Not too thick or thin. Easily spreadable, but not sliding off. Add half of the rosemary, salt and pepper, and pulse more.
Salt the outside of the lamb and sear in a hot …
Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb
March 26, 2013 | by DianaA rack of lamb makes an elegant display for a special meal. It’s not difficult to prepare, but you have to watch to make sure it’s not overcooked. The display of lollipop chops on top of polenta or even mashed potatoes is a great way to serve it individually as well. This is a savory presentation of a rack – and one of our favorite ways to eat it.
Ingredients:
- 1 French Rack of Lamb Roast (about 8 or 9 chops)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbs of dried rosemary minced (or use fresh)
- 2 tsp ground thyme
- 1 tbs olive oil
- Salt & pepper
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Your butcher should trim the rack, so that it’s ready to cook. Sear the rack on all sides to seal the juices in. Place all of the other ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Then with a basting brush or your fingers, spread the herbs & spices all over all sides of the rack. Place in a roasting pan (ours was a glass pan). Wrap foil on the chop bones so that they don’t burn. I used one piece cover all the bones, but …
Food News: March 25, 2013
March 25, 2013 | by Diana- If you are looking for deviled egg ideas – go to Cookerati.com for a link up of deviled egg recipes. Let me know if you have a good one not on the list and I’ll add it if it fits.
- KFC now has Li’l Bucket Kids Meals - It comes with your choice of chicken and a side, plus go go squeeze applesauce and a drink. The bucket itself has games around the side, and jokes and is kind of cute. KFC is also hosting the KFC Ultimate Playground Experience Sweepstakes from now through April 30th. Additionally, for Facebook friends, KFC is launching the KFC TLC for Neighborhood Playgrounds which starts March 28th. You tell them which neighborhood playground you think needs a little tender loving care by KFC. There are also ways to enter by submitting photos and videos via Twitter Vine and Instagram by using hashtag #KFCPlaygrounds.
- The Neely’s will be on QVC.com tonight(Monday, March 25th) at 5 pm. On their own Neely’s Home Cooking, Patrick and Gina Neely will be talking about their new cookware collection created for QVC.The 10-piece line includes everything from ceramic bakeware to whimsical cooking accessories in eye-catching colors …
Dole Fruit Crisps Cozy Kit Giveaway
March 25, 2013 | by DianaI haven’t done a giveaway in a while and this Dole Fruit Crisps Cozy Kit giveaway is very appropriate for this cool spring-wintery weather we are having this week. My husband and I tasted the Dole Peach Crisps and they were decent. The fruit cups had diced peaches in the container with oatmeal crisp in a little separate compartment to sprinkle over top of the peaches, so that it’s like a peach crisp.
When my kids were little we gave them fruit cups in their lunches. It was one of the things in their lunch bag I knew they would eat. These fruit crisps wouldn’t be good for your just kids in grade school, but it would also be great for your college kids during their finals week too or to pack in your own lunch.
This giveaway comes with an infinity scarf, a pair microfiber fuzzy socks, and an apple crisp candle from Cuyahoga Valley Candle and 3 Dole Crisp Packs (2 in each pack)- Peach Crisp, Apple Cinnamon Crisp and Apple Pear Crisp .
Dole Fruit Crisps Cozy Kit
So, tell me in the …
Small Bytes – How to Hardboil an Egg – Easy
March 24, 2013 | by DianaI’ve tried lots of different instructions on how to hardboil an egg and some involve too many steps. This is the one that works for me.
Place eggs in the bottom of your pot with enough room around so they don’t bump and cover with water – 1 inch above.
Bring to rolling boil.
Take off heat and cover.
Let sit for 10 minutes.
Rinse off with cold water.
Voila!
- 6 minutes for softboiled
-8 minutes for medium boiled.
This works – really it does.
If you’d like to try baking your eggs in the shell – Kitchen Whisperer has some instructions for that.
Deviled Egg Chicks and Bunny Round Up(s)
March 24, 2013 | by DianaI saw a fun photo of Deviled Egg Chicks on My Little Chicken Coop’s Facebook page, so I did a quick little round up. This will go great with my Deviled Egg Recipe Round Up Post that I repeat every Easter. If you have a fun photo of your deviled egg chicks or bunnies feel free to drop a link in the comments – usually frowned upon uninvited, but I am inviting.
Deviled Egg Chicks on Neatorama- http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/28/deviled-egg-chicks/
Taste of Home – http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Chicks-on-the-Ranch-Deviled-Eggs
Mommy’s Memorandum has a nice way to form the chick – http://mommysmemorandum.com/deviled-egg-chicks/
A different way to make deviled egg chicks without the lid. - http://www.foodwhine.com/2010/04/deviled-egg-chicks.html
Deviled Egg Bunnies -
From Papawow- these are really a cute idea - http://www.papawow.com/blog/deviled-easter-bunny-eggs.html
Angry Chicken had some bunny heads made out of olives -http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2007/04/easter_part_deu.html
50 Deviled Eggs Recipes (Plus Some)
March 24, 2013 | by Deb Ng
Easter is coming and you know what that means. You need to find recipes for the 12 dozen eggs you colored that your family will be tired of in 2 days. I feel you. I’m here for you.What better way to use up the eggs and give your family a tasty treat than by whipping up a big old batch of deviled eggs?
Behold:
50 Deviled Egg Recipes (plus some)- The Deviled Eggs Gourmet is an entired website devoted to egg devilry.
- Creamy Deviled Eggs
- Elise.com Deviled Eggs
- Salmon Deviled Eggs
- Best Deviled Egg Recipe from About.com Home Cooking
- Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs
- Spicy Deviled Eggs
- The Devil’s Own Deviled Eggs
- Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs
- Bacon Horeseradish Deviled Eggs
- Guacamole Deviled Eggs
- Special Deviled Eggs
- Deviled Eggs with Anchovy
- Di’s Delicious Deluxe Deviled Eggs
- Chipotle Deviled Eggs
- Pen’s Deviled +Eggs
- Deviled Eggs with Zip
- Deviled Eggs with Crabmeat
- Mom’s Deviled Eggs
- Green Chili Deviled Eggs
- Cajun Deviled Eggs
- Low Fat Deviled Eggs
- Best Basic Deviled Eggs Recipe
- No Yolk Deviled Eggs
- Horseradish Deviled Eggs
- Deviled Eggs II
- RecipeZaar Deviled Eggs
- Dijon Deviled Eggs
- Shrimp-Stuffed Deviled Eggs
- Deviled Egg Recipe – With Options
- …
Friday Unwind – Zombie Killer Cider Mead
March 22, 2013 | by DianaSo, my husband is drawn to things that start with the name Zombie, like all kids his age. Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser by B. Nectar Meadery is pretty darn tasty. We bought this at the Bottle and Barrel in North Market when we were searching for some fun drinks to add to our hard cider list.
Zombie Killer – Cherry Cyser (Cookerati.com)
Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser Label
You have to admit, this bottle is attractive for a Zombie loving fool. The ingredients: Michigan cherry juice, apple cider and star thistle honey – the taste – cherries, apples and honey. A nice crisp apple and cherry taste with a sweetness but not over the top too sweet and a light carbonation; you won’t be belching after drinking this. Very little foam, pours out pinkish with an orange tinge and a cherry/ honey with (maybe a little floral) aroma. I’m not an automatic mead fan because I think many are way to sweet for me, but this was very good …
St. Patrick’s Corned Beef Dinner
March 16, 2013 | by BuffThis is one of my favorite meals and I get to cook it only once or twice a year – once on St. Patrick’s Day [March 17th for those not in the know] and again when either the mood strikes me or I have special guests. Well, the other day we had special guests in and not only did I make this special dinner, we actually sat at the Dining Room table!
