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All About Eggs

We all know about scrambled, fried, poached, and hard-cooked, but there’s a lot more to eggs than you ever imagined. They’re so versatile, it’s no wonder they’re considered incredible. Read on for a refresher on eggs, then check out the four recipes that show off their diversity.

How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

With Easter right around the corner, I thought it might be the perfect time for a quick crash course into hard boiled eggs. I will walk you through the traditional process for how to make hard-boiled eggs, including a steamed version, and introduce you to an awesome product you can buy to make hard boiling eggs even simpler. Lets get crackin'!


Tips

Perfectly Centered Yolks in Hard-Cooked Eggs

Egg yolks rarely remain perfectly centered in the egg after packaging, shipping and storage. To help the chalazae hold the yolk in the center of the egg for the perfect hard-cooked egg, try this simple trick. Just make sure to plan ahead because you need a full 24 hours before cooking for this tip to work!

How to Easily Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs

How to make and peel hard-boiled eggs are perhaps two of the most debated cooking questions. Here's an easy way to peel hard-boiled eggs.

How to Peel a Hard-Cooked Egg

It's safe to say that removing the shell from hard-cooked eggs can be one of the most frustrating things to do in the kitchen. With this easy tip, you'll no longer consider throwing in the towel.

Cutting Hard-Boiled Eggs with Floss

Find cutting hard cooked eggs to be messy and inefficient? With a simple tool, this task will become simple and easy!

How to Quickly Bring Eggs & Butter to Room Temperature

So you forgot to take your eggs and butter out of the fridge in time for your baking adventure...we've all been there! Here's a quick and easy way to bring eggs and butter up to room temperature any time you need them.

How to Easily Clean Up a Dropped Egg

Don't despair over a dropped raw egg. Cleanup is easy with one simple ingredient that will help scoop the mess right up.

How to Tell if Eggs Are Fresh

Hesitant to serve the eggs that have been in your refrigerator for who knows how long? Give them this quick test.


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Recipes

Egg Boats with Bacon, Avocado & Tomato

Everyone deserves a hearty breakfast that will carry them through to lunch, and these egg boats are just the ticket. Filled with crisp bacon, avocado, and fresh tomatoes, you'll be hard pressed to go back to cereal.

Vanilla Bean Soufflés

Eggs are at the crux of so many things made in the kitchen, including soufflés. But if the thought of making one leaves you cracked, fear not — if you break it down, this soufflé is really just a vanilla pastry cream with beaten egg whites folded in — it’s that simple.

Italian Sausage Quiche with Roasted Red Peppers

Whether you’re simply looking to switch up the weekend menu, or planning a big celebratory brunch, this Italian Sausage Quiche with roasted red peppers won’t let you down. If you’ve ever heard the saying “real men don’t eat quiche,” this recipe, with Italian sausage, will convince you and any skeptic that real men do, in fact, eat quiche. Though, make sure to set aside a slice for yourself, because with spicy bites of sausage, roasted red peppers, and fontina cheese, this quiche will have ev…

Asparagus & Mushroom Quiche with Arugula and Prosciutto

Quiche is special occasion breakfast or brunch fare, and this Asparagus & Mushroom Quiche with Arugula and Prosciutto, worthy of royalty, epitomizes celebration. For this quiche, take advantage of the season’s fresh produce. Packed with various shades of green, seared mushrooms, nutty Gruyère, and crispy prosciutto, this deep-dish beauty will take your breath away.

For major quiche crust flakiness, make a cream cheese and butter crust. And for the most luxurious custard, use a he…

American-Style Large Curd Scrambled Eggs

Nutrition-packed, economical, and readily available, eggs really are incredible. And for perfectly cooked scrambled eggs every time, you just need to follow a few basic tenets.

As seemingly simple as they may be, scrambled eggs require just a little bit of technique for perfectly tender, ultra-creamy eggs, each and every time. American-style large-curd eggs, which are pillowy and fluffy, certain to make your morning bright.

French-Style Small Curd Scrambled Eggs

Nutrition-packed, economical, and readily available, eggs really are incredible. And for perfectly cooked scrambled eggs every time, you just need to follow a few basic tenets. Often served on top of toast, these French-style scrambled eggs are almost custard-like. In a nutshell, low(ish) and slow(ish) is the motto to follow. And to form the small curds, stir a lot with a whisk.

Hash Brown & Egg Breakfast Cups

This is the definition of on-the-go breakfast. This recipe starts with store-bought hash browns, cheese, ham, and veggies, but you can substitute anything you have in your fridge to delicious results. Make these cups on the weekend to reheat and eat during the week.

Smothered Grits & Eggs

The best thing about this eggs and grits dish, it’s good eating any time of day. Plus, poaching is a practical technique to know for cooking eggs, and not at all that hard to do. But don’t worry about the vinegar in the water — you won’t taste it. It’s there to help the whites set up. The creamy yolk of a poached egg is pure heaven with the smooth, hot grits. And with tomato and ham, this breakfast dish is that much better.

Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast burritos make great portable breakfasts for those on-the-go mornings where you need something filling and nutritious fast. They can be filled with just about anything; here, we used classic fillings like bacon, Cheddar, hash browns, and eggs. In only 30 minutes, you can have four delicious breakfast burritos in hands and be out the door.

German Egg Sandwiches

When you’ve got a hankering for some hearty German food, give this breakfast sandwich a try. Not a breakfast person? These cheesy egg sandwiches on pretzel rolls are perfect any time of day.

Huevos Rancheros Bowls with Tomato Pico de Gallo

Huevos rancheros, or "rancher's eggs," is a breakfast dish traditionally served with eggs atop tortillas with salsa, beans, and avocado. Here, we flipped this Mexican breakfast from the plate to the bowl for a fresh and filling breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It's flavorful and protein-packed from the addition of soyrizo for a vegetarian option, or substitute with Mexican chorizo for the meat eaters.

Mexican Baked Eggs with Avocado & Bacon

Give your morning meal a much needed upgrade — spice things up with a Mexican-inspired menu created just for two. Breakfast doesn’t have to be complicated to be hearty and memorable, and these Mexican Baked Eggs are a shining example. Start with a layer of avocado and spiced-up salsa, then top with eggs and bake. The avocado becomes extra creamy and the salsa intensifies while baking. Just don’t forget to grease the skillets with the bacon drippings. It adds smoky flavor and prevents the egg…