Last night I set up a skype chat with my sister because Kid #2 was desperate to spend some time with her "Lala." We both prepped eggs for Easter via videochat.
I abhor the smell of hard boiled eggs so I use an alternate method:
1. Poke a hole at bottom (biggest) end of an egg using a roofing nail. Make the hole about 1/4".
2. Insert a straw in the hole.
3. Hold the egg and straw over a bow. Blow into the straw.
4. The egg insides come out through the bottom around the straw.
You can then wash, dry and decorate your eggs. I used the egg insides to make quiche.
My quiche method results in about 4 Weight watchers points for 1/8th of a pie. Recipe makes 2 pies:
Mix 18 eggs, 1.5 cups of shredded cheese, 1 t mustard powder, 2 t chicken broth powder, 1/2 cup milk and A LOT of veggies. I like to use about 1.5 lbs of frozen veggies - either purchased of home frozen. Spinach or kale is really nice in the dish.
Line the bottom of a pie pan with a big tortilla. Pour in egg mixture. Bake at 320 for 2 hours, if you have a slow, weird oven.
You could also make it in muffin tins and freeze the mini quiches. They defrost easily and it's a good way to preserve eggs, which don't otherwise freeze well.
This year we're thinking of using the decorated eggs to make brownies: we'll slosh oil around the inside and then pipe brownie batter in and bake inside the shell for an Easter Egg surprise.
I abhor the smell of hard boiled eggs so I use an alternate method:
1. Poke a hole at bottom (biggest) end of an egg using a roofing nail. Make the hole about 1/4".
2. Insert a straw in the hole.
3. Hold the egg and straw over a bow. Blow into the straw.
4. The egg insides come out through the bottom around the straw.
You can then wash, dry and decorate your eggs. I used the egg insides to make quiche.
My quiche method results in about 4 Weight watchers points for 1/8th of a pie. Recipe makes 2 pies:
Mix 18 eggs, 1.5 cups of shredded cheese, 1 t mustard powder, 2 t chicken broth powder, 1/2 cup milk and A LOT of veggies. I like to use about 1.5 lbs of frozen veggies - either purchased of home frozen. Spinach or kale is really nice in the dish.
Line the bottom of a pie pan with a big tortilla. Pour in egg mixture. Bake at 320 for 2 hours, if you have a slow, weird oven.
You could also make it in muffin tins and freeze the mini quiches. They defrost easily and it's a good way to preserve eggs, which don't otherwise freeze well.
This year we're thinking of using the decorated eggs to make brownies: we'll slosh oil around the inside and then pipe brownie batter in and bake inside the shell for an Easter Egg surprise.
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