When asked “what is the best part of Thanksgiving dinner?” many would answer “the left-overs!”. Myself included. I purposely calculate and prepare at least 150% more food than we can possibly consume in a days time. Turkey sandwiches, homemade turkey noodle soup, turkey “shepherds pie”…..
To my dismay, this sentiment has not carried through for Easter. Our Family Egg Hunt has left us with an obscene amount of hard boiled eggs. I was hoping I’d have to throw a good portion of them away (exposure to the elements and all) but alas, this is not the case. I know, first thought is “No problem, eggs are versatile and a common ingredient…”
No ! They are hard-boiled, they are useless, USELESS for most recipes such as fritatas or quiche. I make a killer breakfast burrito -nope, doesn’t translate.
Happily colored hold-outs taunt me every time I open the refrigerator !
My saving grace? The dog and the 9-year-old. Lula is thrilled with the fortune of having eggs sprinkled into what is, I’m sure, otherwise bland dogfood. And Holly can’t seem to get enough of them; however, I’m not sure I can stomach watching her eat one more. This morning younger sister Nola snipped at her “do you have to eat that by ME?”
My options are looking pretty sad; I am at a cross-roads. Do I pursue the culinary path further, risking a full mutiny with such creations as this:
Egg wrapped in sausage, breaded and deepfried - Wish I were kidding.
….or do I choose a craftier alternative, hiding them in plain sight…..
I think it could work...
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmom 
For a twist on egg salad sandwiches, use sunflower bread, add a slice of ham and a bit of apricot jam. It sounds weird but is very tasty.
Very willing to try it…do like apricot jam, thanks !
It’s the age old question: left over Easter eggs. (They will turn on you – uh, the family as well as the eggs.). What to do?
Tried the feed them to the dog previously with the Bouviers – but hours later the digestive odors emerging wasn’t pretty…I have been forbidden to feed any to the German. Candy filled plastic or paper mache eggs are becoming more attractive.
(Plan to check back for more suggestions from your readers)
Yes, must be careful what is fed to the pooches…& Thanks, I’m really hoping my clever readers have afew suggestions !
Anything published in pink has to be superlative! PS I voted for you – hope you win!
PS – Don’t know if this will appeal, but I have a recipe on my blog for hard-boiled pickled PINK eggs – how can you go wrong?
I was just over there browsing abit, I’ll look for it, thanks !
Oh, cool …..what am I being voted on? or do I want to know…;)
Janet, it is eggsassperating. i wish i could help. all of ’em inside a huge meatloaf? continue…
hehe….that just might work !
We’re having the same dilemma. I’ve opted to throw them at people when I get angry and hope for a dead-on face hit.
Great minds….I was just thinking of throwing them at the TV last night while watching NHL playoffs !
Oooh…my husband will love this idea!
Eggs and Spam; Spam, Eggs, and Spam; Spam, Spam, Eggs, and Spam; Spam, Eggs, Spam and…….
Ah, how could I make that mistake….whenever theres a question, Monty Python always has the answer !
In our house, Peeps are the problem. Maybe we could combine the eggs and Peeps? “Eeps?”
The good thing about peeps is they have a half life of about 100 years so theres no rush….
yes, they will be food for the roaches that outlive the nuclear holocaust…
Those pictures made my day! I made Clay dye Easter eggs awhile back, and we let them sit in the fridge for about a week. I’m the type of person who will not eat things after they have been in the “sketchy” zone for too long. We made egg salad anyway cuz I felt bad wasting eggs and Clay insisted they were still ok. Guess who was the only one who felt nauseous for four hours afterward? This girl. A perfect example of the gives and takes in relationships…
The things we do for love !