This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Eggland’s Best.
In our family, we like eggs. We like eggs a lot. So when BlogHer asked me if I’d be willing to share some recipes I love to make with Eggland’s Best eggs, I stood up and raised my hand and then I saluted.
Okay. So maybe not literally.
But I was tickled to participate, mainly because Eggland’s Best is a product I’ve used regularly for the last couple of years. Since we have a growing boy in this house, I’ve tried to be careful not to buy food with added hormones and antibiotics, and Eggland’s Best has neither. Plus, since stuff like eggs and milk and meat and fresh vegetables are staples of our diet, I don’t mind paying a little extra to buy a better quality product. It’s taken me a long time to learn the lesson, but really good ingredients make for better-tasting meals, and better-tasting meals mean that the people in this family don’t mind leftovers quite so much. Since I’m the one doing the cooking, that’s a win-win for me.
So. The recipes.
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A couple of nights ago I was craving something chocolate-y LIKE NOBODY’S BUSINESS, AS IS MY INALIENABLE RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN, and since I had all the stuff for fudge pie on hand, I had no choice but to make one. This is a super-simple, very rich pie, and the great thing about it is that a little goes a long way. Just a tiny sliver of this pie will satisfy the most intense chocolate craving, and it tastes so delicious that your family and friends will love you forever for making it. The eggs are key, of course, because without them we’d have a lovely chocolate soup.
Fudge Pie
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 stick butter, melted
2 well-beaten eggs
1 small can evaporated milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients, making sure to thoroughly combine the dry ingredients before adding the butter, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Pour mixture into a pie shell, and bake for 35-40 minutes. When you remove the pie from the oven, it will still be a little jiggly. Let stand for 15-20 minutes before cutting. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
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My husband’s favorite pie in the whole wide world is egg custard pie, and when I told him I was going to be making three recipes with eggs, he said something along the lines of “OOOOH! OOOOH! EGG CUSTARD PIE!” It’s something I rarely make because I’m a big believer that desserts should feature chocolate, but since I had some purty, fresh eggs to use, I humored him and made my mother-in-law’s recipe. He was so grateful.
Egg Custard Pie
2 cups whole milk (skim or nonfat milk won’t work nearly as well)
6 eggs
dash of salt
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients, then pour into a pie shell. Bake for 45 minutes or until set. Let cool before serving.
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This last recipe is so simple, and I’ve probably made it fifty times for special occasion breakfasts (whether we have company, or I’m cooking for something at church, or we’re celebrating a holiday). What I love most about it is that you can make it the night before and put it in the refrigerator, so when you wake up the next morning, all you have to do is throw it in the oven and wait on the deliciousness.
It’s a keeper.
Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole
1 12 oz. package bacon, chopped and fried (reserve about 2 Tbs. of bacon grease)
2 packages fresh sliced mushrooms
2 packages crescent rolls
8 large eggs, beaten
2 cups evaporated milk
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
Cook bacon pieces. Drain on paper towels. In reserved bacon grease, saute’ mushrooms until they lose their firmness (about 8 minutes). While mushrooms are cooking, press crescent roll dough in the bottom of a large (around 10 x 13), greased casserole dish, making sure that you press all the seams together. Depending on the size of your casserole dish, you may have a little bit of dough left over.
In a separate bowl, combine eggs, evaporated milk, milk, and cheese. Set aside.
Scatter bacon and mushrooms on top of the crescent roll dough. Pour egg / milk / cheese mixture on top.
Bake 15 minutes on 325 degrees, then 35-40 minutes on 300 degrees.
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In a word – flan! So yummy!!!
I do love a good boiled egg, but when I’m cooking, I also love to make pancakes with a splash of vanilla.
My new fave is left over Italian spinach with ham and eggs. (I posted the spinach recipe last week. Delish!)
OH!!! I love all things egg!!! My favorite is this spinach feta quiche that is amazing. Either that or a breakfast burrito. YUM.
(Pick me!)
I just like fried eggs over easy!
My mother-in-law’s pound cake recipe…everyone goes nuts when I bake it!
Gotta have eggs to make brownies!
Wifesaver!!
A breakfast quiche with bacon and little onions, and of course, cheese! yummy!
Cheese grits soufflé. It is to die for, if I do say so myself.
We are big breakfast burrito fans…with eggs, potatoes, bacon, and cheese. YUMMO!
I love me some scrambled eggs…but recipe? Do love quiche.
Breakfast Burritos. We love ’em!
Homemade wheat bread… yum!
Breakfast burritos!
Just a good old fried egg sandwich (seasoned w/cajun seasoning) on an English muffin with a melted piece of American cheese. Yum.
Breakfast burritos! Yum :o)
I just like plain old scrambled eggs.
deviled eggs! that and chocolate chip cookies, hands down
omelets…definitely omelets!!!
Your breakfast casserole sounds great, I will be making it this weekend!
Fancy scrambled eggs – what is always intended to be an omelet but never stays together yet has all the yummy ingredients of an omelet, just scrambled up.
So, scrambled eggs with cheese and whatever else the fridge scavenger hunt finds.
Hootenanny Pancakes :)
I love a good omelet!
Brownies!!!!
Your fudge pie recipe sounds yummy, and I think I may have to try your casserole the next time our Sunday School class has food Sunday.
My favorite thing to make is Deviled Eggs! They’re gobbled up fast around here. :)
Eggs are a good source of protein for me. Im Southern to the core and love a good fried egg and cheese sandwich (and an old fashioned egg custard pie from time to time, too)!
scrambled eggs. with bacon.
Three minute egg…it’s kind like a poached egg, I eat them about twice a week…yum
Breakfast for dinner! (scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, OJ and biscuits)
homemade ice cream!!! yep! calls for fresh eggs!!!!
and also pound cake! YUM!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, we go through tons of hard-boiled eggs around here for salads. Not too exciting, but super yummy!
My favorite recipe that uses eggs is called Shaker Spinach Squares. It’s like a quiche, kind of, and it is so gooey and full of cheese and wonderfulness….mmmm.
Egg & Sausage Breakfast Casserole, oh wait, deviled eggs, too!
chocolate chip cookies!
breakfast tacos w/ eggs, bacon or sausage, cheese, and if we have them, potato cubes. plus a good salsa, of course.
pumpkin bread! I think my husband likes my omelets the best.
I love deviled eggs!!!!
my husband makes an amazing tortilla espanola that I can never get enough of. a.maz.ing.
Oooh, I love quiche!! Has to have a pie crust, though. I’ve tried it crustless and I’ve tried it with a cracker crust but it’s best with a plain old pie crust. in my opinion anyway!
French Toast Casserole! It takes a dozen eggs and it is SO TOTALLY WORTH IT.
We love scrambled eggs here and in honor of my grandmother, I usually add cut up hot dogs…that’s how she always used left-over hot dogs and my kids adore it. My daughter and I are also deviled egg nuts…if I see I have eggs about to expire, I always hard-boil a bunch and make us some deviled eggs for snacks and lunches.
BROWNIES!!!
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Giada from Food Network has a recipe for a baked omelet that is so good! Whenever I mike it, it’s always a crowd pleaser!
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Egg sandwiches!
Sweet! I buy Eggland’s all the time–this would be so fun to win.
I like a gluten-free eggbake that has a base of hashbrowns in it. So yummy!
The *ultimate* comfort food —> Egg-in-a-Hole
My mama’s is the best. But since I’m an adult now with ADULT children [cough], I’ve made my fair share.
Simply cut a hole in a piece of bread with a cookie cutter [or juice glass]. Butter the bread and put it in a hot skillet. Then crack that beautiful egg right into the hole and cook, flip, cook.
! Perfection !
Fave egg dish: Hubby Chef Dan’s French Crepes at the Elkhorn Inn! I got him a the Williams-Sonoma crepe pan set, and he’s become a Crepe Master! Savory fillings, sweet fillings- whatever! YUM-O!
Chocolate Chip Cookies!
For breakfast (or dinner, who am I kidding?) I really like egg-in-a-hole (or frog-in-a-hole?). I’m not really sure what the correct name is – but its toast with a hole cut in the middle and a yummy egg cooked in the toast. So, so good.
Two things come to mind:
Deviled eggs!
My family LOVES them!
and
Egg Salad
Again the family loves it!
My favorite thing to make with eggs is Aunt April’s Carrot Cake…yum-o!!
I love egg salad sandwiches, especially on sourdough bread with tomatoes too. YuM!
Cakes
quiche or old fashioned custard!
Pioneer Woman’s ‘Eggs in a hole’
They are divine!
We love deviled eggs around here. Yum!!!
I love ANYTHING baked! Cookies, cakes, or pie! So, I clearly love any of those best involving eggs!
I love plain old eggs fried or scrambled, but I also love to bake so cakes or cookies are at the top of the list too!! :)
Scrambled egg sandwiches – for dinner! Mmmmmm…
my husband’s belgian waffles are awesome!
Scrambled egg pizza, frittata, or a simple cheese omelette…mmm!
The current favorite at my house is deviled eggs! Of course, since our church picnic this summer where someone asked if the pastor’s wife should really bring DEVILed eggs … :)
I’m a big fan of frittata’s and omelets because they are yummy and healthy and you can be really, really creative with them.
Chocolate sheet cake!!
Cake …. that’s all I gotta say.
Chocolate cherry cake…so yummy.
Good, old-fashioned scrambled eggs are my favorite, followed closely by quiche and cookies.
I love egg-in-a-hole.
Also breakfast burritos.
I make homemade chocolate chip cookies. They are oh-so good and gooey!
Love to use them in a breakfast casserole and of course in anything sweet. :o)
Omelets…of all sorts!
Bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel.
Fried egg, bacon, and cheese on a toasted bagel!! YUM!
coffee cake
Sausage, egg, and cheese casserole.
We love eggs in this household! Scrambled eggs loaded with veggies is a standard around here!
breakfast – nothing like scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon and toast – yummy
we like eggs for dinner, scrambled eggs, then on your plate, you mix them in with your grits.
My husband loves when I make him an egg & cheese sandwich. I like eating Toad in a Hole.
Brownies!
Banana bread
My favorite thing to make with eggs is homemade bread…yummy!
We love eggs (love Fudge Pie here too!)…my husband makes a mean omelette. But…if I have to choose one thing…chocolate pound cake.
Right now it is pound cake!
Brownies!!! We LOVE eggs!
Egg casserole
Scrambled eggs (some like cheese in their eggs) are a favorite. A lot of times we do “breakfast for supper”…a nice change.
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Egg-Land’s is the only brand I buy so a free six month supply would be wonderful!
Favorite recipe with eggs? Chocolate cake made from scratch. I completely agree with you about using the best ingredients. It makes all the difference in the world.
We just love them regularly ole’ scrambled! We had heavy whipping cream or cream cheese, s & p, and eat them up. My son has to have extra calories or I wouldn’t make them so fattening.
My favorite RECIPE with eggs is Hollandaise sauce! Yummo!
However, I don’t make it :-)
Good ol fashion EGG SANDWHICH. Sunday night after church ritual!
Egg Salad and deviled eggs. Seriously, my family loves my egg salad and deviled eggs. They request them for every holiday. Also, a 5 flavor pound cake. Good grief it is good and makes your house smell heavenly.
My husband would vote for plain old scrambled eggs, but one of my favorites is taco pie! Absolute deliciousness!
Cookies for sure. I have 2 little ones, and I think they would agree.
Creme Brulee…especially of the chocolate variety!
I like cake, brownies, and breakfast casseroles.
My 2 yr. old daughter asks for eggs at least twice a week. We love Denver (or western, depending on where you live) omelets, but I put eggs in everything from my chicken soup, to salmon cakes. We also like a great breakfast pizza with eggs and sausage. We love eggs!
We make ham and cheese omlets all the time!
deep dark rich chocolate cake. One of our assignments in culinary school was to justify chocolate cake for breakfast – eggs really saved my butt on that assignment!