What to do with lots of eggs when your chickens have been busy?
Eggs stuffed with fresh herbs and capers
I adapted this from an Italian recipe which used pesto. I rarely have any pesto in (nor am I motivated to make it fresh) but I usually have plenty of fresh basil.
Hard boil eggs. Shell, split in half and take out yolks. Mash yolks with some drops of ollive oil, enough to be a smooth paste, but not too much that they are runny or of a mayo consistency.
Add a pinch of salt, some crushed chopped garlic, a couple of teaspoons (or more) of chopped capers, and some chopped parsley and chopped basil.
Fill egg whites with mixture and sprinkle with paprika or cayenne. YUM.
Stuffed eggs
If you are more organised than me and do have jars of pesto, then the original recipe by Paola Gavin is:
6 hard-boiled eggs
3 tablespoons pesto
3 tablespoons mayo
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon capers
Mash the yolks. Blend in the pesto, mayo and salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with the capers.
Cock of the roost
I like the addition of capers and basil to this old favorite – we call Deviled Eggs.
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My view of devilled eggs would be using curry powder and hotter spices, this is more herby and if you actually have a pesto you have made/bought then the only hot bit is the added cayenne (because I add cayenne like there is no tomorrow).
If I don’t have basil in, parsley or coriander work fine. Olives work too. It’s the idea and finding similar ingredients that matters to me.
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Great alternative to devilled egss – another favourite :)
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To be honest I chuck cayenne on any stuffed eggs as a matter of course, and usually lace them with garlic.
Re the sandwiches, I’m sure my mum did an eggs mimosa variation with prawns. I must look it up out of curiosity. I do remember the egg yolk was grated on top. It was another yummy dish.
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We do love our stuffed eggs, sprinkled with cayenne of course. Great shot of the yummy dish and that rooster is very handsome for sure! :D ♥
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Cayenne is an absolute must. I love it. El is a gorgeous boy. He’s quite old now, maybe ten?
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For sure. Good for high blood pressure as well, which hubby and I both have. He is a blood donor, so he must always have his blood pressure in check. I can’t donate because of my yuppy flu and the fact that I used to drink Amitriptyline.
He sure is. Hubby would just want to steal a few feathers to do his fly tying. LOL!
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Cayenne/chillies are good for loads of things :) and … they taste nice! I had a friend with ME, had to chuck work in the end, AND she had to appeal against a decision that she couldn’t have an early pension due to illness (she won).
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They sure are and good for her. Wish I could have done something like that. :)
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Another woman got downgraded twice each time she was pregnant. Took employer to industrial tribunal, won, and paid off her (big) mortgage:)
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Good for them!
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Employers are a real pain sometimes :(
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Tell me about it!
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