I cannot tell you how happy we are to be home! When Tony was in the hospital and slept, we usually turned all the lights off and turned the t.v. down – at least now when he’s resting I can do laundry and some household chores. š
So I am trying to put a meal plan together for the week and its a tough one. Problem number one: low fiber = no brown rice, no whole wheat bread, no whole fruit or vegetables. Problem two: he doesn’t really have a taste for anything.
So my plan is to have “choices” for him to chose from. One of his favorite things is egg salad. It doesn’t make an appearance very often because I don’t like it (along with tuna noodle casserole, which I plan to make him for next week!) and because I’ve probably only cooked hard boiled eggs perfectly about twice in my life.
I’ve done the vinegar trick to the water so you don’t get that unsightly green “ring” around the yolk. I’ve boiled the eggs, then removed them off the heat with a lid on for 15 minutes. But almost every time, no matter what method I did, the egg white would come off when I went to peel the eggs – especially frustrating when I am trying to make pretty deviled eggs for the holidays!
I saw this recipe earlier in the week, wrote down the instructions, and quickly forgot where I found it. I promise I’ll find it so I can give proper credit!
Hard Boiled Eggs
- 3 eggs (or however many you want)
- tap water, enough to cover the eggs by one inch
Carefully put the eggs in a pot and cover with tap water until covered by an inch. Bring to a boil, once it boils, set your timer for 10 minutes. At the last minute, put water and a cup of ice in a bowl – once the 10 minute buzzer goes off, transfer to the cold water bath. And leave them alone. They have to come back to room temperature.
Now I had to come up with an egg salad recipe – maybe this is typical, but I am not sure – is there diced pickles in egg salad?
Simple Egg Salad for Two
(129 calories, 9.1 fat, 2.3 carbs, 0 fiber and 9.6 protein = 3 pointsplus)
- 3 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons real mayo
- 1 teaspoon sweet pickle juice (I added this because it was a tad thick)
- 1 stalk celery, chopped finely
- 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard
- pinch of sea slat
- cracked pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
No ring! I served them on Whole Wheat Ritz Crackers – 5 crackers are 2 points, but guess what? 4 crackers are only 1 point!
And guess what? I loved it. I think if I were going to make these just for me, I would add crushed red pepper or sriracha sauce – I just ended up splashing a bit of Tabasco – perfect!
Do you like egg salad? Do you add pickles to yours?
I add dill pickle relish and some Zataran’s Creole Seasoning for some kick. I do the same thing with deviled eggs, but don’t add the salt because using both will make it too salty!!
Bizy, did you know that fresh eggs are harder to boil than a not so fresh egg. My grandma always saved a couple dozen “older eggs” around Easter for us to dye and then use for deviled eggs. When I know I am going to make deviled eggs for a party or gathering, I buy the eggs a couple weeks ahead of time and stash them in our “pop and beer” fridge. Easy to peel eggs every time.
Not usually – Jay loves egg salad, though!! (he just makes his own – ha!)
I’ve never put pickles in my egg salad, but I like the idea of sweet pickle juice. Glad you have your honey at home.
i LOVE egg salad, this is such a good idea, i love that you put it on crackers! i wish tony a very speedy recovery and lots of rest, big hugs!
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So glad that Tony is back home with the family….I would be so happy to have you make me some fabulous egg salad, it looks wonderful honey.
YAY, so glad Tony is home! Good luck with your meal planning – that does sound tough!
Biz, I’ve been so out of the blogging news world that I didn’t even know Tony was in the hospital! I’m glad things are going well and he’s back at home! Big Hugs!!!!!
I don’t like egg salad. I don’t like mayo. š But I love pickles!! lol
Mmm, your egg salad looks yum. I use pickles sometimes, not always. Depends on my mood. I always have to look up how to cook perfect boiled eggs. The way you said, especially the ice water bath, is the method I use. I’m glad your Tony is back home, and I’m sure you both are, too. š It’s hard to think of cooking w/o the brown rice, whole wheat pasta, etc. I’m so used to it now, but just go to your old (pre whole wheat) recipe collection and I’m sure you’ll find some good ideas.
Biz! I made hard boiled eggs your way and it worked!!! I always brought the water to a boil, removed the pot from the heat, put a lid on it and let it sit for 10 minutes before rinsing them in cold water and peeling them. I usually had some delinquent eggs that would end up being all yolk during the peeling process. Well, today I did it your way and the peeling process was just about perfect! Thanks! I always do a dozen at a time and peel them all at once so making that job easier is a God-send!
Incidentally, I like my egg salad with just mayo, salt and pepper.
We love egg salad and every so often I do add a little sweet pickle. I like it any way you make it, tho! Welcome home to Tony (and you). Just being home will be the best medicine of all.