WHO DOESN’T love to watch children on an Easter Egg Hunt. (As long as they don’t treat it as a reflection of late night TV hunter-gatherer fare where the last one standing has the most in his/her basket.)

So, perhaps we have extra boiled eggs in the fridge to do something with. I read that boiled eggs will keep for a week in the fridge. But I think that the yolks begin to look less than happy in a couple of days. So they need to be tops on the priority list to be used ASAP. Some possibilities:

Egg Salad

The best of sandwiches, always the first to go, presented in triangles on a luncheon plate.

Each of us has “our way” of preparing it.

So here is a basic with some thoughts added:

6 hard-boiled eggs 1/4 cup Mayonnaise 3/4 teaspoon Mustard 1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste

Pinch Paprika

Cut up eggs, combine Mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice, mix ingredients well

Note: Each egg salad will have

different taste depending on the brand and type of Mayonnaise that you use. I used to use Miracle Whip, which is a combination Mayonnaise and other ingredients, now we have the choice of ‘Lite’ Mayonnaise and so on. I do use Hellman’s Real Mayonnaise but then add a spoonful our two of drained pickle relish, a chopped chive and a small shake of garlic salt.

Deviled Eggs, I use the same ingredients as above with the addition of teaspoon or two of Dijon mustard. These are mixed with the yolks that have been crumbled with a fork. The amount depends on the number and size of the eggs and your taste preference.

Creamed eggs on toast Prepare a cream sauce 1/4 cup melted butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon salt Dash of Worcestershire

Sliced, boiled eggs

In a saucepan, melt butter, add flour and stir till dissolved and bubbly. Add milk stirring with a whisk, on medium heat, till mixture is thickish.

Add eggs, stir in gently, and heat through. Serve over toast

Options: before eggs are mixed in, cubed ham or chicken or cooked shrimp may be added. Maybe some frozen peas! Anything goes!

For Curried Eggs, the curry powder is added to above after the butter has melted, let to simmer a bit, prior to adding the flour. Some onions or mushrooms can be sautéed in the same butter base prior to adding the flour as well.

Boiled Eggs

as an added ingredient

Potato salad with eggs

No matter if you use red or new potatoes for your potato salad, think of adding boiled eggs to the mix. They are a nice counterpoint of flavor. These should be cut-up rather than sliced though, and should be added after the potato salad has been thoroughly combined with the other ingredients. Then put the eggs on the top of the salad. Salt and pepper them, spread them with a thin layer of mayonnaise, mix them a bit on the surface, then fold them into the main salad.

Bacon, spinach

and egg salad

This is a grand combination. The amounts differ as to taste. Slice your bacon in inch pieces prior to frying, then drain thoroughly. Wash and drain fresh spinach, and pat dry. Besides sliced eggs (added, again, at the last) the following can be added:

few thin slices of red onion, thin slices of white mushrooms, sliced olives, etc. Add your dressing of choice: (Ranch is super!) again: anything goes!