When I was first researching our new cookbook, Take a box of Eggs, I’m afraid I had the misconception that many of the recipes would be old fashioned.
Was I wrong!
From Huevos Rancheros to Gado Gado Salad, eggs can be used in many imaginative – but still user-friendly ways.
One of my friends has even eaten a thousand-year-old egg (I don’t think this was literal!) when on holiday in Hong Kong.
How do you use eggs
in your cooking?
I would love to hear about any exotic recipes you have tried or intriguing meals with eggs you have enjoyed when dining out. Or simply your all-time favourite.
Get in touch and you could win a copy of Take a Box of Eggs – we have ten up for grabs!
Try these two fabulous recipes from Take a Box of Eggs: Gado Gado Salad and Huevos Rancheros
To order the Take a Box of Eggs cookbook
- visit www.dairydiary.co.uk
- call 0845 948128.
- If you have a milkman, simply put a note or order form out with your empties (download a milkman order form here).
The book is priced at £7.49 (plus P&P).
Dairy Diary Chat 
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Thanks to everyone for your fantastic suggestions! We have loved reading your comments. And congratulations to Elaine who wins a copy of Take a Box of Eggs.
Eggs Florentine!
one of the spanish dishes which I like for starters is “revuelto de gambas” or “revuelto de asparagos” (if you want to describe it that would look like scrambled eggs with prawns or with asparagus.
I love eggs, especially gently poached and served on a toasted muffin with a large flat mushroom. Yum! Must admit though I’m not very adventurous when it comes to cooking with eggs and tend to stick to basic recipes like omelettes etc so new ideas would be very welcome here!
Love a baked cheesecake
PLAIN OLD SCRAMBLED EGG
I love a fluffy omelette
Simply poached
Claire. A great omelette is a wonderful thing. Light and fluffy with a little crusty bread… mmmmmmm!
I Love Eggs for breakfast, dinner & tea ❤
I love to make a Quiche Lorraine or a simple Nicoise salad xx
Bit boring but I love omelettes – have to be stacked though with ham, cheese, mushrooms and spring onions!
The most unusual thing I have with eggs is eggnog – raw eggs, double cream, sweetener and vanilla essence. A lot nicer than it sounds!
I love eggs in anything whether its eggy bread to boiled egg, poached scrambled with cream and smoked salmon is just delicious, to tuna noiciose or Spanish tortilla … I just love em !!!!
You cant beat a simple egg and onion sandwich with a bit of Mayo !!!
I still like a boil egg with soldiers (bread and butter cut into strips)
eggs and soldiers or in our house they are called eggs and shoulders (knees and toes)
I love eggs benedict – cant beat it!
Simple chucky egg – boiled egg mashed with butter. Eat with toast. Yum. make this for my 2yo
I am feeling so hungry now and it’s only three thirty!! There will definitely be some of your suggestions on my menu tonight. Thanks so much.
plain and simple……….poached eggs on toast……..can’t beat it
I love Eggy bread – fried and then dipped in sugar. Mmmmm.
@maisietoo
I love Eggy Bread – eaten dipped in sugar!
french toast for me simple and tasty
my gramp always made me tomato eggs, and now i make it alot. Its cheep to make and taste great. A tin of tomatos with two eggs cracked into it then topped with cheese baked for 30mins and there you have it yummmmmmmmmmmmy
Hi Elaine
Thanks so much for your suggestion. We liked it so much that we would like to give you the Dairy Diary Set! Could you email me emily@dairydiary.co.uk with your address please and I will post it to you.
Thanks
Emily
Definitely omelettes of any kind. Good luck to everyone 🙂 😀 x
I have started making me and my husband Chicken Egg Fried Rice for our lunches, we are trying to save money at the moment, so its cheap to make and with a bit of added broccoli, its great protein!
That’s sounds delicious 🙂
Bacon & Mushroom Omlette – plain and simple
I enjoy making the fabulous Victoria Sponge recipe from the Classic Cakes book and vary the filling with different flavours of the butterfrosting recipe.I also use the frosting for the top and decorate with different decorations….coloured balls…zest…chocolate flakes…whichever way my mood takes me.
Also I cannot resist the basic boiled eggs with soldiers…firm white and runny yolk for dipping the soldiers in…seasoned with a touch of salt and pepper…Mmmmm…scrummy….What every child loves to do even when they are fully grown adults but still a child at heart .
Both my husband and myself love eggs. We eat them poached, fried, boiled and scrambled. We have them with potatoes, rice, pasta and chips. Would love this “Take a box of eggs” to get more ideas on different recipes and ways to use eggs.
my favourite recipe is frittata made with eggs fresh bread crumbs fresh parsley parmesan cheese black pepper and salt.basically an italian omelete.
I love to make Spanish Tortillas with lovely fresh eggs but my all time favourite is poached eggs on toast.
A few drops of vinegar in the poaching water and served with a little salt and pepper and a dollop of HP sauce on the side for dipping.
Toast has to be buttered with butter, none of your artificial stuff!