Pickled Eggs with Beets

Hello Residents!  How was your week? I can't believe it is Friday already. How many of you are still eating left overs from Easter?  We are just now finishing off the ham and I have a ton of hard boiled eggs left over.  They usually go quickly as the Residents, as well as the animal Residents (birds and dog) all eat them.

 

So the main reason that I have so many eggs is that I may have forgotten to take them out of the fridge on Easter.  Oops!  There was so much food that we didn't even notice!  My youngest likes this recipe as well as just putting a peeled egg in a jar of pickle juice.  He will leave them in the fridge for a week and then eat them.  He's also the child that likes pork rinds...

 

Do you need a how to on making the hard boiled eggs?  Go check out my Perfectly Hard Boiled Egg post!  What about a recipe for Egg Salad? Go check them out!

 

 

Pickled Eggs with Beets

1 (15 ounce) can whole medium beets, with juice
6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
1 medium onion, sliced into rings
1 cup white vinegar
1⁄2 cup white sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder

 

DIRECTIONS

 In saucepan, boil vinegar, sugar, pepper, salt and garlic powder until sugar is melted. Let cool In large container, combine beets, eggs, and onions. Pour vinegar mixture over all and mix to combine. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving (the longer this sits, the better it gets).

 

SHORT CUT  If you don't want to go through all the work (and are lazy like me), buy a jar of pickles beets, take out the beets, slice them up and add the eggs to the jar and return the beets.  You may need to put it all in a bigger container.

 

Egg Salad Sandwich

Since I shared how to make the Perfect Hard Boiled Egg, I figured I would share my egg salad recipe.  I know everyone is different, which is amazing and wonderful, so you are more than welcome to share your add ins or recipes in the comments!!




Egg Salad
Makes 1 sandwich


2 hard boiled eggs, diced
1 TBSP miracle whip
1 TBSP Famous Dave's Signature Spicy Pickle Relish
1 TBSP mustard
Paprika (to taste)
2 slices of bread (I like 12 grain or cottage)
(bread can be toasted or plain)

Mix your ingredients and spread on one slice of bread and top with the other! Done! I like to slice mine at an angle, but feel free to slice yours any way or not at all, you rebel you!


I love (even though I shouldn't) to eat egg salad sandwiches with kettle cooked potato chips.  They make some amazing ones right here in SD called Dakota Style!

Happy Birthday to my kiddo, he turned 11 yesterday! 

Perfectly Hard Boiled Eggs

Ever have a problem with your eggs not being perfectly cooked? My hubs is "crazy" specific about how his hard boiled eggs should be.  So over the years I tried several ways and finally got his approval!  Some Residents are just harder to feed than others!

22 minutes, remember that...

Perfectly Hard Boiled Eggs

Eggs (my pan holds 18)
1.)Fill pan with COLD water until the water line is about and inch above the eggs.
If any float they are bad eggs, throw them away!
2.) Bring to a hard boil (hence the name-Hard Boiled eggs).  That means big bubbles coming to the surface. Reduce to a simmer for 22 minutes. No more no less 3.)Pour as much water off as you can and add cold water and ice cubes. Let set until ice cubes melt and repeat until eggs are cold.
4.)Don't put them in the fridge until the are cold, we found they are mushy if you put them in the fridge warm.


Hope that helps some of your crazy Residents! These are great healthy snacks or addition to salads.

Hubs was willing to show off his egg for you!