Roman Eggs: Soft Boiled with Pine Nut Sauce

Roman Eggs: Soft Boiled with Pine Nut Sauce

I love a good challenge! Recently I participated in a North Indian cuisine challenge and today I am submitting these Roman Eggs to The Roman Recipe Challenge hosted by Natascha’s Palace. There is a long, rich history about Eggs in Roman cuisine. I’d never really thought about how they cooked in days long gone but did you know that eggs were one of the most expensive food items? So when they were presented at table they were a delicacy! A recipe for Soft Boiled Eggs with Pine Nut Sauce dates back to the 4th or 5th Century in a Roman cuisine cookbook collection, Apicius, specifically named after Marcus Gavius Apicius, who’s known as the first Gourmet. My recipe has been adapted for modern times and boy is it a delicious breakfast…I can see why they were delicacies!
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Egg Salad on Challah

Egg Salad on Challah
I hope everyone had a very and blessed Happy Easter! Now, what to do with all those hard boiled eggs? Today and tomorrow Heidi and I will be sharing quick and easy recipes to use up those leftovers! Today I’m sharing Egg Salad as an easy way to use them up. Mixed with mayonnaise and a hint of mustard; the perfect amount of creamy on a tasty toasted slice of Challah bread. Easy & Tasty! Continue reading

Ham & Swiss Wrapped Broccoli With Onion Bechamel

Ham & Swiss Wrapped Broccoli With Onion Bechamel 7
This is a dish my mother made for us growing up. Probably created from one of those 70’s throwback cookbooks. I often cringe at some of the ingredients they recommended. Obviously ‘processed’ was the star in every dish. It was surely economical for a family of six however, and mother was always health conscious. I will admit that when I was 7 and this plate was put in front of me… I know I made an awful face!… Alas, we grow up and learn to love the very dishes we shunned as kids. I made this dish today for lunch and my Hubby said it was absolutely delicious! Continue reading