Almond-Coconut Macaroons

1/3 cup sugar
1 egg white
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt

Whisk together sugar and egg white, then stir in the rest of the ingredients. Divide into eight drop-mounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350˚ for 15 minutes, until bottoms and edges are golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Eggnog Smoothie

1 1/2 cups whole milk

1-2 handfuls raw spinach

2 raw egg yolks (from pastured chickens)

2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp cinnamon

3 TBSP maple syrup or honey

handful of ice cubes

Combine in a blender.

Adapted from PassionateHomemaking.com

Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Frittata

1 onion, sliced

1-2 red bell peppers, sliced

olive oil

pinch of sea salt

10 eggs

sea salt and pepper to taste

1 cup fresh parsley, chopped

4 oz crumbled goat cheese

Saute onion and peppers in olive oil until soft; add a pinch of sea salt at some point.  In a separate bowl, whisk together 10 eggs, with sea salt and pepper to taste, then stir in parsley.  Arrange onion and peppers in a baking dish, and pour the egg mixture over them.  Sprinkle goat cheese over the top.  Bake at 400˚ for 18-23 minutes, or until the center is set.

Egg Substitute

1 TBSP ground flax seed and 3 TBSP water = 1 egg

Quiche

Crust:

1 1/3 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup oil

3 TBSP milk

Combine dry ingredients with oil, stirring with a fork until well blended.  Add milk and form into a ball.  Roll out between two sheets of wax paper.  Remove from wax paper and place in pie plate.

Filling:

4 eggs

1/4 cup milk

salt and pepper (to taste)

1/2 can of corn

4 oz chopped mushrooms

1 cup cheddar cheese

2 cups steamed chopped broccoli

1/2 red bell pepper, chopped

Beat together eggs and milk.  Stir in any combination of additional ingredients.  :)

Pour into unbaked crust.  Cover with foil and bake at 425˚ for 10 minutes, then uncover and reduce heat to 350˚.  Bake for 30 minutes more or until set.  Cool 10-15 minutes before cutting.

So-I'm-Not-Martha-Stewart Boiled Eggs

Place eggs in a pan and add water, enough to cover them plus one inch.  Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  Cover and remove from heat, and let rest for 15 minutes.  Run cool water over the eggs in the pan until cool.

(Because I can never remember how I got them to turn out so perfectly last time.)