☕️ Bite-Sized Sundays: One egg salad you know, one you've never heard of (+ 3 more reasons to boil eggs this week)


Happy Sunday, Friends.

This week: Making the case that you're always close to an amazing meal when you've got hard boiled eggs on hand.

"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces—just good food from fresh ingredients." — Julia Child

Our niece, her fiancé, and their sweet dog came to stay this past week. We spent our days outside and our mornings and evenings around the table. It was exactly as good as it sounds. It reminded me that simple meals made with care, shared with people you love, are one of the best things in life.

Eggs are one ingredient that makes simple meals possible. I always come back to them: fried, scrambled, baked, and boiled (what I'm focusing on for this letter). They're relatively inexpensive, fast, and quietly versatile in a way that I think gets overlooked.

🌟 Recipe of the Week: Mediterranean Egg Salad

Light, bright, and ready in 10 minutes when you have hard boiled eggs on hand and 15 to 20 minutes when you don't. Olive oil and lemon replace mayo, za'atar seasoning and pine nuts make you wonder where this one's been all your life!

More Ideas for Hard Boiled Eggs:

  • Classic Egg Salad – All the flavors you love, but with perfectly boiled eggs and a coarse chop. If you've only ever had mashed egg salad, you're in for a treat!
  • Torchiette Pasta with Eggs and Capers – When you read the list of ingredients (anchovies, capers, red pepper, egg), you'd expect something potent, but it's surprisingly buttery, delicate, and briny
  • Asparagus with Grated Eggs and Capers – I love to make this simple salad when asparagus starts showing up at our local market.
  • Spicy Deviled Eggs – Creamy and smooth with just enough heat to keep you going back for one more.

📣 Pinch and Swirl in the News:

If you're looking for some weekend reading, I've been busy talking soup and cast iron lately. I contributed to two pieces in The Takeout: one on how to make any soup look and taste restaurant-quality, and one on the best time to add dairy to hot soup without curdling it. And over at CNN Underscored, I shared why a cast iron skillet is the only kitchen tool I know that gets better with use.

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Mediterranean Egg Salad


Classic Egg Salad


Torchiette Pasta with Eggs and Capers


Spicy Deviled Eggs


Asparagus with Grated Eggs and Capers


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The best meals don’t come from restaurant kitchens. They come from home cooks like you who take simple ingredients and turn them into something worth sharing. My specialty is making global cooking approachable, from beloved American classics to exciting international flavors. I create recipes that make it simple to cook memorable, restaurant-quality dishes, so you can feel confident and inspired in your own kitchen.

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