Meal In An Egg

If you're a single someone who doesn't like cooking or taking time to go to the trouble of fussing over a meal every day, try hard boiling up a half dozen eggs. That's the first step in this "recipe". When they are cool, peel them carefully and cut them in half, saving the yolks. Put all the yolks in a small bowl and mash them. Sprinkle with your favorite herbs. I love green onion, but finely diced sweet onion will do, too. I use a mayo as a base and make my own version of sandwich spread. I like my spread with a kick. In goes, Tabasco or my favorite, a sweet hot chili sauce. Toss in a good dollop of ketchup and your favorite kind of relish. Taste. Some tasters might like to add pepper or horse radish but hold the salt. Too much of it, doesn't help the body, and your other ingredients may have salt in them. You can always add some later if it's too bland for you. When you have a nice thick goop of egg yolk mixed with your sandwich spread, spoon a heaping glob of it into each egg white half. You can buy an inexpensive plastic holder for egg halves. I have fancy ones, but I prefer the quick-to -clean kind in cheap plastic. For every day, they're easy to handle and they clean up quickly under the tap with some soap. The dish of eggy delights will be housed in the fridge right where you can see them and enjoy the colour every time the door opens. When you finish your circle of "stuffed eggs", go hunting for what to pop into them. Today I had broccoli, carrots, snow peas and grape tomatoes on hand, but you can use bits of any veges you like - or fruit: a grape halved, pineapple, apple, pear, peach. They can be canned or fresh. Also, you can poke in some cheese or shrimp or meat. Have fun creating your very own every-day hors d'oeuvres. When you have finished playing and creating your beautiful food delicacies, put them in the fridge and don't bother to cover them up. They will dry out a little without covering, and be all the more delicious for snacking. Each little goody is loaded with healthfulness: egg, bits of fruit, vegetable or cheese or meat or seafood or all of the above. Who cares if the egg plate adds an exotic aroma in the fridge. If you are a single, you don't really have to worry  about what anyone else thinks. It's your fridge. When you are peckish, all you have to do it open your fridge, select an egg delight and pop it into your mouth. Or if you want to make a sandwich, mush it between two slices of bread, and voila. You have a tiny complete meal that tastes as good as it looks - and is wonderfully healthful.