Food that begins with E?

[Profane]

DD's Kindergarden class is having a Pot Luck party, and I have to bring something. The problem is that it has to begin with an E (the first letter of her first name.) It also has to be portable, and in 25 portions. Eggs are right out.

Please help me.

[ultrafilter]

Edible underwear?

[bluecanary]

egg & cress sandwiches?

evian?

edam cheese?

[Gundy]

Elephant ears?

[dorkusmalorkusmafia]

Eggplant, eggs, endive, etc.

[LolaCocaCola]

Endive

[Gundy]

Or how about E-Z Cheese? Each kid gets a squirt.

Okay...endive. Escarole. Elderberry.

[bluecanary]

A triple simulpost!

[LolaCocaCola]

hee hee

[LolaCocaCola]

Thank Gawd her name isn't Xavier

[InternetLegend]

Let's see, ignoring the wiseacres:

Let's not think about eggplant for five-year-olds, shall we? It kind of depends on how much time/energy/enthusiasm you have for cooking, but here are a few things I thought of:

Enchiladas - very easy, especially if you layer the tortillas and make them with cheese and a VERY mild sauce.

Empanaditas - these are little fried pies, sure to be a hit.

English muffin pizzas - you just cut the muffin in half, spread it with tomato sauce, and sprinkle mozzarella over the top, then broil it briefly. These can be cut in fourths to make them bite-size (and so you don't have to make as many).

Eggrolls - especially if you have more money than time, you can buy these frozen and cut them in thirds or fourths.

What do you have against eggs? Because egg salad finger sandwiches might work.

What kind of kindergarten teacher assigns parents a task like this without sending home a list of suggested items?

[sköt]

How about Empanadas?

recipe here

Good luck...

[Kat]

I vote for elephant ears. Mmmmm....I haven't had one in a couple of years...

[Tsubaki]

Eel.

I'm serious. If you can get your hands on some, and prepare it in a teriyaki-type sauce, its delicious. Make some sushi rice, and you can have eel sushi.

Yes, my kids (7 and 5) eat it.

[Tequila Mockingbird]

Just grill/bake an eggplant and chop/mix it with cream creese. Call it Elegant eggplant dip or something and serve it on crackers or chips.

Heck make whatever you were first inclined to and call it "elegant" or "electric" , choose the "E" adverb of your choice and run with it?

If it were me, I'd probably get a bunch of brightly colored gummy worms, serve them in an odd way (maybe suspended in small light blue jello cubes) and call 'em "electric eels".

_{Make the jello in a square pan. Only fill it halfway up and chill to set. Put worms on top of set gelatin then pour more jello to fill pan/cover worms. Chill and cut into appropriate sized cubes}

[Coldfire]

!EIP

[FairyChatMom]

Elbow macaroni! That leads to the all-time favorite of mac-n-cheese - use EZ Cheeze and you're all set!

[Mangetout]

Escargots?
...maybe not.

Edam, cut into little wedges - gotta be the best all-rounder.

[Profane]

Haha you guys are sooo funny I'm having visions of myself, running after 25 five year olds with a plate of escgargot, eel and endive, screeching "Eat eat, you ungrateful urchins!"


Anyway, I'm leaning towards the Elephant ears, with Edam as the back up plan. Please keep the ideas coming though!

[bluecanary]

What on earth are elephant ears? They mustn't have them in the UK (or if they do I'm not going to the right sort of shops!)

[Zebra]

How about Ears of Corn?

[Zebra]

Elephant Ears are a pastry of basically fried dough that is kind of big and flat (hence Elephant Ear) and covered with powdered sugar.

[lieu]

Careful. Many Efoods can contain viruses.

Play it safe... give 'em Vitamin E tablets.

[bluecanary]

Thanks Zeb--no I've never encountered those. Sound a bit like pancakes.

lieu-huh?

[everton]

The elephant ears I've had have been like big, misshapen profiteroles. Smoked eel is delicious but you're taking a big risk serving it to kids, especially strangers' kids. My votes would go for edam (very safe) or enchiladas.

[Gundy]

IJGRieve, you might know them as funnel cakes.

[lieu]

Email... Efoods... nevermind.

What's the nutritional value of E Coli?

[Judith Prietht]

Originally posted by Tequila Mockingbird

If it were me, I'd probably get a bunch of brightly colored gummy worms, serve them in an odd way (maybe suspended in small light blue jello cubes) and call 'em "electric eels".

That is honestly the cutest kid food item I've ever heard of. It beats my sister's dirt cake all to heck. I always want her to make a sea/beach-themed "sand" cake for her stepkids, with Swedish fish (for them) and Godiva white chocolate raspberry filled starfish (for me).

Be warned, LunaSea: the sweetness factor of an Elephant Ear will result in massive sugar highs for those kindergarteners.

[Judith Prietht]

How about eclairs?

[Mooch]

Just whip up a batch of Etouffee! Mmmm...crawfish.

[Beadalin]

Oh man, Eclaires! That's a great idea (really, I love them very much). Or, get an elephant-shaped cookie-cutter and make sugar cookies.

Espresso. Heh heh heh. Kindergardeners hopped up on caffeine. Woo hoo!

[Soup_du_jour]

I can't believe nobody has said this!

ENCHILADAS, BABY! ENCHILADAS!

I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!

[Miss Magic8ball]

We make elehant ears with honey and white sugar up here in The North... but thats a wonderful idea. Get the kindergarteners all hooped up on sugar and then leave them for the teacher...
plus, they're easy to make. Come halloween, you can make them again and call them Bat ears.

[Beadalin]

Originally posted by Soup_du_jour
[b]I can't believe nobody has said this!

ENCHILADAS, BABY! ENCHILADAS!

Dude, InternetLegend said that like, yesterday.

[Dangerosa]

Elk

(OK, Not helpful.)

Joy of Cooking Index under E:

Earthenware (probably not edible)
Easter Bunnies (a cookie)
Eclairs
Ecrevisses (Crayfish)
Edam
Eel
Eggs (logs of eggs)
Eggless
Eggnog
Eggplant
Elderberry (tisanes and jam - I'd only come up with wine myself and figured you wouldn't feed that to children).
Elk
En Croute (cooking meat in a crust)
En Papillote (cooking in parchment)
Enchildadas
Enamelware (possible the same issues as Earthenware)
Endive (you could make a salad)
English Muffins
Entertaining
Entree
Entremets
Enzymes
Equpment
Escabeche (fish)
Escarole (endive)
Espagnole (brown sauce)

(Personally, I'm liking the epanadas idea. If you've never had them they are little hamburger pies - Mexican potstickers if you will. Kids like them. Easy to make. Egg rolls would be my second choice - they are a little fussy to make, but you can buy them frozen).

(What kind of kindergarten teacher thinks parents have this kind of time anymore! I'd be calling the caterer.)

[Mangetout]

Emu.

[Mangetout]

Eclairs would be a hit, I'm sure.

[dwyr]

Is an egg log anything like a nut log?

[Green Bean]

Enoki mushrooms
Edamame
Evian water...

Actually, the edamame is a good idea. They're fun to eat if you get them in the pods.

[OxyMoron]

Actually, most of the elephant ears I've seen have been giant versions of the French panier, if that's any help. it's usually a very flaky pastry, fairly thin (about 1 cm), with lots of honey or syrup.

And speaking of e's - you know, anything can be a carrier of E. coli....

[LindyHopper]

Lots of good suggestions (enchiladas, eclairs, etoufee[mmmmm....]), but I've gotta second (third?) the empanadas idea here. There was this bakery in Houston (La Piñata, for all you Houstonians out there) that served the most delicious pumpkin empanadas. The pineapple ones were out of this world as well. Pastry heaven! Mmmmmm...........

Plus, if you want a non-dessert item, you can make meat or potato fillings too! sköt has given you a really good-sounding recipe; go for it!

[TeaElle]

Does this have to be something that is already made, or can there be some assembly by the teacher? If teacher is willing to put something together, how about egg creams?

Of course, that wouldn't fly for any kid with dairy or chocolate issues, but there's been no mention of allergies or dietary requirements that have to be considered. (And that's odd, I was under the impression that schools were getting away from parent-supplied food so as to avoid that kind of problem.) Did the teacher mention that at all, LunaSea?

Otherwise, I'm all in favor of little tiny eclairs. (Kids do love "mini" food, too.) But then, I'm always in favor of any kind of eclairs.

(Oops, in thinking on it, eclairs wouldn't be suitable for kids with chocolate or dairy issues either!)