# My husband brought home 4 dozen eggs. Now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 22, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998 "2023-12-22T18:05:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/1 "2023-12-22T18:05:12Z")
We already had a whole dozen newly bought eggs at home already but they were free and he couldn’t turn down a bunch of free eggs. However, there are only 3 of us here and if I don’t purposely use them up, they will go to waste. So. . . give me egg recipes! Especially egg forward dinners. If possible, an actual recipe or link to one. Pretty please? Already planned-- Tomato Cheese and Bacon Quiche. And something I saw a long time ago and was intrigued by just the name: Eggs in Purgatory, which are eggs baked in spicy tomato sauce. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/2 "2023-12-22T18:08:44Z")
Alton Brown’s Fritatta option is always good: > **[Frittata](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/frittata-recipe-1941312)** > > Get Frittata Recipe from Food Network Similar to quiche can also use pretty much any veggie or meat in the house as add-ins, but no need for a crust. This time of year, eggs go into a LOT of eggnog of course. Of course, you can also use up a ton by making a bread pudding… (drools) especially if you have leftover holiday bread. > **[The BEST Bread Pudding Recipe - Old Fashioned Recipe (With Video!)](https://fantabulosity.com/last-minute-bread-pudding/)** > > This bread pudding recipe is so easy, traditional, and is the custard dessert recipe we all love! Plus, an optional vanilla sauce to drizzle on top! And of course, adding soft-boiled or poached eggs to sandwiches, salads, or ramen can use up a bunch rather quickly. And sweet OR savory custards (leeks and chives being a favorite) are yet another option. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/3 "2023-12-22T18:11:04Z")
Not a recipe, a suggestion: If there’s a food pantry near you, inquire whether they’d take a donation, say one or two dozen? That way, they could go to people who could use them, if you can’t. Another thought is to keep a dozen for over a month, then hard-boil them – old eggs peel way easier than fresh, and you’d have the makings for deviled eggs (yum!). ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/4 "2023-12-22T18:13:01Z")
Cookies freeze well and microwave in a jiffy. I always use my 3-egg cookie recipes when I have excess eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/5 "2023-12-22T18:14:35Z")
Deviled eggs. Gonna make a batch myself for holiday snacking. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/6 "2023-12-22T18:14:49Z")
Oh, just thought of this: mince shallots, saute in herb and garlic butter (Land O Lakes makes it), whip some eggs with a dash of soy sauce, then stir into the pan for scrambled eggs. Fast, easy, and surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/7 "2023-12-22T18:16:10Z")
My husband GOT them from the food pantry at his job! The pantry runner had eggs he had to get rid of or throw away because the pantry was to be closed until the new year and so. . . rules. They gave away all the eggs they could and when the pantry closed, they were left with a whole lot of eggs, so they handed them out to employees of the not-for-profit he works at. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/8 "2023-12-22T18:17:20Z")
Oops! Heh. Sorry about that. But at least I now know that food pantries (some, anyway) will take fresh eggs. I’ll keep that in mind for my local one, maybe buy some to add to whatever nonperishables I bring in next time. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/9 "2023-12-22T18:18:53Z")
In my family, the usual Easter breakfast was biscuits, topped by sliced hard-boiled eggs (after the kids did the Easter Egg hunt), topped by cream-curry gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/10 "2023-12-22T18:21:11Z")
You could not have known! Deviled eggs is a great idea and why didn’t I think of that? And here’s the thing about them-- Fried eggs? One, at the most two. Scrambled eggs? Two, even 3 if I’m super hungry. Boiled? Two tops. Deviled? I can eat a dozen! I just keep popping them in my mouth and before I know it, I’ve eaten 4 eggs worth. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/11 "2023-12-22T18:22:32Z")
Scrambled eggs and tomatoes every day until the eggs all run out. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/12 "2023-12-22T18:24:01Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > So. . . give me egg recipes! Especially egg forward dinners. [**One good old fashioned omelette should do the trick!**](https://mynewberrynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jolly-Giant-omelet-300x169.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/13 "2023-12-22T18:26:32Z")
Ever seen _Cool Hand Luke_? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/14 "2023-12-22T18:27:37Z")
My stomach started hurting just thinking about this. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/15 "2023-12-22T18:28:14Z")
Make egg nog, baked custard, custard cream. Crème brûlée, if you’re ambitious. Eggs in Purgatory, Yorkshire pudding, pancakes or crêpes. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/16 "2023-12-22T18:29:57Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Eggs in Purgatory I love you, dude but did you read the OP? I may try Yorkshire Pudding because, yes, I am ambitious in the kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/17 "2023-12-22T18:32:25Z")
I second your choice! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/18 "2023-12-22T18:35:03Z")
My gf and I each bought several dozen eggs before Thanksgiving. I pickled two dozen of them. Once pickled they are good for months. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/19 "2023-12-22T18:38:18Z")
If you make Yorkshire pudding, add some bangers to make Toad in the Hole. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/20 "2023-12-22T18:38:45Z")
My son once made soy sauce pickled eggs or black eggs. He can make some more and this time they don’t have to be quick pickled. He is also the eggnog maker in the family. Too late for Christmas, probably New Years too-- but it’ll still be winter when it’s ready! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998.md?page=2)