Sriracha Egg Salad

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Sriracha Egg Salad :: Zim on a Whim

I meant to post this egg salad recipe a few weeks ago when we had lots of leftover Easter eggs to use up, but lately I’ve been a little behind on my to-do list. My kids love to eat hard boiled eggs with a little salt and pepper, but then they get sick of them or forget about them and I have to make egg salad so the rest don’t go bad!

Seeing as I can’t leave anything alone, I decided to kick up the egg salad with some Sriracha hot chili sauce. It came out great and we won’t be going back to plain ol’ egg salad anytime soon!

Keep in mind you can adjust the amount of Sriracha sauce you use for your own taste. Give it a try!

SRIRACHA EGG SALAD by Zim on a Whim
Ingredients:
6 hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1-2 tablespoons Sriracha hot chili sauce (I use 2)
1-2 green onions/scallions, chopped

Directions:
1. After hard boiling eggs, run cold water over them to cool. Remove shells and chop up. Place in a medium sized bowl.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add in onion powder, mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce, and green onions.
4. Combine all ingredients well. Serve immediately or store in refrigerator.

Have a great week all!
Micha

Brown Sugar Cookies

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Brown Sugar Cookies :: Zim on a Whim

If you are looking for an easy cookie recipe and something a little different than the usual, try this one! The cookies stay nice and soft and have a light texture…they just melt in your mouth!

I made these cookies to take to a friend’s son’s Communion party and they were so good that I had to make more for us! The first time I tried them I used light brown sugar. When I made them the second time, I used dark brown sugar. I liked them a little better that way. It was a subtle difference, but a difference nonetheless. Use whichever you have on hand, but if you are buying some for this recipe, I recommend using the dark brown sugar.

FYI: The dough is very light and fluffy. At first I thought I forgot to add something! I guess it’s due to the combination of butter and shortening. Using a cookie scoop will help to make the cookies uniform in size and shape, but if you don’t have one don’t worry about it.

Brown Sugar Cookies :: Zim on a Whim

Brown Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1  and 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar (I recommend dark brown)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat shortening, butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla in a medium to large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
3. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating on low speed until well blended.
5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. (A cookie scoop comes in handy here.) Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. (I use parchment paper to line my baking sheets.)
6. Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Makes a little over 4 dozen.
{Recipe courtesy of Crisco}

Hope you give them a try! Like I said, they come together easily and everyone will love them!
Micha

Easter Quesadillas

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Easter Quesadillas | Zim on a Whim

Easter doesn’t have to be all about the candy! Here’s a fun and quick lunch idea that the kids will love after hunting down all those eggs. Quesadillas are so versatile and you can use whatever filling you like or what you have on hand. Here I used some thin deli ham and shredded cheddar cheese on flour tortillas. Just plain cheese quesadillas work great, too!

Here’s how to make them:

Take some Easter themed cookie cutters and cut out your shapes from the flour tortillas. Obviously you need 2 of each shape for each quesadilla.

Easter Quesadillas | Zim on a Whim

The metal cutters work better because they are sharper, but the plastic ones are fine, too. I just had to press down in sections and wiggle my cutter to get through the flour tortilla.

Heat up a skillet over medium heat. Place one tortilla shape in the pan. Add in some shredded cheese first, then some of the meat.

Easter Quesadillas

Top the meat with some more cheese.

Easter Quesadillas

You need cheese next to both tortillas to glue it together.

Top with the other tortilla shape and press down on it (with a spatula or carefully with your hands) so it all melts together.

Easter Quesadillas

In just a few minutes it will be golden brown. Flip to brown other side and melt the rest of the cheese.

Easter Quesadillas

Remove from heat and enjoy!

The kids will love this exciting new take on grilled cheese and the shapes make them fun to eat.

Now, not so fast. You are left with a bunch of tortilla scraps, right? It’s a shame to toss them so why not make baked tortilla chips with them?

Just cut up the scraps and lay them in a foil-lined baking sheet. Spray the chips with cooking spray and season to your liking. You can use just salt and pepper, or add in garlic powder, chili powder…whatever! Bake in a 350 degree F oven for about 10-12 minutes, or until crisp.

Baked Tortilla Chips

I hope you give these a try. If you like making quesadillas as much as I do, you might like to try my Roasted Asparagus and Pancetta Quesadillas soon!

Enjoy your holiday!
Micha