Using all the eggs

4 to 5 eggs each day on average ( 28 to 35 each week). That is a lot of eggs! For a healthy diet you should only have around 3 eggs eack week, but who's counting! There are only two of us at home unless you count the occasional visits from our two daughters and we do donate eggs to them. How do we use them all you may ask yourself. There's always the usual boiled, fried, poached and scrambled. However, here are some of my favourite recipes.

Tortilla

Chop up any veg that you want to use (I would use an onion or a spring onion, some sweet pepper, mushrooms, sliced and par boiled potatoes and peas or sweetcorn and some bacon or sausage). Fry the bacon and sausage first with some oil in a fying pan and then the onion and add the remaining veg , salt and pepper to taste and a few mixed herbs. Mix some eggs with a little milk (I would use 2 eggs per person) and then pour on top of the cooked veg. Cook for a couple of minutes on the hob then put some cheese on the top and put under the grill until cooked and a lovely brown colour.

Cut into slices. This can be served hot or cold with salad or baked beans. Great if you are on a diet (something to nibble on instead of chocolate).

Pavlova

I use this one on www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4258/pavlova

This recipe uses 4 egg whites, so you can see that they soon get used up. I use the yolks for making custard or just give them to the dogs (cooked of course).