Easter Fun!

Shaker Eggs

Materials:

1 raw egg
pin
drinking straw
small filler objects (kidney beans, peppercorns, rice, small pasta, size-E beads)
polymer clay
glitter

Steps:

1. Blow the egg (empty shell of contents without breaking it). This is accomplished by using a pin to put a small hole in the top of the egg. Make a larger hole in the other end through which the yolk and white can drain.

Ingredients:

1 flour tortilla or pita pocket
1 chopped hard-boiled egg
shredded lettuce
chopped peppers
chopped scallions
shredded cheese
salsa

Preparation:

Place chopped egg on the tortilla, add shredded lettuce, peppers, scallions, cheese and salsa. Wrap it up and enjoy! Heat in the microwave to melt the cheese or eat it cold.

Ingredients:

1 biscuit
1 hard-boiled egg
1 slice of cheese
1 slice of cooked ham or bacon (your choice)

Preparation:

Slice biscuit in half, add sliced egg, slice of cheese, slice of ham or bacon and serve cold or warm (microwave).

Ingredients:

hard-boiled egg slices
olives
chopped green pepper
chopped red pepper
lettuce
greens
radicchio
shredded carrots
shredded cheese
paprika
mayonnaise-based salad dressing (your choice)

Place hard-boiled egg slices inside a large clear-glass bowl and add colorful layers of olives, green and red bell peppers, lettuce, greens, radicchio and shredded carrots. Continue to layer ingredients until the bowl is full. Top with chopped eggs, shredded cheese, paprika and mayonnaise-based salad dressing.

Egg-citing Trivia

• To test an egg for freshness, fill a large bowl with cold water and drop an egg in. If it goes to the bottom and lies on its side, it's very fresh. If it stays on the bottom and stands up at a 45- to 90-degree angle, it's still OK. If the egg floats to the top, it's bad and should be thrown out. As an egg ages, the yolk and the white lose moisture, and the air pocket gets larger, which makes it float.

• Hard-boiled eggs can be kept in a refrigerator for up to one week.

• Egg-yolk color depends on the hen's diet. Marigold petals may be added to the feed to enhance color.

• To tell whether an egg is raw or hard-boiled, spin it. If the egg spins easily, it is hard-boiled; if it wobbles, it's raw.