Of all the ingredients we have to work with, the egg is one of the most versatile. It's hard to believe that the same thing that makes a meringue cookie is also the base for your satisfying bacon, ...

In the dustier corners of culinary arcana lie shirred (aka “baked”) eggs, so off the beaten path that the origin of the word “shirred” is a mystery. We do know shirred eggs are wonderful. Baked in a ...

That was pal Dave, a few weeks ago, perusing the breakfast menu at Sam’s Station, a popular early morning eatery in Corvallis. I was just about to ask him what the heck he was talking about when I ...

• Peel the potatoes and cut them into half-inch slices. Put them in a pot, cover them with an inch of cold water and add a teaspoon of sea salt. Bring the water to a boil, reduce it to a mere burble ...

Ever made shirred eggs? They are baked. (The NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) Rock's Shirred Eggs Makes 4 servings 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs 4 thin tomato slices 4 ...

This week’s Monday Night Martha recipe is an old stand-by in the Gutel household: shirred eggs. “Shirred” is a funny word that means “to bake in a shallow dish.” That means you finally have a chance ...

We had our choice of several quick dishes to cook with Michael Ruhlman when the Cleveland food writer came to the Washington Post recently to work from his latest cookbook. So why did we go with this ...