Use your egg slicer for more than eggs!

An egg slicer can do more than just slice eggs.  Now let me just say not all egg slicers are created equal, so proceed with caution.  The first time you try a new food go slow and don't force it.  I don't want you to ruin your slicer.  Some foods that work in mine are strawberries and bananas, great for when you're making fruit salad like Fun Fruit Salad.  Some slicers will slice mushrooms.

Just recently at a cooking class I was asked to slice olives with an egg slicer.  I couldn't believe that I hadn't thought of that sooner!  Most of my recipes that have sliced olives call for a 2.5 ounce can, and that's what I'll buy.  If I'm doubling a recipe and need two cans, I'll buy a 6 ounce of whole pitted olives and slice them with an egg slicer.  By doing the slicing, which only takes a minute, I save a dollar.  Put three or more olives in at a time. This is nice to know when you're having a taco bar or any other time you might need a lot of sliced olives.  At the store I was shopping at the 2.5 ounce can and the 6 ounce was the same price, 98 cents.  Regular size olives actually work better than the large.

What else do you use your egg slicer for?

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Easy Spaghetti Sauce

A lot cheaper than bottled spaghetti sauce, super fast and yummy.  Try it!

1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce

1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon oregano
1 clove garlic minced or 1/4 teaspoon dehydrated minced garlic
2 teaspoon parsley flakes (opt)
salt and pepper

1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese (opt)

In a small sauce pan mix ingredients together (except Parmesan cheese).  Simmer.  Just before serving stir in Parmesan cheese.

Great to serve with meatballs or if you want a meaty sauce, add 1 cup cooked ground beef.  Brown ground beef with ¼ onion for each pound of meat.  Drain off grease.  Add one cup of meat to spaghetti sauce.  Freeze the remaining meat to use next time.

We also use this sauce for dipping chopped pizza.

Note. A jar of spaghetti sauce has 23 ounces, this recipe makes 15 ounces.

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Tortilla Soup

This is a realy quick meal that will please those hungry mouths that are begging,
"What's for dinner?"  Just open some cans!

1 can creamed corn
1 can corn not drained
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups salsa
1 cup cooked chicken (use left over chicken or canned)
1 teaspoon chili powder or more to taste

crushed tortilla chips for garnish optional
grated cheese for garnish optional
sour cream for garnish optional

Combine creamed corn, corn, black beans, salsa, chicken and chili powder in large pan, heat till simmering.  Serve with crushed tortilla chips, grated cheese and sour cream.

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