Just about every kitchen in the land has at least a few eggs in it.  Eggs are simply so versatile, healthy and very quick to prepare.  No matter how pressed for time or tired you are, cooking up some eggs require very little skill or effort.  Here are a few recipes that make use of eggs that you might want to have a look at.

Scotch Eggs Recipe

1/2 lb sausages or sausage meat
4 hard boiled eggs
2 teaspoons of seasoned flour
A little piquant sauce
A little beaten egg
Breadcrumbs
Fat for frying

If you are using sausages for this recipe then you need to remove the skins to begin with.  Then remove the shells from the eggs and dust them with the seasoned flour.  Put a few drops of piquant sauce into the meat mixture and divide it up into four equal parts.  Cover each of the eggs in the meat and make sure that it's in a nice rounded shape.  Brush each one with the beaten eggs and then toss them in the breadcrumbs before frying in deep fat that is already hot.

You know when the eggs have been properly cooked when the gold a lovely golden-brown colour.  Remove them from the fat and then drain them well.  When they are cold you can then cut them in half and enjoy with a salad if desired.

Macaroni and Egg Casserole Recipe

4 1/2 oz macaroni
3 pints boiling water
Salt
2 oz salad oil
1 1/2 oz flour
1 pint milk
2 oz minced onion
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon piquant table sauce
3 oz grated cheese
8 oz cooked runner or French beans
3-4 hard boiled eggs

Boil the macaroni in the water with a little salt then drain it off and rinse with boiling water.  Then blend the oil with the flour and stir in the milk and cook it up until it's thick.  Add in the onion, mustard, pepper, sauce and 3 teaspoons of salt.  Then take it off the heat and stir in 2 oz of cheese.  Layer the macaroni, beans and sliced egg in a casserole dish.  Keep some of the egg so that you can use it as a garnish.

Then pour the sauce over and sprinkle the rest of the cheese over it.  Place the casserole dish in the oven which has been set to 350 F for half an hour.  When this is done you should let the cheese brown under a hot grill.  Use circles of hard boiled eggs for the garnish.

Curried Scramble Recipe

1 small onion (chopped)
Oil for frying
1 teaspoon of curry powder
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of chopped parsley
3 tablespoons of milk
Salt and pepper
Buttered toast

Fry the onion and then add in the curry powder and fry it lightly.  Add the rest of the ingredients and beat it all together.  When it's cooked you can serve it on the hot buttered toast.
 

You'll find that no matter what type of cake you are making you'll need to beat the eggs and sugar together so that they will thicken up prior to baking.  If you want a light finish then you'll want to be beating the mixture for 15-20 minutes.  When adding the dry ingredients they should be added in very lightly as this will prevent the air bubbles breaking up.  That's why a metal spoon is advised for this, it's also important that you "fold" the mixture rather than stir it.

Swiss Roll Recipe

3 eggs
4 oz of castor sugar
4 ox of flour (sieved)
1 teaspoon of hot water
Warm jam

In order to prepare the cake tin (about 9 x 12 inches) , you'll need to grease the tin and then put greaseproof paper into the tin and then grease the paper too.  Make sure that the greaseproof paper is bigger than the tin.

Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl over some hot water so that it is thick enough for an impression of the whisk to be left.

Sift in the flour then fold it lightly into the egg mixture along with the hot water.  Make sure you use a metal spoon.

Pour the mixture into the tin and then tilt is a bit from side to side so that it's spread evenly.

Place the tin into a hot oven that's been preheated to 425F for about 7-9 minutes so that it's golden-brown and firm.  Then turn it out onto some paper with sugar on it.

Cut off the edges so that it's nice and neat and spread over some warm jam.  With a knife, cut half-way into the sponge that  makes a long cut that is within 1 inch from the ends.  Then roll it up and place it on a wire rack to cool.

No matter what sort of cook you are, everyone should be able to do the above recipe.  It's a great one to try out with kids as it's a lot of fun and the end result is yummy.  Cooking and baking also teaches kids  the needed skills in the kitchen instead of relying on buying ready made meals from the supermarket.