I am the Eggland’s Best brand ambassador and the below is a sponsored post. The topic, opinions, & and my obsession with forcing their egg-into-a-gluten-free-frame are all my own.
Once upon a time I was a misfit who was compelled to take Home Economics (seriously. just typing those words dates me. Home Ec in 2013 sounds crayray.).
I failed sewing (barely made a jacket. when done discovered Id accidentally sewn front and back together.), but loved the cooking part of class.
Or, more aptly put, I loved making Egg in a Frame.

oh GLUTEN’y frame of yore.
I framed for breakfast. I framed for snack. I framed for brinner.
I framed ‘on the reg’ (as the kids no longer say) until I went gluten-free about twenty years ago.
Yet, as the child has clearly noticed, Eggland’s Best eggs have remained my fave fave food.
Even sans frame.

(yes. our new dog’s fave food is dog food…)
As the Tornado grows interested in preparing her own meals—I wanted a way to share with her my Egg-In-Frame love.

Oh tattooed-ovals. I long to frame ye.
At the same time, I sought additional ways to practice what I LONGED TO PREACH about the benefits of consuming vegetables.

Neither of us really love raw peppers.
And a Gluten-Free Egg-in-Frame plan was hatched.
Something she could practically make herself & one where we *both* could harness the tastiness of Eggland’s Best eggs to lessen the green pepper flavor we dont (yet!) adore.
First I created a ‘frame’ whilst simultaneously tuning OUT the mutterings of EW! I HATE GREEN PEPPERS! from the peanut pepper-gallery.

frames made. centers removed.
Next she demanded a photo-op.

I knew she’d NEVER bite the frame.
I heated a splash of oil in a pan while the Tornado excitedly readied to plop in our frame.

indeed. it WAS a tad too thick.
Next I embraced all my motherly “you’ll burn yourself” fears and let her plop her own tattoo’ed oval in the frame:

cooking can be empowering!
We cooked for the length of a Beiber song (about three minutes).

I smile. You smile.
And then we flipped (both out that it was working and over the egg):

dang. you purdy!
After approximately ten minutes total (from whole pepper to final framed egg) we were done:

Egg in a Pepper Hole!
And, if we say so ourselves, it was gluten-free egg in a frame PERFECTION.
Now you.
- How did you last *frame* your egg? Gluten-filled or gluten-FREE?
Im confident we did not create this idea. After making, eating, laughing, and cleaning I did some googling. The first to come up was MARTHA…
Great way to make an egg!
This is a great idea!! Never framed my eggs…but this I can try!
I bought a cute little flower shaped egg framer. Doesn’t work at all! The bell pepper flower works MUCH better. And tastier!
I’ve never heard it called that (we say “toad in the hole” around here) but that is an ingenious idea. Need to buy a big pepper and try that.
I wonder if it would taste good with red?!
He, he…home ec. I remember that! It’s family and consumer sciences now (FACS). An improvement?
I am trying this with my pepper loving daughter this morning!
If ones doesn’t like bell peppers – SHOCKER – hmm wonder what else we could use!
i LOVE the idea of framing eggs in peppers! we could call them shirley peppers? lol (my grandparents always called eggs in a frame “shirley temples”)
SHIRLEY TEMPLES?
I think I am too old LOL
I called a drink a S.T.
That looks so delicious!
One of my dream jobs is to me a home ec teacher – I don’t think kids learn enough life skills in school now!
I keep meaning to try this! My kids used to love having an “egg in a hole” (very fancy name) at my dad’s house. They used a cookie cutter to cut out a fun shape from bread to make the hole.
This is a great idea!!!!!
i think my husband would fit right in at your house. He LOOOOVES his eggs. Every day, any way! And i do too. But he’s pretty passionate. In fact, he wants an egg sponsor for his racing. haha. i will try this, you know i LOOOOVE
I remember Home Ec!!!
Do they teach that any more??
Perfection!! I must try this. I’m so glad you are gluten free friend! You come up with the best ideas!
Totally stealing this idea..look delish!
Carla this is GENIUS!!!
I’m not gluten free, but am looking to lessen bread consumption.
How long have you been GF?
eons.
around twenty years?
http://carlabirnberg.com/before-after/
Did Tornado really put your husband’s favorite as Reeces??
LMBO!!
I wonder what my daughter would say my favorite foods are!
My best friend’s mom used to make “eggie-pies” for us as kids! She used a slice of bread with a hole cut in the middle!
OOOH thats another name Ive never heard of…
That is just too cool! Never would have thought of that!!! 🙂 EASY TOO – for me that has to have easy!
I used to make an “egg in a basket” for the older kid when he was little. I love your gluten-free version! I think the kid and I will have to borrow this idea! 🙂
I was at the grocery yesterday and saw Eggland’s Best and immediately thought of you, Carla!!
I love this!! I can’t wait to try this weekend.
I do love eggs. And this idea rocks. Now if only I enjoyed the egg and pepper combo. I love peppers, but raw and alone.
I’m excited to hear about the puppy!
Growing up my grandmother would make me “birds in a nest” and to this day it’s still one of my favorite comfort foods. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of using the pepper instead of bread. Will definitely have to give it a try.
Go eggs!
Love this! I saw our local newscaster use a tomato as a frame (they had fun holiday recipes every day leading up to the holidays) and I thought that was a fun take on the bread part too.
I also still say Home Ec and sitting Indian style…
Love the pepper frame! It looks like your daughter was having a blast cooking!
Dang that’s a great idea! You would make a great home ec teacher (I know it dates me, but I still love the economics part of the phrase because running a household is so much more than cooking and sewing)
Great minds! I have a recipe for these on my blog too.
I also like to cut a pepper in half and BAKE the egg in it in the oven.
EGG LOVERS we.
My hubby likes the Toad in a Whole (framed egg). I had never heard of it nor had it before I met him. Love this idea!
No way!!!
I love this idea and the tattooed ovals 🙂
Growing up my Grandma would make “toast on an egg.” As a struggling to go Gluten-free adult, I WILL try this. Thanks for sharing…looks yummy.
Yum, eggs in a “frame” are delicious. (we call them birds in a nest) LOL at the dog food being on the list! Have a good one Carla!
What a cute idea! I saw on Pinterest the other day that someone made eggs in a big heart-shaped cookie cutter and thought it was adorable too. so creative!
I love this!
I bought a few “egg cookie cutter” options when I went gluten free and my whites always run out of the cutter.
Go Carla!!!
I have never done that but I would have to find another way to frame my eggs as I don’t like peppers. Cute post!
THIS MAKES ME SO SAD because I haven’t eaten eggs in a year 🙁 I can no longer eat them – so bummed. SOOOO BUMMED!
I also dislike peppers. Perhaps I need to eat these and force myself to like them?
Cant we frame something in Hershey Kisses instead? (See, that, there is my problem.)
Try rainbow colored peppers, the red, orange, and yellow. They taste much better than the green. You might also try slicing rounds out of and cutting the seedy center out of larger seeded items like eggplant.
what a cute idea! it’s like a healthy food craft!
Oh – I want to try that!! I never liked the framed eggs because the bread always seemed soggy (ick!!). But, the pepper frame? Perfect!!! You are genius!!
This idea is so nice! I could see myself doing this for brunch at home using all different peppers so make it all colorful. 🙂
Cute idea! My family has been loving eggs so much lately that we’ve gone from 1 dozen to 2 each time we shop!
Ohhh…just as soon as this chest/head/death flu leaves, I am totally gonna try this.
I’ve never been a bell pepper fan, but lately, cannot get enough of them raw. I like the red ones best, though. Weird how things change.
That’s such a great idea! I too love my eggs.
Wow, I regularly dice up peppers to put in my scrambled eggs but I had never thought of framing an egg with a pepper! I’ll have to try it. Thanks!
In case I haven’t mentioned lately – you are an AWESOME mom. You do so much cool stuff with her and she will remember cooking with you forever. I still remember that I was my mom’s “Official Toffee Stirrer” every holiday
I failed sewing in Home Ec… and I did poorly in cooking cos I tasted the yummy stuff and wouldn’t eat the healthy stuff!