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To make your hard boiled eggs easier to peel, add 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt per quart of water used to boil the eggs. Add the salt before the water is boiling.

Add a tablespoon of butter or margarine to the cooking water when boiling potatoes to prevent the water from boiling over.

The Easter egg hunt is over; now what are you going to do with all of those eggs? We suggest trying a recipe from our large collection of hard boiled egg recipes, which includes anything from sandwiches to salads. We have several tasty deviled egg recipes that would be perfect for using those leftover Easter eggs.

Need some pointers on cooking hard-boiled eggs? We have helpful tips on how to cook eggs properly. To see how it is done, check out our video on How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs.

Par-boil cauliflower to give it a head start on cooking before you are going to be sautéing or stir-frying. This way it will be done cooking at the same time as the other ingredients.

Avoid using oil when boiling pasta if serving with sauce because the oil will prevent the sauce from sticking to the pasta properly.

When cooking potatoes to use in potato salad, add a little vinegar to the water when boiling the potatoes. The vinegar causes the potatoes to form a thin crust, which helps them hold their shape.

For potato salad and other summer dishes using hard boiled eggs, crush the shell by rolling on a hard surface using the palm of your hand and light pressure. Crushing it in this manner will make the shell easy to peel off.