The History of Cookie Monster

Not sure why, but things like the first-ever sighting of a Jim Henson character utterly fascinates me. Check out Cookie, eating of all things, crackers. And with teeth! Cookie, aka “The Wheel Stealer,” first appeared in an unaired ad for General Mills Canada’s Wheels, Crowns and Flutes snacks. See Cookie’s start and evolution, including videos, HERE at Laughing Squid. {spotted on Foodiggity}

Check out these other fun Cookie Monster ideas below.

Cookie Monster Party food and snacks or purchase these Cookie monster cookie-cutters. You could make your own cookies using the original published 1970’s Cookie monster cookie recipe.

Cookie monster Dolls you can crochet.

Cookie monster floor rug you can make at home or make these Cookie monster baseball caps.

Looking for more Cookie monster items? Check these Cookie monster items out on Etsy.

Do you have more cookie monster ideas we need to hear about? make sure you comment below and share all your Cookie Monster ideas with us.

Egg salad is one of those lunches we sometimes forget about until we have a few boiled eggs sitting in the fridge. Then suddenly it sounds like exactly what we want. Creamy filling, decent bread, perhaps a little greenery on the side. Nothing complicated, just a proper lunch.

If you’ve been searching for the Ina Garten egg salad recipe, her Egg Salad Tartines are a lovely place to start. They take a familiar sandwich filling and serve it generously on toasted bread, with fresh herbs giving the finished dish a little lift.

And before the word “tartine” makes you think you need special equipment or a French kitchen, it simply means an open-faced sandwich. We can absolutely manage that.

You’ll find the full ingredient quantities and instructions in Ina Garten’s official Egg Salad Tartines recipe. Here’s what to know before making it, plus easy ways to serve egg salad for lunch, brunch or a small gathering.

What Is in Ina Garten’s Egg Salad?

The version published on the Barefoot Contessa website uses eggs, mayonnaise, sweet relish, whole-grain mustard and fresh dill or chives, with salt and pepper for seasoning.

It’s served on toasted whole-grain bread. The recipe makes six tartines, serving three to six people, depending on appetites and what else you put on the table.

The sweet relish is worth noticing if your usual egg salad is simply eggs and mayonnaise. It brings a different flavor to the filling, while the mustard and herbs help balance the richness.

Does Ina Garten Put Truffle Butter in Egg Salad?

You may also have seen recent articles discussing an Ina Garten egg salad variation with white truffle butter.

That is a different version from the Egg Salad Tartines recipe linked above. The published tartine recipe uses sweet relish and whole-grain mustard and does not list truffle butter.

If you’re following a particular video or recipe, stick with that version’s ingredients. Combining details from several recipes can leave you wondering why your lunch tastes nothing like the one you

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What Is in Ina Garten’s Egg Salad?

Does Ina Garten Put Truffle Butter in Egg Salad?

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