egg-in-a-basket

plural eggs-in-a-basket · plural eggs-in-baskets

1. alternativeAlternative form of egg in a basket: synonym of egg in a hole.

   The boys’ favorite foods include homemade pizza, chocolate chip banana muffins, black witch cake and “eggs-in-a-basket,” (an egg fried in a piece of oatmeal bread).

   2006 May 7, Colleen Scholer, “She thinks of friends when cooking”, in Sun Journal, Lewiston, Me.: Lewiston Daily Sun, →OCLC, page E6, columns 3–4

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   They’ll dine on an English-inspired menu of eggs-in-a-basket, baked beans and bangers, perhaps get a manicure, and, above all, be glued to the one of 28 screens in the room, intently watching the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

   2011 April 21, John-John Williams IV, “William and Kate — and a few others, too”, in The Baltimore Sun, 174th year, number 111, Baltimore, Md., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Health & Style” section, page 1, column 1

   SanTo’s also does brunch on Saturdays and Sundays for $16.95, using organic eggs for omelets, crepes, pancakes, French toast and egg-in-a-basket, an egg inside bread dish.

   2015 February 18, Marci Shatzman, “Dining review: Upscale buffet with sushi opens”, in West Boca Forum (Sun Sentinel), volume 28, number 36, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25, column 1

   This is the all-day cafe that will open first, on Thursday. It will serve folks from the hotel and anyone needing breakfast or a light meal, such as a grilled romaine Caesar salad with an egg-in-a-basket standing in for the usual croutons.

   2023 June 8, Joy Summers, “Kim Bartmann’s Star Bar poised to go against the grain”, in Star Tribune, volume XLII, number 65, Minneapolis, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page T3, column 4