9 Recipes For Naturally "Dyeing" Easter Eggs (Slideshow)
Chef Sean Olnowich, executive chef of New York City's Bounce Sporting Club, has a laundry (or grocery, for that matter) list of ingredients that will change the shell from simple to splendid. To get a deep purple hue, use your "leftover" red wine to create a gorgeous egg.
Going Green Easter Egg
Cooked spinach can do more than power Popeye's punches. For an all-natural green egg, combine spinach with vinegar and a hardboiled egg and you'll have an earth colored Easter treat in no time
Carrot-top Yellow Easter Egg
Surprisingly, chopped carrot tops won't get you an orange hue. For a rich yellow color, chef Olnowich suggests boiling these on the stovetop.
Turmeric Golden Easter Eggs
Spice up you Easter eggs the natural way! Turmeric yields a lovely golden hue that will make your kids think that you have Willy Wonka's golden goose!
Chili Powder Orange Eggs
Add a little heat to your Easter eggs. Chili powder boasts a beautiful rusted orange that will truly pop on your hard-boiled egg.
Beautiful Blueberry Eggs
Robin's egg blue just took on a whole new meaning! With a few mashed blueberries, your eggs will be more of a lavender than blue, but will still look absolutely stunning.
Red Onion Red Eggs
With the vibrant skin of these gorgeous vegetables, you can create a ravishing red color that will make your Easter Eggs pop.
Beet Pink Eggs
Beets will make your eggs so pretty in pink with this easy recipe, they could end up dancing with Molly Ringwald in a John Hughes lensed prom!
Kool Aid Eggs
Entertaining expert Mark Addison dyes his eggs with a Kool (Aid) Twist!
"It's a fun and easy way to utilize the bright colors Kool-Aid has to offer and it also smells great while you're dyeing your eggs!" says Addison. "You can also mix the different flavors in order to come up with new colors. For example: Lemonade and Berry Blue will give you a green."