Deviled Eggs Cuteness

So this is a little late because Easter is o-v-e-r. 

But it's still a cute idea. It'd be cute for any occasion, really. All pink or blue for a baby shower, or maybe a red, white, and blue theme for Independence Day? I'm sure you can think of something. And yes, I stole this from Pinterest. And yes, mine turned out cuter and more delicious.

This Easter, I made deviled eggs (for the first time ever) and decided to give them a little Easter lovin'. I used a Paula Deen recipe because I figured she'd know best when it comes to this simple classic. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

7 large eggs, hard boiled and peeled

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 1/2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish

1 teaspoon prepared mustard

Salt and pepper, for taste

Paprika, for garnishing

Sweet gherkin pickles sliced, for garnishing

Pimentos, for garnishing

Directions

Halve 7 eggs lengthwise. Remove yolks and place in a small bowl.

Mash yolks with a fork and stir in mayonnaise, pickle relish, and mustard. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Fill egg whites evenly with yolk mixture. Garnish with paprika, pickles and pimentos. Store covered in refrigerator.

So after de-yolking the eggs, that is when I dyed the egg halves. I bought a basic package of food coloring at the grocery store (yellow, red, blue, green). I filled 6 cups with water and then squirted dye into each cup (obviously, I mixed a couple colors to make orange and purple. And no, I will not tell you what colors make orange and purple). I probably put about 20-30 drops into each...but honestly, I didn't count. I squeezed so much dye, I think it was more of a stream than droplets. The eggs should have color within a few minutes, check on them and take them out when you have reached the desired hue. Lay them on a paper towel to dry before filling the egg halves with your yolk mixture. 

So when I made this, I used already hard boiled and peeled eggs from the grocery store. It was definitely 1000 times more convenient, but these are not usually large eggs, they are about a medium size. If you do this, be careful about the amount of ingredients you add. Also, I was limited on the yolk filling using these smaller eggs. But you can easily use more yolk than egg in order to really stuff it.

And that's it for now! Things have been really exciting and busy for me lately, so I'm not going to complain about not keeping up with posting. But I really, really, really hope I don't wait another four months to share something with you. Have a good night!

<3 Katie