Stuffed Eggs

Not sure where this recipe came from.

4 hard boiled eggs
4 tsp mayonnaise
3/4 tsp prepared mustard
3/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp pickle juice
dash of salt
paprika, as garnish

Boil and peel eggs.  Cut eggs in half lengthwise.  Place the yokes in a ziplock bag and smash them up.  Add the remaining ingredients except paprika.  Combine the ingredients by smooshing them all together in the sealed ziplock bag.  Cut one corner of the ziplock bag and pip the egg yoke mixture into the egg whites.  Sprinkle with paprika and chill.

PePaw loved these eggs and I made them too many times to count.  We didn't have our chickens at the time and we bought dozens and dozens of eggs- I loved seeing him eat these for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  I think he lived on them for awhile!  :)

One day one of PePaw's caregivers decided to warm some of these up in the microwave.  She put them in for way too long and exploded them everywhere!  It was a HUGE mess!  There was yellow creamy stuff and white egg chunks all over the inside of the microwave.  What an egg disaster!

Love Always,
Mommy

The egg trick

MOMYS
Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs

Put eggs in a sauce pan and cover with 1" of cold water.  Bring to a rapid boil, cover, and turn heat off.  Let set for 10-12 minutes.  Pour out hot water and place eggs under cold running water.  Crack the large end of the eggs and place them back into the cold water.  Let set for several minutes.  Eggs should peel easily.  If not, place back in cold water for another minute or two.


This is one handy tip.  We frequently have very fresh eggs from our chickens and Hannah uses this tip and it works even on those eggs.  When the large end of the shell is cracked, the water seeps in the air pocket and under the membrane separating the membrane from the egg and making it easy to peel.  Sometimes you need to pierce the membrane and roll it around under water to get the water under the membrane.

Love Always,
Mommy

Stawberry Cake with Strawberry Frosting

Jennifer at Dallas Reformed Baptist Church

 Strawberry Cake
1 box white cake mix
3 oz. box strawberry jello
10 oz. frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
4 eggs
1/2 C. vegetable oil
1/4 C. water

Lightly grease two round 9" cake pans.  In a large bowl combine cake mix and jello.  Add pureed strawberries, eggs, oil, and water; beat at medium speed until smooth.  Pour into prepared pans and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  After completely cooled, spread Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting in between layers and on top and side of cake.  Yum!

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
1/4 C. butter, softened
8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened
10 oz. frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
1/2 tsp strawberry extract
7 C. powdered sugar

In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until creamy.  Beat in 1/4 C strawberry puree, reserving remaining puree for another use.  Beat in extract.  Gradually add sugar beating until smooth.

We first tried this cake a few months ago when Jennifer brought it to dinner at the Dato-on's house.  It was incredible!  I asked Jennifer for the recipe and she graciously shared it with our family. 

We made this while on vacation at Running Y in Oregon with Papa & Nama, and Uncle Lee & Auntie Shea and all your cousins.  We doubled the recipe and made two sheet cakes.  It was incredible!  We had such a great time on that vacation; we went swimming, ice skating, played tennis in the snow, and had a wonderful time.  Uncle Dave & Aunt Sandy even came down for a few days.  We had such a great time at our "vacation house". 

Hannah told me yesterday that she would make this for me for my birthday in a few days.  Yippee!  I can't wait to eat it!  Yummy!

Love Always,
Mommy