Gimme gimme those pot-luck summer recipes...

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Re: Gimme gimme those pot-luck summer recipes...

Post by Mary » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:30 am

Hi Heather. I just saw your post about the deviled eggs, and I'll surely tell you what I do. The problem is that I'm an extreme measurer and a recipe follower, except with deviled eggs, so that I can only tell you the basic process. Since I may have 6 eggs or 24, I just never have measured.

Basically, I use 2 parts low fat sour cream to one part mayonnaise (Hellman's Light) and just enough Dijon to add a piquant note (sometimes just a squirt, sometimes a tablespoon or more), plus kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. To start, you might try two Tablespoons sour cream to one Tablespoon mayonnaise and 1/2 teaspoon Dijon. That will give you the basic mix to taste for other seasonings before you increase amounts.

I mix all of these in a separate bowl to get the flavor and consistency balanced, and then I add them to the egg yolks which are broken up but not mashed yet. Mixing in the creamed ingredients will take care of the mashing.

Adding that extra bowl and step has saved me from egg filling that is too soft/loose many times, since I can add, mix, evaluate, and add more. Adding less is not an option once it's mixed with the egg yolks. :lol:

To transport a large number to a party. I take the egg whites and filling in separate zip bags and assemble them on site by removing extra moisture from the whites with a paper towel and clipping a corner of the filling bag to turn it into a pastry bag. Takes just a few minutes and keeps the filled eggs from getting watery. A sprinkle of paprika or dill on top is the only other thing that I do.

Other additions, of course, will change the flavor and the texture, but as I said earlier, the point of such a simple mix was to please varied tastes at a potluck.

I apologize for not being able to give you more specific about amounts. :(

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Re: Gimme gimme those pot-luck summer recipes...

Post by HeatherFeather » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:31 am

Mary - thank you so much!! I actually prefer to hear recipes with explanations rather than specific measurements when it comes to things like this. More than half of my family recipe box of inherited recipes are just lists of ingredients with vague instructions, so I am very accustomed to figuring out the measurements as I like them.

I appreciate specific measurements for some things - baking recipes and things like package sizes or amounts of meat. But I am perfectly happy to receive instructions that say a squirt or pinch or whatever.

Thank you so much! I will most likely be making them this week as a treat for my dd. She keeps wanting snack foods and I want her to have something other than chips or crackers.

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Re: Gimme gimme those pot-luck summer recipes...

Post by Mary » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:56 am

I'm glad you're not disappointed, Heather. Hope it's a hit with your daughter. :)

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Re: Gimme gimme those pot-luck summer recipes...

Post by HeatherFeather » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:01 pm

Mary wrote:I'm glad you're not disappointed, Heather. Hope it's a hit with your daughter. :)
As soon as I saw that you use sour cream, I knew it was something I should try. She loves sour cream on pretty much anything, so I think she's really going to enjoy the eggs.

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