Green Eggs and Ham

Sprinkle the eggs with some chopped chives

Last Spring, I saw this great idea for coloring deviled eggs after they are hard-cooked, on happierthanapiginmud.blogspot.com/.  Lynn always has fun ideas for food and great recipes.  I tried it last year and I thought this would be perfect for a fun Green Eggs and Ham meal.  It's just TOO FUN of an idea not to share,  for Spring time meals, or any time, for that matter.

Here's how I did the eggs:
                                                                                                
To cook the eggs:

For eggs, put the amount you want into a saucepan, cover the eggs with an inch of water over the tops; bring to a boil.  When the water comes to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.  Remove the eggs from the water and immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water.  I usually roll them around to crack the shells and let them sit for about 5 minutes.  They then can be easily peeled.

To color the eggs:

You will need about 1 t. white vinegar, food coloring and about 1 cup of hot water.  For 5 eggs and wanting them all green, I used 1 T. white vinegar, green food coloring and 3 cups water.  I put the peeled, hard-cooked eggs sit in the water for about 7 minutes, as Lynn suggested.

To make the deviled egg filling:

I used a wavy food cutter to slice the eggs, popped out the yolk into a bowl and used a pastry blender to smash up the yolks.  Usually  people like the filling that their Mom  made and I'm no exception!!  I use a little vinegar & sugar, salt and pepper, a little milk to make it creamy (but not too creamy), a couple of tablespoons of mayo and stir it all up.  You then can spoon into the white of the egg or pipe it in.  I used a Wilton Dessert Decorator that you can buy at Wal Mart.  It's great when you don't have a huge amount to decorate.

The Wilton Dessert Decorator

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