How to: Make Heart Shaped Deviled Eggs

I did make more than 2! I had to make them 2 at a time because I only had enough of the heart making supplies to make 2 at a time and they won't wait!

I did a little investigating and it turns out that shaping boiled eggs is a whole art form of it's own and it is popular in Japan.  They even have little egg molds to make animal shapes!

So step one - boil your eggs.  I like 12-13 minute eggs.  Actually if we are just eating boiled eggs, I like a soft boiled egg, but that won't work here!

Step two - not pictured! - after removing egg from the water, immediately peel the egg - I ran some water over the egg while I peeled, that helped, but don't chill the eggs first, they need to be very hot when you put them in the form.

I made my form by cutting the corners off of an orange juice container.  (Step three:)Wash and dry the corners and place a hot, peeled egg in the middle.  Balance a chop stick over the egg and secure in place with two rubber bands (rubber bands don't seem to last long in our house, so I used pony tail holders, it worked).  The shape of your chop stick will make a difference.  Mine was square and I turned the chopstick so the corner of the square pressed into the egg.  Don't press too hard or the white will crack.

Step four: wait for the egg to set.  I put them in the fridge and tried not to forget about them.  One tutorial I saw said 10 minutes, another said 30.  I was somewhere in there. 

Step five - cut in half and be amazed and all the eggy love!

You can leave them like this or take out the yolk and make deviled eggs - I thought they needed paprika for Valentine's Day.

I just couldn't stop with the eggs - behold - heart shaped tomatoes and pickles and cheese.

Happy Valentine's Day!

February Eatz

I am not sure what we ate in January!  I tried to keep things as simple as possible because thinking about food and looking at cookbooks was just too much for me!  Now that I am able to think about food again, I was glad to have a meal plan to lean on.  I've decided that cost and nutrition aside - the most appealing recipes right now are the ones that generate the least number of dirty dishes!

Weeks 1 & 3
W - Chicken with Curry Sour Cream Sauce, Rice, Broccoil
R - Spaghetti, Salad, Rolls
F - Ham, Home Fries, Peas
S - Cajun Shrimp, Grits, Broccoli
U - BBQ Apple Pork, Baked Beans, Cucumber Salad
M - Meatballs over Egg Noodles, Peas
T - Skillet Cassoulet, Bread

Weeks 2 & 4
W - Mediterranean Chicken with Lemon, Broccoli
R - Tacos, Refried Beans
F - Fried Rice, Dumplings
S - Pizza, Salad
U - Hodge Podge Soup, Crackers
M - Pork Marsala, Egg Noodles, Carrots
T - Red Beans and Rice, Carrots