Blue Deviled Eggs

We are off to Winston-Salem for the Duke at Wake Forest football game on Saturday. As there is generally a theme to each Almost Gold tailgate based on the day's opponent, I thought it would be appropriate to break out the 'Blue Deviled Eggs' once again.

This creation first appeared a few years ago when The Newtster semi-jokingly suggested it to Sally, who was hosting us at her house for the Duke at Wake Forest basketball game and needed some themed ideas. The appearance is..... interesting. It's sort of a cross between Play-Doh and a bad Smurf experiment.

Since deviled eggs are traditionally made with mayonnaise, I figured we should keep this recipe true to form as there will likely be quite a few people eating these things. Now, as anyone who knows The Newtster will tell you, I don't like mayonnaise. Nothing ruins a good sandwich or burger quite like seeing mayonnaise smeared all over it. I can however tolerate mayonnaise in small doses, such as in deviled eggs, since it's mixed in and I can't really detect it. I did make some deviled eggs earlier this year using a recipe that did not include mayonnaise but seemed to include just about everything else in the kitchen. They turned out fairly well.

Given my discomfort working with mayonnaise, I deferred to Julia in the preparation of the eggs. Earlier in the day I sought advice from Mimi, my grandmother, who is the best cook I know (sorry Mom). Mimi gave me her suggestions, which included mayonnaise, mustard (double drats Joe!), salt, pepper, sugar, and of course paprika. Here's what we actually wound up with in our finished product.

- 18 large eggs
- Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise
- Jack Daniel's Horseradish Mustard
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Salt and Pepper
- Blue Food Coloring
- Paprika

There is no right or wrong proportion here so you just have to do everything to taste. I was hoping to find a larger container of blue food dye, but it only came in an assorted pack in a very small amount. As a result the eggs are certainly blue, but not the darker blue I was aiming for. I haven't sprinkled the paprika on yet in this picture as I will wait until they are plated up for serving on Saturday morning. You'll also notice that for some reason some small pieces of the yolk mixture did not accept the food coloring. All in all though, I am satisfied with the finished product.

That's all for now. See you next week.