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Deviled Eggs: 50 Recipes from Simple to Sassy (50 Series)

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Perhaps you love deviled eggs, and can't have enough ways to make them. More likely, you like deviled eggs, but you're a little tired of the standard repetoire. Or you cook for people who like non-threatening food, and you want to throw a little excitement in their lives.

In any of these situations, you might consider this little cookbook, which does indeed have 50 recipes for deviled eggs. These sort of books can be rather lame; I've certainly encountered several of them that have two or three decent recipes, and then two dozen recipes that you'd never consider making.

Happily, this sweet little book avoids that trap. It's separated into several sections: the hard facts (an introduction to boiling eggs and other preperatory steps); good old eggs (the expected batch); slightly cracked (interesting variations); lucifer goes uptown (fancy recipes, such as one that uses caviar); and hell breaks loose (spicy recipes).

The introductory section is a little sparse. While it does provide some tips on cooking the eggs (such as turning your carton of eggs on its side, to ensure that the yolks are centered for easy fillin), it leaves out a few more suggestions that I think are common. (For instance, I long ago learned to make the filling inside a Ziploc sandwhich bag, then cut off the corner to squish it into the eggs... no mess, and evenly mixed filling.)

But the star here is the recipes, and they're... they're NICE. There are about 10 recipes for your basic deviled egg, one of which is sure to match the way your Mom made them. (With or without Worcestershire sauce, for instance.) I've made one or two of these and they came out fine. Okay, I should admit that I scarfed down the whole batch and didn't leave any for anybody else.

The "slightly cracked" section uses various unusual (but not weird) ingredients, such as avocado or deviled ham. Some of these veer into the "ya gotta be kidding" range, such as "strawberry cheesecakes on the half shell."

But the author makes up for it with the fancy stuff, which has recipes for deviled eggs based on bloody marys or served with hollandaise. And the spicy variations are sure to appeal to the "if it's hot it's good" crowd, with one recipe using chipotle pepper and orange zest; another is "wasabi tuna eggs."

It's not haute cuisine, but it's a useful little book. If you're called upon for potluck dinners or office parties, it'd be a handy one to have on the shelf.

There are oodles of great recipes for spicy deviled eggs in this book. Some with crab or shrimp or bits of bacon or ham take the egg to a new level. And if you have one of those wonderful egg-shaped platters for deviled eggs, you'll be the hit of the party if you bring one of the recipes from this book. Plus the color photos are delicious looking, too.

The variety of recipes is outstandng. One also would have many of the ingredients in their pantry.
This purchase was actually a gift because I own a copy.

What a great investment! Deviled eggs, that pot luck standard, have been given a much needed overhaul with this little gem of a book, with recipes that take the egg so far beyond mayo and a bit of mustard with a shake of paprika. Every recipe I have tried has been a huge hit at the parties I have taken them to. The introduction has the most successful instructions for a perfect hard-cooked egg that I have ever tried. The recipes are easy to follow, reasonably sized portions, with amusing little tidbits interspersed throughout. All in all, this has become one of my favorite books to turn to!

I never new you could make so many diffrent kind of develed eggs which are always a big spalas at any get together!! I actually made the "green eggs & ham" recipe to take to my group study with 15 other gals because I go by the name "Sam"....soooo....Sam I am....I love green eggs and ham. They were wonderful. I added creme cheese to mind tho.

This is my second copy because someone borrowed/stole my first copy. I got this cookbook originally because my family cooks according to the "little bit of this and that" with no consistency or way of communicating the recipe to anyone else. Not only did I find the perfect "normal" deviled egg recipe but my family has enjoyed the variations and I have had so much fun trying new recipes every time I am invited to an event! Worth it the first and second time I've had to buy it!!!

I keep giving this book as a gift again and again to people who ask about the eggs I bring to (or serve at) dinners and parties. I usually order 2-3 at a time so that I've got some to give away. The recipes are simply and quick to do and always get remarkable comments.

This book gives you many options. The author provides fresh ideas for deviled eggs...which can often seem too retro to even bring to a pot luck. You could actually make most of the recipes into egg salad if you don't wanna seem too old school. It was absolutely worth the $4.

How many different ways can you fix deviled eggs? Now, I know. Should be interesting to experiment with the various recipes.

The official reviews describing the product that come before the Amazon reviewers reviews are detailed enough for this book. Those publisher reviews say it all! The variety in this little book is wonderful and goes from the ordinary Mama's deviled eggs many people grew up on to gourmet varieties that take more work but are tasty and superb! Just reading the book is enough to get you to want to make the eggs. The author did a wonderful job!