Ingredients needed:

• 12 eggs
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons finely shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• paprika to sprinkle

Directions:

1. Place eggs in a saucepan, and cover with cold water.
2. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat.
3. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes.
4. Remove from hot water, and cool.
5. To cool more quickly, rinse eggs under cold running water.
6. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
7. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown.
8. Alternatively, wrap bacon in paper towels and cook in the microwave for about 1 minute per slice.
9. Crumble and set aside.
10. Peel the hard-cooked eggs, and cut in half lengthwise.
11. Remove yolks to a small bowl.
12. Mash egg yolks with mayonnaise, crumbled bacon, cheese, and pepper.
13. Stir in mustard.
14. Fill egg white halves with the yolk mixture and refrigerate until serving.
15. Sprinkle with paprika to decoration.

Tip: Put your yolk mixture in a sandwich bag and work the mixture into a corner.  Cut a tiny piece off the corner ad use the bag as a dispenser to make your eggs look beautiful.

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After boiling your eggs, drain them and put them in the refrigerator to cool (perhaps an hour or two).

1. Take one egg and tap on its end breaking into the shell, then tap it on the other end breaking into the shell.

2. Now roll the egg shell on its side, on your counter to smash the shell up completely.

3. Start by removing the shell at either end, making sure to get the inner membrane along with the shell itself.

4. AND now carefully pull the remaining egg shell off easily and completely.

THE SECRET IS COOLING THEM then smashing the shells up completely. 

By Paula Jo Carr from Mebane, NC

Most of these steps I already followed, except for cooling them first.  I guess that was my problem.  I’ll be sure and try this tip next time.

Thanks to Thrifty Fun for the tips.  I look forward to stopping by their site in the future.

Here’s a new recipe for deviled eggs that you may want to try.  It’s from Avalon Wine. 

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1.  Reheat Pizza  - Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy.  No soggy micro pizza.

2.  Easy Deviled Eggs - Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.   

3. Expanding Frosting - When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.  

4. Reheating refrigerated bread - To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.  

5. Newspaper weeds away - Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.  

6. Broken Glass - Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of glass - the fibers catch ones you can’t see.  

7. No More Mosquitoes - Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

8. Squirrel Away! - To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn’t hurt the plant and the squirrels won’t come near it.   

9. Easier thank yous - When you throw a bridal/baby shower, buy a pack of thank you cards or the guest of honor. During the party, pass out the envelopes and have everyone put their address on one. When the bride/new mom sends the thank you’s, they’re all addressed!   

10. If you purchase a new bike for your child, place their picture inside the handle bar before placing the grips on. If the bike is stolen and later recovered, remove the grip and there is your proof who owns the bike.

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