Thoughtful Thinking Thursday #27~ An Old Christmas Present

      Years ago when my children were young, and before and in the beginning of my low paying teaching job,
I had to make Christmas presents to cut costs. Of course a lot of work was fabric and needlework. Projects almost never turned out as well as I liked.  This piece had too much puckered fabric to suit me.
       Our farm didn't look like this. We didn't even raise a horse.  It just reminded me the farm where I grew up.
      This was an embroidery kit. These kits worked something like the paint by number pictures.  I don't know if these kits are still sold.
       I couldn't afford to have it framed, but Mother did.  I always felt she must have liked it a lot to have it framed.

       

      When we cleaned out Mother and Dad's house, I knew this piece would have more meaning to me than to anyone that might buy it.  So, I brought it home, and placed it where I see it everyday I'm home. 

Just another memory of Mother and Dad in my house.

Wordless Wednesday #149 ~ Dried Up

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Super Simple Deviled Eggs

          Cannot believe I have not shared my favorite Deviled Egg recipe.  They are my favorite because when I take them to a family dinner or potluck, they usually disappear.  If you are a vinegar/salt person, you will love these.  Mr. G eats them like popcorn.
            I came across this recipe with the help of my Mother.   It has been added to my personal cookbook that my sister gave me in 2004.  You can tell it has been well used.

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               After I moved away in 2000, during holiday dinners, I would wait to fix my dishes at Mother's house.  One of those first years she pointed me to a recipe in a Homemaker's cookbook.  I had always made my Deviled Eggs with a bunch of ingredients including mustard & pickle relish.  This recipe didn't seem like it would be any good. It was just too simple. 

        Thinking Mother knew what she was talking about, I tried it.  Everybody loved them!  After dinner, they stood around the deviled egg dish and finished them off.  From that day forward, it was my job to make the Deviled Eggs.   
          Notice I even wrote that I like to add pickle relish.  Actually, it's been years since I've added pickle relish. 
          I tripled the recipe to take to big dinners. Got tired of calculating, usually in a hurry, so I wrote a tripled recipe.

 
Mix all ingredients. 

   Notes:     
      I like the zing in Hellmann's and most of the time I add a heaping 2 tablespoons.  I have found that Duke mayonnaise is tasty as well.  
      I use a substitute sweetener.
      If I make a large batch, I put the filling in a zip sandwich bag & cut a small part of a corner off creating a quick piping bag.

          All my life, folks have sprinkled paprika over Deviled Eggs?  I'm lucky to have found Smoked Paprika and use it. 

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