More Egg-citing Recipes!

I can't be the ONLY person who still has Easter Eggs to make into something fabulous!! Here are a few more egg-citing things to do with those hard cooked eggs! :) Enjoy!! (Again, for the purpose of these recipes, we will assume you already have hard cooked eggs to use. If you need to hard cook your eggs, see our Easter Holiday Collection for the Diva Perfect Method!)

Salmon Deviled Eggs (that won't break the bank!)

What You'll Need:

12 hard cooked eggs

1/4 pound smoked salmon cream cheese spread

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

paprika

Here's How:

Peel eggs and cut in half length wise. Carefully remove yolks and put them into a mixing bowl. Set whites aside. Mash egg yolks; add salmon spread and mayonnaise. Mix well then pipe or spoon yolk mixture into whites. Sprinkle with paprika.

Spicy Italian Deviled Eggs

What You'll Need:

12 hard cooked eggs

2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard

2 tablespoons Italian salad dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise

salt and pepper to taste

paprika for garnish

Here's How:

Peel eggs and cut in half length wise. Carefully remove yolks and put them into a mixing bowl. Set whites aside. Mash egg yolks; add mustard, Italian dressing, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Mix well then pipe or spoon yolk mixture into whites. Sprinkle with paprika.

Cucumber and Egg Salad

What You'll Need:

4 hard cooked eggs

2 medium cucumbers

4 dill pickles

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

Here's How:

Peel eggs, chop and place into a salad bowl. Wash and cube cucumber and cube pickles. Add to eggs. Mix in mayonnaise, chill in refrigerator for one hour or longer. Serve on toast or crackers.

Cilantro Egg Salad

What You'll Need:

6 hard cooked eggs

3/4 cup mayonnaise

3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon prepared mustard

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon lime juice

1 stalk celery, washed, deveined and diced

salt and pepper to taste

Here's How:

Peel and chop eggs, put them into a mixing bowl. Add Mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, lime, juice, celery, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined. Add cilantro and stir or fold it in being careful not to mush up the leaves. Chill for one hour or longer to combine the flavors. Serve on toast or crackers.

A Dilly of an Egg Salad

What You'll Need:

6 hard cooked eggs

1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese

2 celery stalks, washed, deveined & chopped

1/4 cup dill pickle relish

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 teaspoons prepared mustard

salt and pepper to taste

lettuce or cabbage leaves

Here's How:

Peel and chop eggs and place into a mixing bowl. Add cottage cheese, celery, relish, mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined. Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes or more. Serve rolled in lettuce or cabbage leaves.

Enjoy!!

~Diva Veronica

For the Love of Truth!

OK, So I am mostly sane about saving money... I do have the occasional over the top idea or obsessive thought, but who doesn't, right?? (ex: Using the restroom every time you are out will save you on the cost of water, power, hand soap and toilet paper. Even I admit that is a bit much.) But this week's thought is about getting what you pay for ... and knowing what you are paying for.

It all began when I got the weekly flyers and took a look. "Yeah," I thought, "Corned beef is going on sale and I so love to stock a few into my freezer each year." One store had it for 97 cents per pound, one store had it for $1.47 per pound, I had a coupon for the more expensive store... I was all set. Then as I looked over the ads a second and third time as I do nearly every week to be sure I don't miss any great deals I notice that the ads for corned beef state that the price is on "point cut" corned beef. That doesn't bother me, it's always the cheaper corned beef, a little fattier, but you just cook it a little longer and the fat renders down. I know this is the corned beef I buy each and every year. However, the pictures that they are showing are lean and easily sliced like something from a dream or a deli in downtown Manhattan. "THAT is not point cut corned beef," I thought, "THAT is clearly flat cut corned beef. In fact, the same exact picture was used several pages later where they advertised the flat cut corned beef for $1 per pound more. I was quite upset!

I fumed over this deception from stores I have grown to love and count on. I scoured the ads for more misleading ads or pictures, more bait and switch. I was MAD! When my family walked in I gathered them on the sofa. I pulled out my two ads (maybe I was so upset because BOTH stores had pulled the same prank on me!) and I said to them, "Do you see these ads?!?!?!" My husband and children were puzzled and said, "Uhm, yeah??"

Me, pointing wildly at the picture, "Do you see this Corned Beef?"

Them, now clearly confused, "Yes?"

Me, full of ego, "Well, this picture is obviously, OBVIOUSLY a picture of flat cut corned beef and this price, this 'SALE' is for the point cut corned beef which is clearly NOT the same!! Who do they think they are?!?!"

That was when my eldest son, choking back laughter looked at me and said, "Obviously, uhm, Mom, why don't you go for a jog?"

I guess I'm a little corned beef obsessed, but at least I know what I'm paying for!

~Diva Veronica

The Latest Rant

OK, If I hear another person telling people they can save $500 a month by not going to Starbucks and simply try making their coffee at home I'm going to scream! Really? Who are they writing this for?

I don't know anyone with a $500 a month Starbucks habit that doesn't know where the problem is. If they don't, then nothing I'm ever going to say is going to matter anyhow. So, what do you do when you've cut out Starbucks, and the salon, the dog groomers, and restaurant dinners and entertainment in general? We already turn the lights out and the thermostat down and put on a sweater. Well folks, that's where we are. Where do you go from here? We've got the answers and we're going to put them on this website. Practical frugal advice for fabulous people.

And that's the latest rant, Diva Patti