Dressed? Deviled? Whatever you call them, they've FANTASTIC!

I am egg-cellant at making deviled eggs. It's just a fact. I love deviled eggs- they were the very first thing I learned how to make, thanks to my American Girl Cookbook and I've been making them ever since. A said I wasn't allowed to make them for Thanksgiving cause even though they're better than his grandma's, she'll get mad if I bring them because that's what SHE makes...she didn't make them, and there were no deviled eggs. Sometimes Thanksgiving is a total bust.
The American Girls Cookbook- A Peek at Dining in the Past With Meals You Can Cook Today (ISBN 9780937295595) (source)

Since then, I've switched from a recipe to throwing a bunch of stuff in the bowl and calling it a day. There is no recipe! Which is tragic, because everyone wants to know how to make them. But it's really a matter of knowing what's working and what isn't; all I use is hard boiled eg olks, mayo, mustard, salt, and pepper. I use pretty much equal parts mustard and mayo. It cuts the mayo taste considerably and makes it a little more tangy and a little less susceptible to food poisoning, at least in my head. Mustard apparently cures everything in my world.

Everyone seems to have their own method to hard boiling eggs, but I've found that this one has never failed me and so I'll share it with you!

1) Fill pot with warm water
2) Put eggs in water
3) Put pot on stove
4) Bring to a rolling boil
5) Let boil 5.5 minutes
6) Remove from stove
7) Run under cold water

It's not at all hard.

Anyway, I made about 4 dozen deviled eggs (2 dozen whole eggs) for my coworkers/friends! I made three kinds: Bacon, regular, and salmon/ caper.



Peeled but not halved...



Halved but not filled...



Interrupting the flow there to say that I love that picture. Just had to share. I love how creamy the yolks look. It was a weird weather day, so the light filtered in through the blinds weird.


My kitchen table after it was all said and done!


My three types of deviled eggs (in descending order): regular, salmon with caper, and bacon! Make sure you mark them- my regular have paprika, the salmon caper have a caper on top and the bacon deviled eggs are the ones that look dirty. We have alot of vegetarians friends that eat eggs, but not bacon or fish.

(here's a tip: use your blender on the "pulse" mode to chop up your bacon. It's so much easier than cutting the non-crispy parts with even a sharp knife)(also, yes, I add some of the bacon grease to the yolks set aside for the bacon ones and cut out most of the mustard)(And yes, that is a heart attack waiting to happen).

Now, the point of this post was to, yes, let you know that making delicious deviled eggs is not a recipe but a skill. But also to let you know (MOM, this post is for you!) that even though I am pretty much the best deviled egg maker on the planet, unlike the lavender ice cream (which is my love), I will be delegating out the hors d'oeuvres to the catering.

My mom, who is the master of everything DIY, is afraid that I'm biting off more than I can chew with this wedding. That I want to do it ALL myself. It's not true (well, maybe a little bit) but I think it's important for us brides to know when to let go of certain things. Keep in mind that this is the woman who tiled our fireplace and my bathroom floor, made every single Halloween costume I ever wore and baked every birthday cake I've had at my birthdays. But here are some things I cannot do.

I cannot:
... cater the event myself AND
... make my own dress AND
... set the tables by myself AND
... be the DJ while I dance our first dance AND
... bake my own wedding cake/pieces/cookies/bourbon balls AND
... plant new flowers at the venue AND
... handwrite every single invitation AND
... barrel my own wine AND
... slaughter the cow for the beef tenderloin AND
... weld my own iron candelabras AND
... shoot my own photography

Some of those examples are so extreme is makes my head hurt, but you get the idea.

I also cannot be absolutely 100% creative all the time, and sometimes it's okay to let things be "traditional" or "classic" or "something I just don't care about". Honestly, I just don't care that much about favors, music playlists (gasp, I know, but I'm delegating it to Mr. KM. And our DJ), or our departure schtick. I will pay attention to those details because they're important, but I won't stress over them if they don't work out just right.

What projects have you had to let go of, or delegate to someone else? What projects are you absolutely unwilling to let someone else take care of? And what aspects of the wedding do you just not care about?