[BigWaveBetty]

Crabmeat-Stuffed Deviled Eggs

Ingredients
*12 large eggs, hard-boiled, shelled, and cut in half lengthwise
*1/4 cup mayonnaise
*1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
*2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
*1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley or dill
*1/4 teaspoon salt
*1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
*1/2 pound lump crabmeat,
picked over for shells and cartilage *1 ounce caviar or salmon roe, optional

Preparation
Remove the yolks from the whites and put in a medium bowl.
With the back of a fork, mash the yolks.
Add the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and hot sauce, and mix well.
Add the crabmeat and gently stir to mix. Spoon equal amounts of the mixture
into the egg white halves and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
Prior to serving, top with caviar.

Makes 12 servings

Savory Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

*3 tablespoons butter, melted
*24 fresh mushrooms
*2 tablespoons butter
*2 tablespoons minced green onions
*1 teaspoon lemon juice
*1 cup diced cooked crabmeat
*1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
*1 egg, beaten
*1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
*3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
*1/4 cup dry white wine

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with 3 tablespoons butter. 2 Remove stems from mushrooms. Set aside caps. Finely chop stems.

3 Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the chopped stems and green onions and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in lemon juice, crabmeat, soft bread crumbs, egg, dill weed and 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese. Thoroughly blend the mixture.

4 Place mushroom caps in the buttered pan, and stir until caps are coated with the butter. Arrange caps cavity side up, and stuff cavities generously with the green onion and crabmeat mixture. Top with remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Pour wine into the pan around the mushrooms. 5 Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes, until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve warm.

Makes 8 servings

[Iowa Granny]

The Elephant is GOLD. (And so is the finger nail on my right index finger which I used to work the spray can)

I still have to get hubby to weld the supports for the rods to hang the banner on. The parades are on Thursday,,, I wonder what the hurry is????

[daisyscarlett]

One can never have too many recipes for devilled eggs, can one....here is another...

Avocado and Jalapeno Stuffed Eggs

4 large eggs, hard-cooked, peeled and halved lengthwise
1/3 cup mashed ripe avocado
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon minced scallion (white and light-green parts)
1 to 2 teaspoons minced, seeded jalapeno
1 to 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or more, to taste
Fresh cilantro sprigs for garnish

1. Remove yolks from the whites and mash yolks in bowl with a fork.
2. . Add avocado, cilantro, scallion, 1 teaspoon of the jalapeno, 1 teaspoon of the lime juice and the salt. Mash with fork until blended. Taste and add more jalapeno, lime juice and/or salt, to taste.
3. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff whites with yolk mixture, mounding the tops. Garnish each stuffed egg with a small cilantro sprig.

[lodwick]

LOL - a few years ago, I attempted the deviled eggs - and cut the girth!

The flavor and taste was great, but goodness, would they not stand upright in Mrs. lodwick's platter. Thanks for the reminder, in case any dh's are doing the eggs for the 4th.